This is great topic for a book and they're will no doubt be many different ideas and options of how and what this is and how it looks. I have given this book 5 starts not just for bravery but for the 7 chapters on the individual Churches in Asia Minor as addressed in Revelations 2&3. In these chapters the teaching is based very much from Scripture as to argue or state his points and often has just used scripture and no views just the Word. In my view these 7 chapters were informative and a great challenge to any view point and really made this book special.
I did find that there was a lot of criticism of other view points in other chapters which i do struggle to understand specially when aimed at other denominations or main stream Churches. I personally think (so my viewpoint) there is a difference between the Church the Bride of CHRIST and churches as in the early Church each Church was marked by where they were as opposed to their affiliation which is always the way today due to the breaking away of one church after another since its birth and the release of pride and doctrinal mis-understanding and all other reasons. This also lines up with Mark 9 vs 38-41
Jesus Forbids Sectarianism
38 Now John answered Him, saying, “Teacher, we saw someone who does not follow us casting out demons in Your name, and we forbade him because he does not follow us.” 39 But Jesus said, “Do not forbid him, for no one who works a miracle in My name can soon afterward speak evil of Me. 40 “For he who is not against us is on our* side. 41 “For whoever gives you a cup of water to drink in My name, because you belong to Christ, assuredly, I say to you, he will by no means lose his reward.
Saying that which I'd my honest view i believe this is a fantastic book and has some great teaching about the Seven Churches and for those that long to see the Body of CHRIST fulfils its purpose and to serve GOD this will prove a worth sign post.
This is my honest view as promised to NetGalley in return for my free copy.

I am grateful to netgalley.com and Moody Publishers for a review copy of this book. This is a great little book short and concise and yet full of deep theology. One of the highlights was probably the introduction which spoke about the work of the church and who the church was to look too. MacArthur highlights that the church is not here for social reform but here to share the gospel.

Each of the seven letters in Revelation 2-3 gets a chapter and each chapter follows a fairly simple outline where there is some context given as to who and what the church was. Then the letter itself is exegetes and throughout there is some helpful application for the modern day church.

MacArthur does at times get himself tied in knots over the millennium and the suffering which some churches in Revelation face, however this is my own theological view coming across and I fully accept and realise that others may disagree with my interpretation of the millennium.

This minor critique should not stop people reading this book you will be richly blessed by doing so.

Good exposition of the text of the churches of Revelation. As usual, MacArthur is very good at getting deep into the text and explaining the background as well.

I very much appreciate John MacArthur's call for the Church to Biblical purity. Especially I insightful was his call, not just to call I individuals to repent, but the call for whole churches to repent. How easy it is to forget that Paul called out the whole Corinthian church, not just the man caught in sin, or the seven churches in Revelation which as MacArthur points out Jesus was going to hold accountable for the sins of groups of members. How different the community guilt, and thus need for repentance, is than our I individualistic society's individualistic view of guilt.

Love this short but deep book about the church! The church is not here to conform to the culture but should be based on the Word of God! Thank you for another great book MacArthur!

Christ's Call to Reform the Church by John MacArthur is a book written about the seven church in Revelation. MacArthur takes us through the letters to the seven churches written by John in the book of Revelation in the Bible. He takes each letter and explains them in great detail. He gives historical background on the churches, and also the biblical background of the churches. I really liked how he related the churches from biblical times, to the churches of today. He really made me think about my heart attitude, and my actions. I loved how much detail and information that he put into this book. This was a really good and informative read, and I would probably buy a few for friends to read also.

Sadly there is a lot of great content in this book, much of which the church would be greatly helped by really listening to but the author is guilty of most he condemns. He talks about Jesus most scathing accusations were against the religious right of His day, the most pious men in the nation, they fastidiously kept the law saying woe to you hypocrites. Jesus calls them blind guides they let Israel straight through their empty pious morality. This is what I experienced at John MacArthurs church and with His teaching. They consider themselves the most knowedagble, biblical and accurate of anyone and say in their own mission statement at GTY, that the world is dependant on John MacArthur to know and understand Gods word. Yet the thinks so highly of himself or His followers do, that He cannot be wrong and his opinion is law. The book eagerly points out flaws in other churches, many real, but sadly his church commits them too. I can't read what I know he is himself blind to. Read the book, a lot of it is biblical but don't follow his example and watch for what is purely opinion.

There is a cancer in the American church today. The spread of the prosperity gospel, and the word of faith movement has almost crippled the acceptance of true biblical doctrine in the United States. Jesus is now flaunted more as a magic genie than the Lord of Lords, and the King of Kings. Preachers use His holy name as a sort of Mr. Fix it. Come to Jesus and all your troubles will be washed away. Christ’s call to reform the Church by John MacArthur tackles some of these issues as he takes the reader on a journey through the seven churches in Revelation. John gives a historic, and biblical breakdown of each letter. Providing the reader with detailed information about the rise and fall of the town and church; what culture was like, and the obstacles the church faced. The seven letters included, The Loveless Church, The Persecuted Church, The Compromising Church, The Corrupt Church, The Dead Church, the Faithful Church, and the Lukewarm Church. Six out of the seven churches carry a warning, Repent or face the consequences. As John works through each church, he makes it evident that many of the issues that plagued those churches are infesting ours. John’s warning is simple. Do not forget your first love, Christ, and to turn back to the five Solas, Sola Scriptura, Sola Fide, Sola Gratia, Solus Christus, and Soli Deo Gloria. If we put our focus back on Christ, we can with stand the storm of heresy. This book is a call for the church today to shine light on the issues they may never knew they had. The book is set for any Christian, to hopes it’ll drive them closer to Christ and help drive their church closer to Him.