The Supremacy of Christ: Saviour

By William McCarrell, Richard McCarrell and Les Lofquist

He makes seven last statements known as the last words. During this time when man's sin was at a climax, God's love is revealed. McCarrell looks at each of these utterances and provides spiritual insight along with practical application. Each chapter provides anecdotes from a long, fruitful ministry and will bless all those who study the

• Language: English
• Publisher: Grace Acres, Inc.
• Release date: Oct 1, 2017
• ISBN: 9781602650480

William McCarrell

Dr. William "Billy" McCarrell was born in Chicago to Samuel and Sarah McCarrell. After a rocky childhood and youth, McCarrell graduated from Moody Bible Institute. He served as pastor of the First Congregational Church of Cicero which later changed its name to Cicero Bible Church. During his forty-five years at the church, he saw growth from a congregation of twenty-five to an average attendance in Sunday school and church between nine hundred and one thousand-a megachurch in its time. He saw the church through prosperity and depression and through two world wars. The church supported hundreds of missionaries around the world and McCarrell helped plant twenty churches in the Chicago area. He also oversaw weekly radio broadcasts on WGN radio as well as The Moody Network. The Fisherman's Club, a weekly evangelistic outreach of men to the Chicago area, was founded by McCarrell. Records kept by the church show some amazing facts: • 533,815 people were dealt with concerning salvation and eternal destiny. • 140,000 professions of faith in Christ were recorded. • 17,159,690 gospel tracts were passed out. • Daily radio broadcasts were beamed out over five stations, including WGN. • The Cicero Press was established (1923) for the purpose of producing good Christian books and literature; eventually it was sold to a large publisher and moved out of Cicero. • 250 Christian workers were sent out, influenced by Cicero Bible Church. • The very first bus ministry in America was organized, picking up entire families and bringing them to Sunday school and church services at Cicero Bible Church. The bus ministry continued even during the gas-rationing WWII years. Wheaton College conferred an honorary doctorate on McCarrell, who served as a trustee on the board of Wheaton College for forty-nine years. At his funeral in 1979, the then-presiding president of Wheaton, Dr. Amerding, spoke of McCarrell's service and shared that with forty-six years of service, he was the longest serving trustee. While pastoring, he also served for twenty-two years as Professor of Local Church and Personal Evangelism at Moody Bible Institute. He also lectured at Dallas Theological Seminary, teaching on dispensationalism and church planting. This was during the presidency of Dr. John Walvoord, who was the spiritual son of Dr. McCarrell. In 1929, he founded an independent fellowship of churches (IFCA) along with his close friends Dr. M. R. DeHaan (Radio Bible Class), Dr. Oliver Buswell (president of Wheaton), and layman O. B. Bottorff. After his retirement from Cicero Bible Church in 1958, he continued the work tirelessly, traveling across the country and to the United Kingdom. A men's dormitory at Appalachian Bible College was named for him. He even pastored a church in Wisconsin for a time. Through the years, he served on more than fifty organizations, boards, and councils by providing administrative support, advice, or encouragement. They include Pacific Garden Mission, Faith Theological Seminary, Bryan College, Chicago Hebrew Mission, Great Commission Prayer League, and Lightbearer's Association. McCarrell and his wife Minnie were the parents of nine children; their son Paul was killed in action during World War II. McCarrell was known as a "man of one Book" with a relentless evangelistic heart, always sharing Christ with those with whom he came in contact. He was known for his uncompromising stand for separation from the world.

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What Dr. McCarrell says, he says on the basis of a careful study of Scripture, a passion for truth, a Biblical understanding of grace, and a desire to be relevant to his audience. Any reader who wants to better understand the seven last words of Christ on the cross would be helped by The Supremacy of Christ: Saviour.

—Dr. R. Larry Moyer

Founder & CEO, EvanTell

William McCarrell’s The Supremacy of Christ: Saviour is a defining example of a classic. Dr. McCarrell not only gives both valuable and sometimes unique insight into the meaning of the words our Lord uttered from the cross, but he also skillfully mixes that insight with illustrations and appropriate lines from some of the greatest hymns of the church. Easy to understand for the beginner yet insightful for the more experienced Christian, The Supremacy of Christ: Saviour is a short read with long-lasting effect.

—Dr. Woodrow Kroll

Former President and Senior Bible Teacher of Back to the Bible;

Creator of The HELIOS Projects

The Supremacy of Christ

Saviour

Dr. William McCarrell

Rev. Richard McCarrell D.D.

Grace Acres Press

Larkspur, CO

Grace Acres Press

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Copyright © 2017 by Grace Acres Press. All rights reserved.

This booklet is a compilation of a series of expository messages on Psalm 23 as delivered by Dr. McCarrell on Cicero Bible Church’s On Wings of Song broadcast.

Originally published by Brown Gold Publications.

Printed in United States of America

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All Bible references are from the King James Version unless otherwise noted.

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ISBN 978-1-60265-043-5

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: McCarrell, William, author.

Title: The supremacy of Christ : saviour / William McCarrell, D.D.

Other titles: Saviour

Description: Larkspur : Grace Acres Press, 2017.

Identifiers: LCCN 2016040938 (print) | LCCN 2016052156 (ebook) | ISBN 9781602650435 | ISBN 9781602650480

Subjects: LCSH: Jesus Christ--Seven last words. | Jesus Christ--Crucifixion.

Classification: LCC BT457 .M38 2017 (print) | LCC BT457 (ebook) | DDC 232.96/35--dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016040938

Dedicated to

Mrs. William McCarrell,

my beloved wife and helpmeet

in Christian service since 1914

Contents

Foreword xi

Preface xiii

God’s Forgiveness of Sin 1

God’s Salvation 7

Jesus and Mary 13

Sin’s Uttermost Penalty Paid 19

Identification Credentials 25

Eternal Salvation Sufficiency 31

Complete Eternal Victory 37

Study Questions 43

Study Answers 49

The Authors 53

Foreword

Dr. William McCarrell led an amazing life. He served Christ in ministry for seventy-five of his ninety-three years, as a pastor, professor, evangelist, and organizational leader. He is the one man, above a number of others, whose leadership helped organize and then sustain for the first four decades the Independent Fundamental Churches of America.

What motivated Dr. McCarrell? Always, it was his love for the person and work of Jesus Christ the Saviour. As he wrote in this book, The perfect Son of God did a perfect work on Calvary which met the perfect requirements of a perfect God. This commentary on the seven last words of Christ from the cross exalts the Saviour whom Dr. McCarrell loved so deeply.

These are the seven last statements of Christ from the cross:

• Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do (Luke 23:34)

• Today shalt thou be with me in paradise (Luke 23:43)

• Woman, behold thy son! (John 19:26-27)

• My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? (Matthew 27:46)

• I thirst (John 19:28)

• It is finished (John 19:28)

• Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit (Luke 23:46)

From these accounts we see that the Lord Jesus did not say much from the cross. It was as if He was alone in his pain, silent for the six hours He hung there, except for those very few words. Nevertheless, those words from the cross provide a window into the heart of Christ and paint a portrait of the Saviour that is profoundly moving.

Dr. McCarrell teaches truth from the Bible and then he illustrates that truth with personal anecdotes from his effective ministry. This little book will stir your soul as you reflect on the cross of our Saviour!

Dr. Les Lofquist

IFCA International Executive Director

Preface

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