Background
Begg was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1952 and still carries a distinctive Scottish accent after nearly 30 years of ministry in the United States. On November 2, 1972, his mother died.
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Alistair Begg
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Regarding the incident, Begg wrote that "more spiritual progress is made through failure and tears than success and laughter." Begg graduated from the London School of Theology in 1975 and then served eight years in Scotland at Charlotte Chapel in Edinburgh and Hamilton Baptist Church in Lanarkshire. He was educated at Trent University and Westminster Seminary.
Career
He is the voice behind the Truth for Life Christian radio preaching and teaching ministry that broadcasts his sermons daily to stations across the United States. He is also the author of several books and has played one small role as a film actor. He emphasizes his belief in the importance of believing the Bible to be the completely authoritative Word of God, and the importance of using the mind to know the Bible and knowing God through repentance and faith in Jesus.
Among his influences are Martyn Lloyd-Jones, John Stott, Derek Prime, Eric Alexander, Sinclair Ferguson, Dick Lucas, Eric Liddell, Charles Haddon Spurgeon, Jim Elliot, and Hudson Taylor.
Begg"s wife, Susan, is American by birth and Begg himself became a United States. citizen in 2004. In 2004, he played Stewart Maiden in the film Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius.
Begg believes in the inerrancy and supremacy of Scripture, and in the saving power of Christ alone. Begg is an anachronism.
He breaks the mold of contemporary evangelicalism, the mold that has been marred by narcissism and sullied by a preoccupation with a man-centered focus on method, technique, and a virulent form of self-esteem." He is especially known for advocating prophetic, passionate preaching, which aims for biblical faithfulness and does not pander to the whims of culture.
His work has been praised by such people as John MacArthur, Max Lucado, and Joseph M. Stowell.
Membership
Begg is a Council member of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals.
