All teaching and all truth and all doctrine must be tested in the light of the scriptures. Martyn Lloyd-Jones More Quotes by Martyn Lloyd-Jones More Quotes From Martyn Lloyd-Jones The glory of the gospel is that when the church is absolutely different from the world, she invariably attracts it. Martyn Lloyd-Jones different church world The eternal everlasting God has become our Father and the moment we realize that, it transforms everything. Martyn Lloyd-Jones realizing moments father What is preaching? Logic on fire! Preaching is theology coming through a man who is on fire. A true understanding and experience of the Truth must lead to this. I say again that a man who can speak about these things dispassionately has no right whatsoever to be in a pulpit; and should never be allowed to enter one. Martyn Lloyd-Jones understanding fire men Have you realized that most of your unhappiness in life is due to the fact that you are listening to yourself instead of talking to yourself? Martyn Lloyd-Jones unhappy listening talking The gospel is not something partial or piecemeal: it takes in the whole life, the whole of history, the whole world. It tells us about creation and the final judgment and everything in between. Martyn Lloyd-Jones judgment finals world We all tend to go to extremes; some rely only on their own preparation and look for nothing more; others, as I say, tend to despise preparation and trust to the unction, the anointing and the inspiration of the Spirit alone. But there must be no "either/or" here; it is always "both/and." These two things must go together. Martyn Lloyd-Jones preparation inspiration two The devil's one object is so to depress God's people that he can go to the man of the world and say: There are God's people. Do you want to be like that? Martyn Lloyd-Jones depressing men people To love to preach is one thing; to love to whom you preach is quite another. Martyn Lloyd-Jones one-thing The Christian is a man who can be certain about the ultimate even when he is most uncertain about the immediate. Martyn Lloyd-Jones christian faith men Grace is favor shown to people who do not deserve any favor at all. Martyn Lloyd-Jones favors grace people The Gospel is open to all; the most respectable sinner has no more claim on it than the worst. Martyn Lloyd-Jones christian god bible We need less travelling by jet plaes from congress to congress... but more kneeling and praying and pleading to God to have mercy on us, more crying to God to arise and scatter his enemies and make himself known. Martyn Lloyd-Jones kneeling enemy needs Be still, and know that I am God. We must not interpret that 'Be still' in a sentimental manner. Some regard it as a kind of exhortation to us to be silent; but it is nothing of the sort. It means, 'Give up -or 'Give in' and admit I am God'. God is addressing people who are opposed to Him. Martyn Lloyd-Jones giving-up mean people If in a Christian pulpit you have no business saying, "I suggest to you" No! "These things I declare to you." Martyn Lloyd-Jones pulpit ifs christian The Christian is not superficial in any sense, but is fundamentally serious and fundamentally happy. You see, the joy of the Christian is a holy joy; the happiness of the Christian is a serious happiness. ... it is a solemn joy, it is a holy joy, it is a serious happiness; so that, though he is grave and sober-minded and serious, he is never cold and prohibitive. Martyn Lloyd-Jones serious christian joy A revival means days of heaven upon earth. Martyn Lloyd-Jones earth heaven mean We should go into His presence as a child goes to his father. We do it with reverence and godly fear, of course, but we should go with a childlike confidence and simplicity. Martyn Lloyd-Jones prayer father children You pray and make your requests made known unto God, and God will do something.' It is not your prayer that is going to do it, it is not you who is going to do it, but God. 'The peace of God that passeth all understanding'-He, through it all, 'will keep your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus'. Martyn Lloyd-Jones prayer heart jesus Spiritual depression or unhappiness in the Christian life is very often due to our failure to realize the greatness of the gospel. Martyn Lloyd-Jones greatness spiritual christian The devil is so subtle that he dominates man and persuades him at the same time that he is not being dominated. Martyn Lloyd-Jones subtle devil men
