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âŠâyou remember the story. They used to be so fond of telling it and writing it in the books 50 and 60 years ago and more, of the man, I think it was somewhere in Arabia or somewhere like that, who was seen walking along one day with a bucket of fire in one hand and a bucket of water in the other, and somebody went on to him and said, âUh, what are you doing with that bucket of fire there, the coals of fire in the one hand and the bucket of water in the other?â âWell,â said the man, âWhat I'm doing is this,â he said, âIâm carrying the one bucket to burn up heaven and I'm carrying the other to quench the fires of hell.â Yes, he was such a fine idealist, such a noble man. He wasn't interested in avoiding hell or going to heaven. That's mercenary, selfish. He believed in Goodness, Beauty and Truth for their own sake. That's the sort of teaching that came in about the middle of the last century when men began to say that the Bible was not divinely inspired in a unique sense and they began to substitute their philosophy, and you put up Goodness Beauty and Truth and you live for these great principles and never think of yourself at all. Well now, the simple answer to all that is, that that is not the Christian position. That is philosophic idealism which is not Christianity, and there has been great confusion at this point. I say, that is not Christianity - why do I say so? - well I say so because of the teaching of the New Testament. I say so because of the teaching of the whole Bible. The Bible from beginning to end holds before everybody, heaven and hell.â
Quoting from around 17 minutes into sermon #4182, Our Master in Heaven, a sermon preached by Welsh minister Martyn Lloyd-Jones (1899-1981) on Ephesians 6:5-9 on July 10th, 1960
https://www.mljtrust.org/sermon/our-master-in-heaven/
This sermon is from the series of sermons on chapter 6 of Paul's letter to the Ephesians https://www.mljtrust.org/scripture/ephesians/6/
| 2 | 'The goal of the church is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ to sinners. In this sermon on Ephesians 6:5â9 titled âThe Christianâs Priorities,â this is the central message of the church as proclaimed by Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones. The church is never to use its voice as just another platform of social and political change. But sadly many Christians are willing to minimize the proclamation of the gospel for the sake of political commentary and cultural influence. When Christians do this, they often alienate those that they seek to evangelize by criticizing their political and social position. As a result, the lost and unbelievers think that the church is just another activist organization trying to convince them of another perspective on government or economic policies. The times when Christians had the greatest influence in society were not when they were concerned with politics and social change first and foremost, but when they proclaimed the gospel of the forgiveness of sins and the coming kingdom of God. This call to singular focus by Dr. Lloyd-Jones could not be more fitting since believers must think scripturally about all matters if they are to truly impact their world and work for Christ. The church must never shrink from proclaiming the whole gospel of God and the glorious news of salvation in Jesus Christ for all who believe.'
Description provided for The Christian's Priorities - Sermon #4179
A sermon preached by Welsh minister Martyn Lloyd-Jones (1899-1981) on Ephesians 6:5-9 on June 19th, 1960
https://www.mljtrust.org/sermon/the-christians-priorities/ | 14 |
| 3 | âThere is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.â Proverbs 14:12
https://www.kingjamesbible.me/Proverbs-14-12/ | 15 |
| 4 | âAnd then, the last general observation which I offer is this. Once more, the balance and the fairness of the teaching. It starts with the servants. He starts in each instance, you remember, with those who are called upon to subject themselves. The wife to the husband, the children to the parents, the servants to the masters, according to the flesh. But how careful he is to put the two sides. Never injustice, never unfairness. Husbands are told about their duties, fathers are told about their duties, masters are reminded here - ye masters, do the same things unto them, forbearing threatening: knowing that your Master also is in heaven, neither is there respect of persons with him.
Oh, I remind you of that because it is to me one of the great glories of this teaching. It what makes it so utterly entirely unique. There is nothing in the world that does this as the scripture does it. To me, it's sufficient proof in and of itself of the fact that this is indeed the very word of God himself. He looks down upon us all. And all our divisions and distinctions of which we make so much, he puts them at the right level, he shows us the right perspective. And everything is there under him.â
Quoting for the 4th time from around 14 minutes into a recorded sermon preached by Welsh minister Martyn Lloyd-Jones (1899-1981) on June 12th, 1960
https://t.me/Miscellaneous_Illuminations/7973 | 17 |
| 5 | 'âBut then thirdly, it assumes another thing. It assumes that these people have got a knowledge of doctrine, and that they have an ability to work out that doctrine. You see, that's the way the New Testament teaches us Christian living.
The New Testament doesn't come to us and say something like this: well now, here you are, you're a Christian and you've got certain problems, difficulties, how are you to behave as an employee, how are you to behave as an employer, what are you to do? Ah, the only thing to do is take it to the Lord, just pray about it and then he'll show you how to do it, he'll do it for you. No no, that's not New Testament teaching at all. New Testament teaching is this. First of all, you are given your doctrines, your teaching. Then you are told that you've got to apply that. So, obviously, if we don't know the doctrines we can't apply them. If we haven't an understanding of the teaching how can we put it into operation? No no, we first of all have the instruction, we receive it, we understand it, then we say, now, then, in the light of this, this is what I've got to do. That is the New Testament doctrine of sanctification and what we've got here, of course, is just one practical example and illustration of how we show that we are being sanctified in practice. This is the sanctified life in this matter of servants and masters, but without a knowledge of the doctrine it can't be done.â
Quoting a third time from around 12 minutes into a recorded sermon preached by Welsh minister Martyn Lloyd-Jones (1899-1981) on June 12th, 1960 https://t.me/Miscellaneous_Illuminations/7972 | 16 |
| 6 | âThe second thing is this. This teaching assumes that because we are Christian, we have undergone a very profound change at the very centre of our life. I mean by that, that as I was saying just now, that this teaching is not addressed to the world. It would be utterly pointless to take this teaching and to address it to a gathering of working people who are not Christians, or a gathering of employers who are not Christians. That is, according to the New Testament, something which is really quite ridiculous. To do that would mean that we don't believe in regeneration. It would mean that we don't believe that man is entirely perverted as the result of sin. It would mean that we don't agree that man is essentially selfish and self-centred, but of course the whole of the Biblical teaching is based upon that supposition. And therefore these epistles are only addressed to churches, to members of the Christian Church. These were not newspaper articles put in the Daily Press - they hadn't got newspapers - and even if they had, these would never have appeared in them. These are for churches, for church members, for Christians - in other words, people who've been born again, who've got a new nature, a new outlook, they are their new creatures - old things are passed away, behold, all things have become new. Now, the apostles has reminded these Ephesians of that at great length in the first three chapters and then, he summed it all up again in chapter 4 beginning at verse 17, ye have not so learned Christ, he says. Then he says in chapter 5, you were sometimes darkness but now are ye light in the Lord. New creatures. It assumes, then.
You see the significance of all this. There are people whose names and statements are constantly appearing in the press, whose names and contributions are in the press mainly because they've never grasped that principle. They think that Christianity is a teaching which can be offered to the world as it is and they appeal to people to put it into practice. They are denying the first principles of Christianity. They're wasting their breath. It never leads to anything. Verily, of course, they have their reward and that is the publicity, but they don't touch the situation, they don't make any difference whatsoever to what takes place. But above all, I say, it is a complete denial of the whole basis of the Christian teaching. It assumes a radical and an entire change in the people to which it is addressed.â
Quoting again from around 9 minutes into a recorded sermon preached by Welsh minister Martyn Lloyd-Jones (1899-1981) on June 12th, 1960
https://t.me/Miscellaneous_Illuminations/7971 | 11 |
| 7 | 'Now, as we shall see, this is a very big and very involved, and a very difficult subject, and therefore we must approach it very carefully. And I'm going to try to do so, so hold yourselves in restraint. You've all got strong feelings about this. Don't jump to conclusions. I'm going to give you a series of points for your considerations, and don't imagine that any one point has said everything - it'll be qualified by the next one - so, listen carefully and patiently. The subject, I say, is so surrounded by difficulties that such an exhortation is essential. The trouble about all this problem, of course, is that it's so frequently thought of by people in slogans and they just hurl their slogans at one another and that never gets you anywhere. The matter has got to be reasoned through and considered carefully in the light of the teaching.
Very well then, I would indicate first of all, in the light of what the apostle tells us here, that there are certain general characteristics of this Christian teaching with respect to this particular matter, and the first is this one, of course, that it is quite unique. The Christian teaching is unlike any other teaching whatsoever what we are looking at here this morning is something that can not be found anywhere else. I know there are other teachings that seem to look like it - they've borrowed from it. There are all sorts of philosophers who've borrowed from the Christian teaching - they were not Christians - but they saw the excellence of certain aspects of Christian teaching and they borrow it, and they've used it to suit their own purposes, and therefore there are teachings which may simulate the Christian teaching but of course they never are the Christian teaching. They always leave out the most vital thing of all. We notice the uniqueness of the teaching and how it differs from everything else.'
Quoting from just after 7 minutes into a recorded sermon preached by Welsh minister Martyn Lloyd-Jones (1899-1981) on June 12th, 1960
https://t.me/Miscellaneous_Illuminations/7970 | 12 |
| 8 | Many Christians see Christianity simply as a way to change the world through politics and social work. They insist that the role of the church is to pronounce a judgment on every current world event. In this sermon on Ephesians 6:5â9 titled âThings That are Godâs,â Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones showing that while the church should have much to say on current events, its primary responsibility is the proclamation of Godâs word. It is only there that the deepest and most central problems in the world can be addressed. According to the Bible, everything else is just symptomatic of humanityâs fallen and sinful nature. This is why the gospel is so important; it alone addresses humanityâs relationship to sin and to God and gives the answer in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. When the church moves away from the gospel as the central message and heart of Christianity, it soon becomes like every other human institution and society. But when the church proclaims Scripture as Godâs revelation to sinners and the hope of salvation that is contained within, it brings a new message that is wholly different from any other that the world has to offer. It proclaims the gospel of Jesus Christ as the hope for all sinners who will repent and believe.
Things that are God's - SERMON #4178
A sermon on Ephesians 6:5-9 preached by Welsh minister Martyn Lloyd-Jones (1899-1981) on June 12, 1960
https://www.mljtrust.org/sermon/things-that-are-gods/ | 14 |
| 9 | âThere is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.â Proverbs 11:24
Commentaries https://www.kingjamesbible.me/Proverbs-11-24_meaning/ | 16 |
| 10 | âA righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.â
Proverbs 12:10
https://www.kingjamesbible.me/Proverbs-12-10
Commentaries on this verse https://www.kingjamesbible.me/Proverbs-12-10_meaning/ | 16 |
| 11 | âCĂ©sar Vidal aborda en esta entrevista realizada en el canal @escrituranopuedeserquebrantada algunos de los temas mĂĄs urgentes para la Iglesia actual: quĂ© es realmente la Iglesia segĂșn el Nuevo Testamento, quĂ© valor tiene la llamada sucesiĂłn apostĂłlica, por quĂ© Europa ha cambiado radicalmente en pocas dĂ©cadas y cĂłmo debe responder el cristiano ante una sociedad que ha abandonado a Cristo.
TambiĂ©n se trata la crisis espiritual de la juventud, el peligro de rebajar el evangelio para hacerlo âatractivoâ y la importancia de defender la fiabilidad y preservaciĂłn de la Escritura frente a la alta crĂtica moderna.â
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Yk_zHbvzxEw&ra=m | 17 |
| 12 | Discipline and the Modern Mind - SERMON #4175
A sermon preached on Ephesians 6:1-4 by Welsh minister Martyn Lloyd-Jones (1899-1981) on May 15, 1960
https://www.mljtrust.org/sermon/discipline-and-the-modern-mind/ | 21 |
| 13 | âThere is a mind of the world, there's an outlook of the world. There is a worldly way, and everybody falls into that rut. But what is it that determines that? Well, according to, determined by, controlled by the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience [Ephesians 2, 2]. The devil is controlling this world mind, this world outlook. How does he do it? Well, here are some of the ways. We are told, for instance, that it is the devil who blinds the minds of men to the truth of God. You'll find that stated in the second epistle to the Corinthians in the fourth chapter in verses three and four. The apostle, you see, was preaching the gospel, and he is in that chapter dealing with the preaching of the gospel. And he says, well, it's obvious, he says, that everybody doesn't believe this gospel. Well, what is it that decides whether a man believes the gospel or not? Why is it that some people don't believe the gospel? And this is his answer. If our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost, in whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them that believe not, lest they believe. Isn't this important and significant?
The man of the world boasts about his freedom, talks about free thought. Now that is the supreme achievement of the devil, to persuade man that at the point where he is most burdened, that he is most free. Think of the many thousands, millions in the world this morning who are rejoicing in the fact that they're not christians because of their great minds, great brains, great understandings. It isn't that, you know. The tragedy of such people is that they've been blinded by the god of this world. They are not allowed to see. He's created this artificial mist, this obscurity. He's put these opacities into their very spiritual eyes and they can't see, they're blinded. And it's the god of this world, it is the devil who has done that. Now, it's very difficult for us as christian people to realise, as we should, that we should be filled with a sense of great compassion and sorrow for such people. It's difficult for us because of their arrogance, because of their pride. But we should feel sorry for them. They're the dupes, the slaves of the devil. They're blinded by him. They can't use their minds. The devil makes it impossible for them to do so. That is the supreme activity of the devil upon the mind of men. But, of course, it adds manifestations in other ways.â [examples are immediately given]
The Wiles of the Devil - Sermon #4188
A sermon on Spiritual Warfare from Ephesians 6:10-13
https://t.me/Miscellaneous_Illuminations/7963 | 21 |
| 14 | 10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
15 And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.
17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
Quoting from Paul's letter to the Ephesians, chapter 6, verses 10-18
https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Ephesians-Chapter-6/
https://t.me/Miscellaneous_Illuminations/7963 | 15 |
| 15 | The Wiles of the Devil - Sermon #4188
A sermon on spiritual warfare from Ephesians 6:10-13 preached by Welsh minister Martyn Lloyd-Jones (1899-1981) on Nov. 6, 1960
https://www.mljtrust.org/sermon/the-wiles-of-the-devil-2/ | 16 |
| 16 | 1 (A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son.) LORD, how are they increased that trouble me! many are they that rise up against me.
2 Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah.
3 But thou, O LORD, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.
4 I cried unto the LORD with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah.
5 I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the LORD sustained me.
6 I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set themselves against me round about.
7 Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly.
8 Salvation belongeth unto the LORD: thy blessing is upon thy people. Selah.
Psalm number 3 https://www.kingjamesbible.me/Psalms-Chapter-3/ | 14 |
| 17 | Psalm 2 https://www.kingjamesbible.me/Psalms-Chapter-2/
Commentaries provided for the 1st verse https://www.kingjamesbible.me/Psalms-2-1_meaning/ | 17 |
| 18 | The Fruit of The Spirit SERMON #1018
A sermon preached by Welsh minister Martyn Lloyd-Jones (1899-1981) on John 1:12-13, May 5th, 1963
https://www.mljtrust.org/sermon/the-fruit-of-the-spirit/ | 22 |
| 19 | Proverbs chapter 9, verse 13
https://www.kingjamesbible.me/Proverbs-Chapter-9/
Commentaries https://www.kingjamesbible.me/Proverbs-9-13_meaning/ | 19 |
| 20 | Personal Assurance SERMON #1017
A sermon preached by Welsh minister Martyn Lloyd-Jones (1899-1981) on John 1:12-13 on April 28, 1963
https://www.mljtrust.org/sermon/personal-assurance/ | 22 |
