Compelling Christianity

by David Martyn Lloyd-Jones

Publisher:

Crossway

, 2007

Overview

In the sixth and final volume of Studies in the Book of Acts, Lloyd-Jones works from this essential truth, reminding us that there are compelling and vital reasons to consider Christianity even beyond the historical record. Exploring the many issues that lie at the heart of the gospel, such as the empowering work of the Holy Spirit and the all-encompassing purpose of Christ’s death, Lloyd Jones also speaks to the cultural deceptions that claim Christianity is nothing more than “a personal matter” or “just another teaching.”

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• Summaries of previous volumes
• Table of contents

Product Details

• Title: Compelling Christianity
• Author: Martyn Lloyd-Jones
• Series: Studies in the Book of Acts
• Publisher: Crossway Books
• Publication Date: 2007
• Pages: 288

About Martyn Lloyd-Jones

Martyn Lloyd-Jones (1899-1981) is recognized as one of the 20th century's most gifted preachers and writers. He served as minister of Westminster Chapel in London for 25 years and preached extensively throughout the United States and Europe. Through his devotional writings, commentaries and other books, Lloyd-Jones has had a profound influence upon the Christian church and the lives of many thousands worldwide.

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Contents

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“There are two main causes for this fundamental failure in the whole approach to Christianity. The first is that it is regarded as just a teaching. People may say it is right or they may say it is wrong, but the point is that they approach it as just one of a number of possible teachings that are put before us.” (Page 6)

“But they think of it as just another possible answer to the questions, an alternative solution to some of the problems. They think that the main message of the Christian church and the Christian faith is merely a point of view to consider.” (Page 6)

“Another very common cause of this tragic mistake is that certain people tend to be carried along with the crowd, what is called today ‘getting on the bandwagon.” (Pages 139–140)

“My first proposition is that Christian faith and teaching are the result of historical events and facts and actions. That is what we are reminded of in this passage. The book we are studying is called the book of Acts; it is the book of the Acts of the Apostles. Or as the writer himself might prefer to put it, it is the book of the Acts of the Lord Jesus Christ. This is how he begins: ‘The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach …’” (Page 8)

“There is only one answer to that, and it is this: the Christian’s position does not depend upon experience—it depends upon the word, it depends upon the truth. So these first believers and Philip did not talk about themselves but told the people the facts about our Lord. Like Paul they were preaching ‘Jesus, and the resurrection’ (Acts 17:18). They were witnessing to great, objective, historical facts.” (Page 41)

Product Details

• Title: Compelling Christianity
• Author: David Martyn Lloyd-Jones
• Series: Studies in the Book of Acts
• Volume: 6
• Publisher: Crossway
• Print Publication Date: 2007
• Logos Release Date: 2010
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Sermons, English › 20th century; Bible. N.T. Acts 8:1-8:30 › Sermons
• Resource ID: LLS:COMPLCHRNTY
• Resource Type: Bible Commentary
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-02-12T07:54:42Z

About David Martyn Lloyd-Jones

D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones (1899–1981) is recognized as one of the last century’s most gifted preachers and writers. He was influential in the Reformed wing of the British evangelical movement in the 20^th century.

Lloyd-Jones first studied medicine, but left that field and went to Wales in 1927 to follow his calling to preach. He became the minister of a Welsh Presbyterian Church in Abervon, South Wales where he ministered for a decade.

In 1929, Lloyd-Jones went to London where he was appointed the associate pastor of Westminster Chapel working alongside G. Campbell Morgan. This ministry lasted for 30 years until Lloyd-Jones retired in 1968. He also served at Inter-Varsity Fellowship of Students which is known today as the Universities and Colleges Christian Fellowship.

Through his books and commentaries, Lloyd Jones has had a profound influence upon the Christian church and the lives of many worldwide. His books include The Gospel in Genesis: From Fig Leaves to Faith, Great Doctrines of the Bible, and the titles in the Crossway D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones Collection and Select Expositions of Martyn Lloyd-Jones.