What Is An Evangelical?
Weight | 0.2 lbs |
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Dimensions | 7.13 × 4.75 × 0.3 in |
topic | Church Issues/Unity, General Theology |
Format | Book |
isbn | 9780851516264 |
Original Pub Date | 1992 |
Banner Pub Date | Nov 09, 2015 |
binding | ePub, Kindle (.mobi), Paperback, Paperback & ePub, Paperback & Kindle |
page-count | 96 |
Endorsement
‘It is now forty-four years since these addresses were given and twenty-three years since the publication of this book. It is impossible to miss just how prophetic Lloyd-Jones’ observations proved to be.’ — ALISTAIR BEGG
‘Should be read by everyone who would lay claim to that name.’– EVANGELICAL REVIEW OF THEOLOGY
Book Description
After many years of leadership in the work of the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students, Dr Martyn Lloyd-Jones became deeply concerned with what he believed to be subtle but real shifts in commitment to the biblical gospel. His three addresses at the I.F.E.S. Conference in 1971 drew attention to this. In them he indicated the reasons for his misgivings, gave an exposition of the true nature of evangelicalism and reemphasised the foundation stones on which it was built.
These addresses lay unpublished for almost two decades. Today, forty years later, much of what Dr Lloyd-Jones emphasised then reads like a prophecy of the future direction evangelicals would take during the years that followed. His comments are as trenchantly relevant for the twenty-first century as they were for the 1970s. If anything, his message is all the more urgent.
This material is extracted from ‘Knowing the Times‘, a selection of addresses by Dr. Lloyd-Jones during the years 1942-1977, also published by the Banner of Truth Trust.
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I | ||
The Constant Necessity for Definition | 8 | |
Recent History and Changes | 13 | |
Re-examining Our Name | 16 | |
The Danger of Wrong Divisions | 18 | |
Succumbing to the Ecumenical Spirit | 22 | |
‘The Holy Spirit, Not Doctrine’ | 26 | |
Non-Evangelical Opposition to Ecumenicism | 29 | |
II | ||
Guiding Principles: (1) The Preservation of the Gospel | 34 | |
Guiding Principles: (2) Learning from History | 35 | |
Guiding Principles: (3) Maintaining Negatives | 37 | |
Guiding Principles: (4) No Subtractions or Additions | 39 | |
Evangelical Priorities | 42 | |
Watchfulness | 43 | |
Distrust of Reason | 44 | |
The Place of Reason | 49 | |
Other Marks of an Evangelical | 51 | |
Uppermost Concerns | 56 | |
III | ||
Foundational and Secondary Truths | 64 | |
Justifying a Vital Distinction | 65 | |
The Necessity of Opposition to Doctrinal Indifferentism | 68 | |
Scripture: The Only and Full Authority | 69 | |
Creation, Not Evolution | 74 | |
The Fall and Evil | 79 | |
One Way of Salvation | 82 | |
The Church: Contemporary Issues | 83 | |
Secondary Truths Not Essential to Unity | 85 |
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Knowing the Times
Addresses Delivered on Various Occasions 1942 - 1977
Description
Three addresses by ‘The Doctor’ at the IFES Conference in 1971, dealing with commitment to the biblical gospel. 80pp.
Brian K. Young –
I first read this when I read DMLJ’s Knowing The Times. This collection of messages started me reading much more by Lloyd-Jones over the years. I was pleased to see the release of What Is An Evangelical as a separate title, and have given copies of it to others. I believe he really captures what Evangelicalism is (or should be) about. One factor he includes, which is not always included by other writers, is that evangelicals will always take a great interest in true revival. Recommended.
Richard Elder –
Just shy of 100 pages, an excellent book that can be read in a weekend. It was very clear, concise and easy to absorb. I like the point that it’s not what these other teachers are saying as much as it is what they are not saying. I’m going to try and get my hands on more copies of this book to give to my church members.