Letters of D Martyn Lloyd-Jones

Name: Letters of D Martyn Lloyd-Jones
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1919 - 1981

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D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones

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Weight	1.08 lbs
Dimensions	8.8 × 5.75 × 0.8 in
ISBN	9780851516745
Binding	Cloth-bound
Topic	Encouragement, Life Issues
Original Pub Date	1994
Banner Pub Date	Jan 1, 1994
Page Count	270
Format	Book

Book Description

Iain H. Murray’s two volume record of the life of David Martyn Lloyd-Jones is one of the great Christian biographies of the twentieth century. It tells the remarkable story of an outstanding young physician’s call to the Christian ministry and the widespread lasting influence of his preaching and spiritual leadership, first in his native Wales and thereafter in London and throughout the world.

But a man’s letters tell the story of his pilgrimage from within, and here, in over one hundred of his personal letters, we encounter Martyn Lloyd-Jones first hand. Although he thought of himself as a ‘poor correspondent’, these pages tell a different story, unselfconsciously displaying the tender forcefulness of a personality which left an indelible impression on those who knew him personally.

Here we catch a glimpse of the rounded and balanced picture of the man: the physician and the preacher, the student of deep theology who was fascinated by agricultural life; the lover of books who cared about people; the ardent Welshman who devoted his years to Christian service in England and beyond.

In this attractive and fascinating volume, Iain M divides the correspondence in a way which gives insight into the different areas of Lloyd-Jones’ life (family, church, colleagues in the Christian service) but at the same time retains chronological sequence and development. Perfectly complementing the biography, The Letters of D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones reveals the heartbeat of his life : ‘Not what we have been, not what we have done, but the grace of God in Jesus Christ our Lord’.

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	Biographical Table	xiv
	Introduction	xvi
1.	The Early Years
	To his Mother	3
	Hospital and Family News
	To Mr Ieuan Phillips	4
	Controversy over ‘The Tragedy of Modern Wales’
	To Mr Ieuan Phillips	8
	Commitment to Preaching and his Engagement
	To Mr E. T. Rees	10
	Invitation to Sandfields, Aberavon
	To Mr E. T. Rees	11
	Anticipation of First Visit to Sandfields
	To Mr E. T. Rees	12
	Hope for the Future and Plans for a Second Visit
	To Mr E. T. Rees	14
	Acceptance of the Call to Sandfields
	To Mr E. T. Rees	14
	Thoughts on his Summer Holiday
	To Mr E. T. Rees	16
	Thankfulness for the First Year
	To the Secretary of the South Wales Association	17
	London or Wales?
	To Mr E. T. Rees	19
	Eleven-Years Friendship
	To the Moderator of the South Wales Association	21
	Gratitude for Encouragement
2.	To His Wife
	From RMS ‘Berengaria’, 1937	25
	News from Pittsburgh	27
	The Pre-Assembly Conference, Columbus, Ohio	32
	The General Assembly and his Journeys	36
	A Critical Juncture in 1938	39
	At the Outbreak of the Second World War	41
	A Confused Sunday at Westminster Chapel	42
	Patience amidst Uncertainties	43
	The Difficulty of Being Calvinistic	45
	Love and ‘Instructions’	47
	Looking for a New Home	49
3.	To Friends and Fellow Ministers
	To Mr Geoffrey Williams	53
	On his First Sight of the Evangelical Library
	To Mr W Leslie Land	54
	Waiting on Divine Guidance
	To Dr Douglas Johnson	55
	On Recent News and Books
	To Dr Douglas Johnson	57
	The ‘Westminster Theological Journal’ and other Items
	To Mr Leslie Land	60
	Living from Day to Day
	To Dr Douglas Johnson	60
	More Shared News on Books
	To the Rev. Philip E. Hughes	61
	The Need for Evangelical Authors
	To the Rev. Philip E. Hughes	62
	Meeting Douglas Johnson
	To the Rev. Kenneth J. MacLeay	63
	A Word for a Young Minister
	To the Rev. Philip E. Hughes	64
	Hughes’ Arrival in South Africa and News of Westminster
	To Mr Leslie Land	66
	Thoughts on Authors
	To the Rev. Philip E. Hughes	68
	Opinions on MSS and News
	To the Rev. Philip E. Hughes	72
	Arrangements to Meet
	To the Rev. Philip E. Hughes	73
	Concern over Hughes’ Health and Future Work
	To the Rev. Philip E. Hughes	75
	The First Puritan Conference
	To the Rev. Leslie Land	75
	On Breakdowns in the Ministry
	To the Rev. J. Gwyn-Thomas	78
	The Possibility of a Bedfordshire Living
4.	Westminster Chapel
	To Dr Anne Connan	83
	Consolation for a War-Widow
	To Mr A. G. Secrett	85
	Sympathy and Notes of a Sermon
	To Mr A. G. Secrett	86
	Thankfulness for his Support
	To Mr Hector Brooke	87
	Increase at the Chapel
	To the Members of Westminster Chapel	88
	Annual Letter, 1947
	To the Members of Westminster Chapel	90
	Annual Letter, 1948
	To the Members of Westminster Chapel	91
	Annual Letter, 1953
	To the Members of Westminster Chapel	93
	Annual Letter, 1954
	To the Members of Westminster Chapel	95
	Annual Letter, 1957
5.	Some Family Letters
	To his Mother	99
	Removal to Ealing
	To his Mother	101
	Services and Rockets
	To his Mother	102
	Visit to Norway
	To his Mother	104
	Crossing the Atlantic Again
	To his Mother	107
	Her Birthday
	To his Mother	107
	True Christianity
	To his Mother	109
	A First Visit to Donegal
	To his Mother	110
	Holiday in Switzerland
	To his Mother	112
	Conference in Cambridge
	To Mr and Mrs H. F. R. Catherwood	114
	The first ‘Weekly Report’ to the Newly-Weds
	To Mr and Mrs H. F. R. Catherwood	117
	More News. On Seeking ‘Full Assurance’
	To Mr and Mrs H. F. R. Catherwood	120
	Preaching, Lecturing on Church Polity, and Romans 6:2-‘The most important sermon I ever preached’
6.	A Younger Generation and New Agencies
	To Mr Elwyn Davies	127
	The Work in Wales
	To Mr E. R. Corsie	128
	Books Recommended
	To Mr Raymond Johnston	129
	Counsel for Young Writers
	To Mr lain H. Murray	131
	The ‘Banner of Truth’ Magazine
	To Mr Raymond Johnston	132
	Have his Views on Sanctification Changed?
	To Mr lain H. Murray	133
	‘The Major Matter of Policy’
	To the Rev. Elwyn Davies	134
	Support for a New Centre in North Wales
	To the Rev. Elwyn Davies	136
	The Start of the ‘Evangelical Magazine’
	To the Rev. Elwyn Davies	137
	A Busy Summer
	To Mr Peter Golding	138
	‘Better Times are Coming’
7.	On Evangelical Unity and the Threat of Ecumenism
	To Mr and Mrs H. F. R. Catherwood	141
	A Wider Unity in England?
	To the Editor of Barn	143
	Controversy with Aneirin Talfan Davies on Christian Unity
	To the Editor of Barn	157
	Controversy Continued
	To the Rev. Graham S. Harrison	163
	The Unity of Evangelical Churches
	To the Rev. C. M. Hilton Day	164
	On Leaving a Denomination
	To the Rev. K. W. H. Howard	165
	The London Baptist Association and Church Unity
	Dr Philip E. Hughes	167
	Anticipation of a Crisis
	To the Rev. Graham S. Harrison	169
	Further Comment on the Unity of Evangelical Churches
	To the Rev. David N. Samuel	170
	Membership of the Westminster Fellowship
	To the Members of Westminster Chapel, 1967	171
	Denominations and a ‘World Church’: a ‘turning point in history’
	To Dr Philip E. Hughes	174
	Did Calvin Practise Secession?
	To the Rev. Graham S. Harrison	175
	Counsel in Discouraging Days
	To the Members of Westminster Chapel, 1968	176
	The Change for the Worse among Evangelicals
	To the Rev. Elwyn Davies	179
	Chairmanship of the BEC Council
	To Dr David Samuel	180
	Controversy over ‘Growing into Union’
	To Dr Philip E. Hughes	181
	Thoughts of Westminster Seminary
	Continuing Controversy in England
	To the Rev. Alan Francis	183
	Attitude to the Baptist Union
8.	Queries and Controversies
	To the Editor of the Glasgow Herald	187
	Church and Public Mind
	To the Editor of the British Weekly	188
	Evangelical Christianity Means More than Calvinism
	To Professor Donald MacKay	190
	Scientific Knowledge not a Key to Scripture
	To the Rev. J. Gwyn-Thomas	192
	Distinguishing between a Psychological and a Spiritual Problem
	To Dr Douglas Johnson	193
	Disappointment in the Ministry
	To the Rev. Llewelyn Williams	194
	The Biography of T. C. Williams
	To Mr L. B. Gunn	195
	The Sufferings of Christ
	John A. Schep	196
	Pentecostalist Controversy and the Need for Discernment
	To the Rev. Dr Klaas Runia	198
	Definitions which Leave no Room for Revival
	To Dr Gerald Golden	201
	Faith Healing and Maynard James
	To Dr Gerald Golden	202
	The Baptism of the Spirit
	To Dr Douglas Johnson	204
	Fanaticism in Chard, Somerset
	To Mr John Knight	205
	Speaking in Tongues
	To Dr E. G. Gerald Roberts	205
	Preserving the Lives of Severely Handicapped Babies
	To Dr Douglas Johnson	207
	Faith Healing and the C M F Memorandum
	To Dr Douglas Johnson	208
	Observing Faith-Healing Conferences
9.	The ‘Retirement’ Years
	To the Members of Westminster Chapel	213
	The Farewell Letter, 1968
	To the Rev. Eric J. Alexander	216
	Maintaining a Biblical Ministry at Westminster
	To Mrs John B. E. Thomas	218
	Her Husband’s Death, a ‘Grievous Blow’ to Wales
	To the Rev. Geoffrey Thomas	219
	The Death of John Thomas
	To Mr and Mrs H. F. R. Catherwood	220
	Generosity Shared
	To Dr Philip E. Hughes	221
	News of Books
	To the Rev. lain H. Murray	222
	Discussion of Publications
	To Mrs J. Gwyn-Thomas	223
	On the Death of her Husband
	To the Rev. lain H. Murray	224
	The Ephesians Series
	To the Rev. lain H. Murray	225
	Dallimore on Whitefield, volume 2
	To the Rev. Elwyn Davies	226
	The Bala Conference
	To Pastor Douglas D. Jones	226
	Fulfilling a Preaching Engagement
	To Mr Ron L. Riseborough	227
	The Right Attitude to Controversy
	To Mr Wallace Crichton	229
	Helping the Next Generation
	To Dr Gerald Golden	230
	News of ML-J’s Health
	To the Rev. Ron Clarke	231
	New Experiences and Faith
	To Dr Philip E. Hughes	232
	Last Testimony and Greetings
	To Professor R. Strang Miller	233
	A Farewell Note
	To the Rev. Alan C. Clifford	234
	Thanks to an Author
	To the Rev. John A. Caiger	235
	The Future of the Westminster Fellowship
	Index	239

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Ben Franklin – September 15, 2018

Iain Murray says in his introduction to Banner’s collection of Lloyd-Jones’s letters that he hoped to convey the “everyday humanity” of the great preacher in his selection of letters. This, in my opinion, is the most rewarding feature of the book. I especially enjoyed Lloyd-Jones’s letters to his wife that report his travels and preaching engagements. His love for the beauty of nature comes through, but his reporting in general of the trips is also interesting.
This collection, as intended, is a great companion to Murray’s biography and helps to add some color and fine detail to the picture he paints in that book. It is also a source of encouragement to pastors, not only to see how Lloyd-Jones exercised part of his pastoral ministry through letters, but also to see his comments on such issues as faith healing or the lives of severely handicapped babies. Still, the greatest encouragement to be found in the letters is perhaps the opportunity to be reminded that Lloyd-Jones—like all of us—was a man of “everyday humanity” and not some otherworldly personality who only was at home in the pulpit.