God's Way of Reconciliation: An Exposition of Ephesians 2

Exposition of Ephesians #2

by D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones

These masterful expositions on the second chapter of the Book of Ephesians reach the heart of the human problem--man's estrangement from God.

Genres: Theology, Reference, New Testament

Paperback

First published June 1, 1972

About the author

David Martyn Lloyd-Jones was a Welsh Protestant minister, preacher and medical doctor who was influential in the Reformed wing of the British evangelical movement in the 20th century. For almost 30 years, he was the minister of Westminster Chapel in London. Lloyd-Jones was strongly opposed to Liberal Christianity, which had become a part of many Christian denominations; he regarded it as aberrant. He disagreed with the broad church approach and encouraged evangelical Christians (particularly Anglicans) to leave their existing denominations. He believed that true Christian fellowship was possible only amongst those who shared common convictions regarding the nature of the faith.

David Martyn Lloyd-Jones was married to Bethan Lloyd-Jones

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Reviews

[Nathan White · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful, outstanding collection of sermons through Ephesians chapter 2. I highly recommend this as devotional reading: a sermon a morning, or around the table to your family. Deep, rich, gospel truth.

[Paul · Rating 5 out of 5]

Magisterial. It is as true today as ever that the sermons of Dr. Lloyd-Jones have helped and strengthened me more than any other commentaries, more than any other Christian books.
Truly magnificent and timeless.

[Douglas Domer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very through exposition of the 2nd chapter to the Ephesians.

[Jimmy Rogers · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an outstanding exposition of Ephesians 2. One of the things that impacted me the most was the way Lloyd-Jones makes it clear that every phrase, indeed every word in Paul's letter is filled with significance.

[Richard · Rating 5 out of 5]

Slow is good. The Doctor, after 750 odd pages has finished chapters one and two. But the richness, thick, hearty food is there. Don’t miss it. MLJ gives the goods. Take and eat.

[Jeremy Lee · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is great! The book is really Dr. Lloyd-Jones sermons on Ephesians 2. As such, both the content and the manner in which he handles the text are superb.

The book is is about God's way of reconciliation as the title suggests. However, it is not simply about how God reconciles sinners to himself through the work of Christ, but it also explains how sinners are reconciled to one another in the church. In fact, the book explains both what makes a true Christian and a true Church. Lloyd-Jones style is simple and straight forward. I continually rejoiced in God's grace, the privileges of being a child of God, and being part of his church at the end of each chapter.

If you are a pastor or a teacher, this book also models how to handle the biblical text especially for preaching through an entire book of the Bible. Lloyd-Jones is adept at staying with the argument of the text even though he preaches on small portions of the text. Sometimes he only preaches on one phrase per sermon, yet he does not lose the focus of the text. This is a skill I want to improve on. I'm sure I will return to this book to help improve that skill.