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The Gospel in Genesis: From Fig Leaves to Faith
In this series of never-before-published sermons, beloved teacher Martyn Lloyd-Jones walks readers through the early chapters of Genesis. The Gospel in Genesis starts with the fall of man and ends with the call of Abram as it examines portions of chapters 3-12. Along the way Lloyd-Jones talks of serpents and sin, of the Word of God and the Babel of man. But the destination of The Gospel in Genesis is clear: readers will be moved from fig leaves in the garden to faith in the gospel.
Thus Lloyd-Jones preaches the gospel of Jesus Christ from the pages of Genesis. These nine sermons will snap nonbelievers out of their apathy toward God and will embolden believers to share the only gospel that offers answers to life's biggest questions.
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First published October 7, 2009
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D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
344 books592 followersDavid 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.
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May 1, 2025
Lloyd-Jones focuses on the first several chapters of Genesis to demonstrate God's sovereignty, omniscience, and grace toward us. While not a super in-depth study, the writing style was inviting and could easily lead to devouring this book in one setting. I was particularly struck by how relevant everything written is in today's landscape, as Lloyd-Jones is writing from a newly post War Europe. I'll be checking out more of his books in the future!
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March 17, 2023
Humanity has changed very little since the garden of Eden, with sin and death effecting every part of human life. From thoughts, to motives, to actions, the curse of sin has driven man away from God since the very beginning. History is a constant loop of mankind trying to be God, striving for a perfect civilization where we are the ones in charge and calling the shots. In so doing this we run from God, hiding from him because sin has created a deep and natural hatred towards him that is impossible to shake; it is in our very nature.
However, Gen. 3:15 declares that God has had a plan from the beginning. The serpent that has fooled mankind and led him away from God will one day be defeated by the seed of the woman that was deceived by sin at the very beginning. We see from Abraham in Gen. 12 a prime example of what it means to put your faith and trust in this hope, that God will deliver us from slavery to sin and death. And praise him that through Christ he has done exactly that, by being born of a woman he has forever defeated the serpent for those who have, like Abraham, put their trust in him for salvation.
MLJ lays out how well the Gospel is interwoven into the first book of the Bible. God does not have a plan B, and Jesus has been the plan from the very start. Though we are all fallen, I thank the Lord that he has forever and always crushed the head of the serpent for me, so that I no longer have to run and hide from God, or be something for myself that I was never meant to be.
5 stars EASILY. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
However, Gen. 3:15 declares that God has had a plan from the beginning. The serpent that has fooled mankind and led him away from God will one day be defeated by the seed of the woman that was deceived by sin at the very beginning. We see from Abraham in Gen. 12 a prime example of what it means to put your faith and trust in this hope, that God will deliver us from slavery to sin and death. And praise him that through Christ he has done exactly that, by being born of a woman he has forever defeated the serpent for those who have, like Abraham, put their trust in him for salvation.
MLJ lays out how well the Gospel is interwoven into the first book of the Bible. God does not have a plan B, and Jesus has been the plan from the very start. Though we are all fallen, I thank the Lord that he has forever and always crushed the head of the serpent for me, so that I no longer have to run and hide from God, or be something for myself that I was never meant to be.
5 stars EASILY. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
March 16, 2013
This is the first book I’ve ever read by Martyn Lloyd-Jones, but it will by no means be the last. Martyn lived from 1899 to 1981. He was a minister of the gospel for thirty years in London.
Based on the first 12 chapters of Genesis, this book illustrates how all of humanity, past, present, and future can be understood through the scriptural lens of Genesis 1 through Genesis 12. The similarities between those ancient days recorded in the early chapters of Genesis and our modern times are brilliantly expounded by Martyn in this fantastic book.
The final two chapters of the book contrast Genesis 11 and Genesis 12, showing how in Genesis 11 the people of the earth were determined to make a great name for themselves apart from God, while in Genesis 12 God promised Abraham that He (God) would make Abraham’s name great and bless him. The very thing that the people of Genesis 11 boasted about making for themselves, God promised to do FOR Abraham. Abraham believed God and it was accounted unto him for righteousness.
The question for all of us is, will we choose the city of man (Genesis 11) or the City of God (Genesis 12)? Read The Gospel in Genesis for further insight into the ramifications.
“We see now that the whole cause of our trouble is that people do not base their lives upon God. They have set themselves up as gods, and the gods are fighting one another, and life has been chaos”. – Martyn Lloyd-Jones
Based on the first 12 chapters of Genesis, this book illustrates how all of humanity, past, present, and future can be understood through the scriptural lens of Genesis 1 through Genesis 12. The similarities between those ancient days recorded in the early chapters of Genesis and our modern times are brilliantly expounded by Martyn in this fantastic book.
The final two chapters of the book contrast Genesis 11 and Genesis 12, showing how in Genesis 11 the people of the earth were determined to make a great name for themselves apart from God, while in Genesis 12 God promised Abraham that He (God) would make Abraham’s name great and bless him. The very thing that the people of Genesis 11 boasted about making for themselves, God promised to do FOR Abraham. Abraham believed God and it was accounted unto him for righteousness.
The question for all of us is, will we choose the city of man (Genesis 11) or the City of God (Genesis 12)? Read The Gospel in Genesis for further insight into the ramifications.
“We see now that the whole cause of our trouble is that people do not base their lives upon God. They have set themselves up as gods, and the gods are fighting one another, and life has been chaos”. – Martyn Lloyd-Jones
February 8, 2013
Again, I am astounded at the clarity, relevance, and exegetical-interpretive prowess of Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones. I cannot think of a sermon/devotional commentary that I would recommend over this short book of nine sermons from the book of Genesis. True to its title, each sermon leads the listener/reader to the cross in humble gratitude and point-blank challenge! The author's sermon on Gen. 3:22-24 (The Cherubim and the Flaming Sword) is well worth the price of the book!
July 24, 2012
When there is a problem, it is always good to start in the beginning. Genesis does that for us under Martyn Llyod Jones teaching. Going thru this book is like going to a very wise grandfather, who see's in black and white. I personally do well with that kind of teaching. It is not legalistic in nature but reminds us of the authority of the Word of God and the history that backs it up. History always as a way of repeating itself, if you doubt the events in Genesis. A great reminder is that satan will encourage a godless culture for all he is worth, for while people trust in culture, they will never see thier need of the Saviour. We are living a very culturistic world and the church has joined with the culture. In recent current events and past tragedies, we are reminded that God's desire is to lead us to repentance.
February 13, 2024
Great book! He does a fantastic job explaining the very foundation of the gospel-message. The message originates in the garden, where sin entered. A cool reminder that the God in the Garden is the same God today who desires for His people to be brought back to Him and that is the theme of the Bible as well!
April 25, 2014
The Book of Genesis is a book of beginnings. It outlines how the universe came to be, the origins of mankind, Paradise in the Garden of Eden, the fall of man, the great flood, the call of Abraham, and many other important historical and theological concerns. Furthermore, Genesis addresses those important questions of life many wrestle with such as where did we come from, who made us, and why is the world as it is today with seemingly rampant evil and decay. Noted preacher and author Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones, in his timeless book The Gospel in Genesis: From Fig Leaves to Faith, traces for the reader the movement from Paradise to sin to the call of Abraham and why such things matter.
A collection of previously unreleased sermons, this book begins with a detailed discussion of Genesis 3, a chapter Lloyd-Jones describes as containing “the essential message of this book that we call the Bible.” Lloyd-Jones eloquently and rightly declares first and foremost that the world as we know it did not come to be through some sort of accidental or random engagement of molecules. Conversely, he declares “The Bible asserts that God made the world. It was perfect. It was paradise. He set it going upon its course.” This means that our understanding of creation, man, sin, and the message of the Gospel wherein all hope is contained, must be rooted in what God says in His word. Nothing else will suffice as a satisfactory or complete explanation of history, life as we know it, or the future.
Lloyd-Jones aptly notes “Your misery, all your problems, all your needs, arise from the fact of sin. They arise because you are in this terrible position fact-to-face with God.” Thankfully, the story of Genesis does not end with the Fall that forms so much of the story found in Genesis 3. God provides a lifeline and it is that ray of hope, that offer of redemption that Lloyd-Jones focuses on throughout this book in juxtaposition to the constant manner in which humanity continually seeks to thumb their nose at God and this offer of redemption.
Unfortunately, as Lloyd-Jones correctly submits, “Man still defies God and rebels against him merely on the basis of some theory or some dogmatic statement, and then he repeats the whole sorry process.” Just as Adam and Eve rejected the Word of God in the Garden of Eden and fell prey to the temptation of eating of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, man today acts in the same despicable way. I greatly appreciated the way in which Lloyd-Jones discussed the moment when Adam and Eve realized their nakedness. While most correctly note the shame they both felt, it is the reason for that shame that is often overlooked and Lloyd-Jones hones in on the true sense of loss Adam and Eve immediately felt after they sinned against God. This was more than a mere sense of their physical nakedness. Lloyd-Jones notes that since they were made in the image of God, it is quite possible they had some sort of glory “pertaining to the body. And when Adam and Eve sinned, they lost that glory and were left with bodies as we know them”. These bodies have succumbed to decay and eventually death. Notably, Adam and Eve tried to cover their sin, nakedness, and loss with fig leaves. Lloyd-Jones reminds the reader that fig leaves just will not do which is why God had planned all along to send the Redeemer.
Furthermore, the story of Genesis 3 contains a very personal element, namely rooted in the fact that after Adam and Eve sinned, God asked “Adam, where are you?” There is no hiding from God and Lloyd-Jones brilliantly states “The Lord God had come down, and he was looking. He was searching. Adam and his position and condition were under investigation.” This is such a beautiful picture of how God seeks out and woos the elect. While humanity thinks they are the ones investigating and thinking about this God of the Bible, Lloyd-Jones correctly submits “We fondly imagine that we are in the position of examiners, but suddenly something happens to us, and we are conscious of the fact that we are being looked at, that we are being addressed, that we are being spoken to, that a word has come to us.” God provides His word to us in Scripture and through His Son. The message of the Gospel found in Genesis is truly that God is interested in us and wants to restore relationship with us despite the fact we are filthy sinners who continually try and hide from Him.
Another valuable chapter in this book is Lloyd-Jones’ discussion of the cherubim and the flaming sword. Most likely gloss over this section of Genesis 3 believing God placed the cherubim as a guard against man getting back into the Garden. Yet again, there is much more to be discovered as this element of Genesis 3 is pregnant with theological importance. The reality is that man is on a constant journey to try and get back into the Garden. Lloyd-Jones states “People are trying in every way they can to find life, joy, peace, and happiness on their own, and yet they can never find it.” What man fails to realize is the entrance back into the Garden and communion with God can only be found at the foot of the cross and through the shed blood of Christ. Lloyd-Jones comments that the cherubim throughout Scripture indicated the holy presence of God. Thus, the cherubim being placed at the entrance to the Garden symbolizes in a powerful way “the unapproachability of Jehovah God.” Lloyd-Jones also suggest that the flaming sword represents the wrath of God, a wrath that sinful man can never find their escape from on their own merit.
This presents a very stark picture for humanity. The beauty of Genesis is once again found in the hope of the Gospel. Lloyd-Jones expertly declares “There is one, and only one, who can stand in the presence of God and look into his face and glory. He is the Son of God, who is God himself, who shares the same glory but who, blessed be his name, came down into this world and took human nature upon himself, who was made flesh and dwelt among us.” Furthermore, Lloyd-Jones avers “The Son of God advanced against the flaming sword and it smote him, and it killed him. It broke his body, and in breaking his body it broke itself. Now the way is opened into the paradise of God, to the tree of life, to salvation and all its indescribable blessings.”
Lloyd-Jones is a marvelously gifted communicator and his pastoral tone woven with sound biblical exegesis and salient application makes this book a true joy to read. I highly recommend this book to all believers as it once again reminds us of the scarlet thread of salvation that is woven starting in Genesis and that weaves its way throughout Scripture. This message of the Gospel is rooted in Genesis and the actual historical account of actual historical people, namely Adam and Eve who actually sinned and who actually were kicked out of the Garden. Additionally, Genesis points to the actual Son of God who was sent to this world to deal with the sin and death problem. Martyn Lloyd-Jones provides a marvelous discussion of this topic, one that I will definitely return to over and over.
A collection of previously unreleased sermons, this book begins with a detailed discussion of Genesis 3, a chapter Lloyd-Jones describes as containing “the essential message of this book that we call the Bible.” Lloyd-Jones eloquently and rightly declares first and foremost that the world as we know it did not come to be through some sort of accidental or random engagement of molecules. Conversely, he declares “The Bible asserts that God made the world. It was perfect. It was paradise. He set it going upon its course.” This means that our understanding of creation, man, sin, and the message of the Gospel wherein all hope is contained, must be rooted in what God says in His word. Nothing else will suffice as a satisfactory or complete explanation of history, life as we know it, or the future.
Lloyd-Jones aptly notes “Your misery, all your problems, all your needs, arise from the fact of sin. They arise because you are in this terrible position fact-to-face with God.” Thankfully, the story of Genesis does not end with the Fall that forms so much of the story found in Genesis 3. God provides a lifeline and it is that ray of hope, that offer of redemption that Lloyd-Jones focuses on throughout this book in juxtaposition to the constant manner in which humanity continually seeks to thumb their nose at God and this offer of redemption.
Unfortunately, as Lloyd-Jones correctly submits, “Man still defies God and rebels against him merely on the basis of some theory or some dogmatic statement, and then he repeats the whole sorry process.” Just as Adam and Eve rejected the Word of God in the Garden of Eden and fell prey to the temptation of eating of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, man today acts in the same despicable way. I greatly appreciated the way in which Lloyd-Jones discussed the moment when Adam and Eve realized their nakedness. While most correctly note the shame they both felt, it is the reason for that shame that is often overlooked and Lloyd-Jones hones in on the true sense of loss Adam and Eve immediately felt after they sinned against God. This was more than a mere sense of their physical nakedness. Lloyd-Jones notes that since they were made in the image of God, it is quite possible they had some sort of glory “pertaining to the body. And when Adam and Eve sinned, they lost that glory and were left with bodies as we know them”. These bodies have succumbed to decay and eventually death. Notably, Adam and Eve tried to cover their sin, nakedness, and loss with fig leaves. Lloyd-Jones reminds the reader that fig leaves just will not do which is why God had planned all along to send the Redeemer.
Furthermore, the story of Genesis 3 contains a very personal element, namely rooted in the fact that after Adam and Eve sinned, God asked “Adam, where are you?” There is no hiding from God and Lloyd-Jones brilliantly states “The Lord God had come down, and he was looking. He was searching. Adam and his position and condition were under investigation.” This is such a beautiful picture of how God seeks out and woos the elect. While humanity thinks they are the ones investigating and thinking about this God of the Bible, Lloyd-Jones correctly submits “We fondly imagine that we are in the position of examiners, but suddenly something happens to us, and we are conscious of the fact that we are being looked at, that we are being addressed, that we are being spoken to, that a word has come to us.” God provides His word to us in Scripture and through His Son. The message of the Gospel found in Genesis is truly that God is interested in us and wants to restore relationship with us despite the fact we are filthy sinners who continually try and hide from Him.
Another valuable chapter in this book is Lloyd-Jones’ discussion of the cherubim and the flaming sword. Most likely gloss over this section of Genesis 3 believing God placed the cherubim as a guard against man getting back into the Garden. Yet again, there is much more to be discovered as this element of Genesis 3 is pregnant with theological importance. The reality is that man is on a constant journey to try and get back into the Garden. Lloyd-Jones states “People are trying in every way they can to find life, joy, peace, and happiness on their own, and yet they can never find it.” What man fails to realize is the entrance back into the Garden and communion with God can only be found at the foot of the cross and through the shed blood of Christ. Lloyd-Jones comments that the cherubim throughout Scripture indicated the holy presence of God. Thus, the cherubim being placed at the entrance to the Garden symbolizes in a powerful way “the unapproachability of Jehovah God.” Lloyd-Jones also suggest that the flaming sword represents the wrath of God, a wrath that sinful man can never find their escape from on their own merit.
This presents a very stark picture for humanity. The beauty of Genesis is once again found in the hope of the Gospel. Lloyd-Jones expertly declares “There is one, and only one, who can stand in the presence of God and look into his face and glory. He is the Son of God, who is God himself, who shares the same glory but who, blessed be his name, came down into this world and took human nature upon himself, who was made flesh and dwelt among us.” Furthermore, Lloyd-Jones avers “The Son of God advanced against the flaming sword and it smote him, and it killed him. It broke his body, and in breaking his body it broke itself. Now the way is opened into the paradise of God, to the tree of life, to salvation and all its indescribable blessings.”
Lloyd-Jones is a marvelously gifted communicator and his pastoral tone woven with sound biblical exegesis and salient application makes this book a true joy to read. I highly recommend this book to all believers as it once again reminds us of the scarlet thread of salvation that is woven starting in Genesis and that weaves its way throughout Scripture. This message of the Gospel is rooted in Genesis and the actual historical account of actual historical people, namely Adam and Eve who actually sinned and who actually were kicked out of the Garden. Additionally, Genesis points to the actual Son of God who was sent to this world to deal with the sin and death problem. Martyn Lloyd-Jones provides a marvelous discussion of this topic, one that I will definitely return to over and over.
May 10, 2024
Great sermons about first few chapters of Genesis. It will grow your faith (and logic) to read some Lloyd-Jones.
October 12, 2022
This was my first Lloyd-Jones, and…I need more stars to rate this accordingly. Phenomenal.
September 14, 2018
Martyn Lloyd-Jones was a great British preacher of Puritan persuasion. This book is a compilation of sermons where he focused on key texts in Genesis to provide a biblical explanation for the problem of human kind.
The reading is accessible and the style is persuasive. Lloyd-Jones contends that Genesis is not allegorical. Furthermore, it contains the best explanation for the problems of evil. There are several insightful details as he delves into Genesis 3, the tower of Babel, Abraham and Noah. These add texture to his central theme that man became captive to evil by choice and his only hope is in God's redemptive plan.
This work is concise but it addresses a huge need. Theologians have often held that the seeds for the human condition are all clearly laid out in the first three chapters of Genesis. This is why I purchased the book and the renowned preacher did not disappoint me with his offerings on the subject.
The reading is accessible and the style is persuasive. Lloyd-Jones contends that Genesis is not allegorical. Furthermore, it contains the best explanation for the problems of evil. There are several insightful details as he delves into Genesis 3, the tower of Babel, Abraham and Noah. These add texture to his central theme that man became captive to evil by choice and his only hope is in God's redemptive plan.
This work is concise but it addresses a huge need. Theologians have often held that the seeds for the human condition are all clearly laid out in the first three chapters of Genesis. This is why I purchased the book and the renowned preacher did not disappoint me with his offerings on the subject.
October 6, 2021
“My dear friends, we are only in this world for about seventy years—perhaps for some people a little more. This is a passing world. Beyond death, beyond life in this world, beyond the grave is eternity. That is where we are heading. Life on earth is but a preparatory school. We are here today and gone tomorrow. “Change and decay in all around I see.”8 But the next life is everlasting, and that is where we should be looking. That is the reality.”
May 22, 2017
Good Devotional Read
M L J continues his fantastic exegesis of the Scripture and application to life here. Through Genesis 3, M L J will help you seeChrist as more satisfying and the cross as more glorious. Fantastic devotional read as well as for learning how to preach the OT well.
M L J continues his fantastic exegesis of the Scripture and application to life here. Through Genesis 3, M L J will help you seeChrist as more satisfying and the cross as more glorious. Fantastic devotional read as well as for learning how to preach the OT well.
January 5, 2016
Quite simply one of the best book ever published expounding upon the book of Genesis and how the entirety of human history started, according to the plan of the Creator, and how He plans to end the story just the way He started it, Him being triumphant and those who believes, together with Him
October 19, 2022
At some point, people ask themselves the questions, who am I? Why am I here? What's the purpose of life? Why is there sin and suffering? Who is God? How did the world get this way? Is there a solution?
This slim book answers these questions using the book of Genesis, the stories of creation, Adam and Eve, Babel, and God's promise to Abraham. It follows the shadows of the Savior and presents the gospel. All of us have the same root needs and struggles as Adam and Eve, and all of us find the answers in Jesus Christ.
This would make a great book for young adults, college students, curious neighbors, etc. I love Lloyd-Jones' easy-going preaching style and this book is based on a sermon series he did.
This slim book answers these questions using the book of Genesis, the stories of creation, Adam and Eve, Babel, and God's promise to Abraham. It follows the shadows of the Savior and presents the gospel. All of us have the same root needs and struggles as Adam and Eve, and all of us find the answers in Jesus Christ.
This would make a great book for young adults, college students, curious neighbors, etc. I love Lloyd-Jones' easy-going preaching style and this book is based on a sermon series he did.
July 29, 2023
An absolute masterpiece. Beautifully written and articulated. Lloyd-Jones explores whether the Bible, and specifically Genesis 3, speaks to the challenges of the human condition. How did we get here and what can be done about it? Line after line, page after page, he emphatically answers this question. Perhaps most impressive is the fact these words were written roughly 70 years ago and still ring as true as ever.
July 22, 2025
MLJ is always a blessing
Same type of conversational preaching. Good stuff. Lots of gospel and practical application. I’m so glad his sermons were kept for generations to come.
Same type of conversational preaching. Good stuff. Lots of gospel and practical application. I’m so glad his sermons were kept for generations to come.
October 5, 2019
Great overview of sin and salvation, from the fall to the faith.
February 10, 2020
Good message. A little hard for me to follow
January 15, 2023
9 sermons that just drip and ooze the Gospel!
April 16, 2011
I'm frustrated because I just wrote a lengthy review that got deleted. So I'm going to be much more brief. Martyn Lloyd-Jones ("the Doctor") was the minister at Westminster Chapel in London for 30 years. His influence in the Reformed evangelical world is hard to overestimate. He's know for his Biblical preaching and his ability to push the text to affect the minds and hearts of his hearers.
Crossway has done the church a great service in publishing previously unavailable sermons from Lloyd-Jones. The Gospel in Genesis is a collection of 9 sermons on Genesis 3-12. Lloyd-Jones argues that these chapters are important, first, because the whole story of the Bible can be seen in the first few chapters of Genesis (at least in seed form). He also argues that the story of the world makes sense when we view it through the lens of Genesis. And lastly, Genesis makes sense of your life personally: who you are, who you want to be, your pain, struggles, and obstacles.
Chapter 4 "Where Art Thou" is the most powerful sermon. Lloyd-Jones challenges the reader to consider how God is pursuing you, like he did Adam and Eve in the Garden. And also to consider how you may be trying to evade him.
Read this book if you're a pastor planning to teach from the early chapters of Genesis, or a lay person looking for a devotional based on the exposition of Biblical texts.
Crossway has done the church a great service in publishing previously unavailable sermons from Lloyd-Jones. The Gospel in Genesis is a collection of 9 sermons on Genesis 3-12. Lloyd-Jones argues that these chapters are important, first, because the whole story of the Bible can be seen in the first few chapters of Genesis (at least in seed form). He also argues that the story of the world makes sense when we view it through the lens of Genesis. And lastly, Genesis makes sense of your life personally: who you are, who you want to be, your pain, struggles, and obstacles.
Chapter 4 "Where Art Thou" is the most powerful sermon. Lloyd-Jones challenges the reader to consider how God is pursuing you, like he did Adam and Eve in the Garden. And also to consider how you may be trying to evade him.
Read this book if you're a pastor planning to teach from the early chapters of Genesis, or a lay person looking for a devotional based on the exposition of Biblical texts.
March 21, 2011
This book contains a series of sermons Martin Lloyd-Jones preached from the early chapters of Genesis. For avid readers of Lloyd-Jones this book will be a bit of let down because of how basic it is. In only a few places did I find myself learning anything new regarding the significance or meaning of the early chapters of Genesis. I hoped to glean new insight into these passages in preparation for a preaching series, but what I desired from this book I did not quite get.
However, I give this book four stars because I got something I totally did not bargain for, and that is a lesson in preaching. The structure of these sermons is excellent and it is easy to see why he was considered such an engaging preacher. It was a great lesson for me as a preacher of the Gospel. The material gives a challenge to most well read of saints, and yet would not fly over the head of those new to the faith. What this book lacks in ground breaking insights it makes up for in its plain communication.
Not a must read by any stretch, but a book that I believe is helpful.
However, I give this book four stars because I got something I totally did not bargain for, and that is a lesson in preaching. The structure of these sermons is excellent and it is easy to see why he was considered such an engaging preacher. It was a great lesson for me as a preacher of the Gospel. The material gives a challenge to most well read of saints, and yet would not fly over the head of those new to the faith. What this book lacks in ground breaking insights it makes up for in its plain communication.
Not a must read by any stretch, but a book that I believe is helpful.
December 30, 2013
This book is a collection of nine sermons Lloyd-Jones preached (circa late 1950s) about how the first twelve chapters of Genesis reveal the gospel of Jesus Christ. In refreshing candor, Lloyd-Jones uses the Fall, the Tower of Babel, and the call of Abram to detail the realities of human nature, sin, and Almighty God. While the subject matter may be thousands of years old, each one speaks directly to the sinful condition of our modern-day world.
March 5, 2019
Good book to read.
May 9, 2012
This is vintage Lloyd-Jones. He never disappoints. In my opinion the first 4 sermons in this book of 9 are the better ones.
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October 2, 2014Dense, with somewhat old-fashioned wording, but great insights into the book of Genesis as it relates to the Christian message.
November 15, 2016
Martyn Llyod Jones is terrific.
December 24, 2024
The gospel, pure and simple.
April 7, 2017
Martin Lloyd Jones has a way of presenting the information that stirs the will for more! Excellent book, helped me understand the beginnings.
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