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Expository Sermons on 2 Peter
The content of this volume is its chief warrant for publication. But as a record of Dr. Lloyd-Jones' first extensive series of sermons on any one book of Scripture it also has some special interest. Now, in this format, his 2 Peter sermons will provide an introduction for others to a type of reading which is able, under God, to strengthen Christians and churches around the world.
- GenresTheologyBiblical Studies
272 pages, Paperback
First published November 1, 1983
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D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
344 books587 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.
David Martyn Lloyd-Jones was married to Bethan Lloyd-Jones
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May 4, 2022
Why only 3 stars? It’s not out of respect or appreciation for Dr Martyn Lloyd-Jones it’s that I have changed and developed so much in my own theological and Biblical perspective that I am now no longer as much on his page as I used to be. Saying that there are gems to be found in every sermon that makes you stop and ponder and pray.
February 4, 2023
If you’re a fan of Lloyd Jones’ sermons you will love these sermons on 2 Peter. He judiciously treats the entire book with his apt insights. You won’t regret the purchase.
October 30, 2013
Must admit i only start appreciating the beauty of expository sermons collections until i’ve read this book.
Always thought the problem with these sermons is, when considered as a whole, the anthology tends to become repetitive.
Which is necessary the case cos since these collections are often sermons preached from the same chapter or even expositions of the same verse from different angles, thus there are bound to exist repetitions.
Moreover, the need to adhere to a specific chapter or appointed verses makes some of the sermons dry and inapplicable to life. For example, an exposition of say 1 Corinthians 1 would often mean a need to explain who sosthenes in verse 1 of the chapter is – which draws it near to a commentary.
(Though it still better than exegetical sermon collections - i never do like them and thought and still thinks they are meant to save the souls of computers and robots.)
And my not-so-favorable view of collection of expository sermons (collection of expository sermons, that is – not expository preaching) was further reinforced by the reading of some books of martyn lloyd-jones these few days- in fact three books in a row (his expositions on 1 tim 1:12 - i am not ashamed: advice to timothy , on colossians 1 - love so amazing and then another on philippians 3-4 life of peace) - which made me realize that the main tenets are pretty much the same.
Think this is because these are all expositions of pauline epistles. Lloyd-jones had a tendency to center around one main theme in these books - the reason why paul is rejoicing even in tribulations.
(Personally i think he is a pauline specialist - so much so that even in this book on 2 peter, he was quoting the apostle paul half the time.)
Anyway, for these three books, the first say 5 chapters were often read with much thoroughness, only to be followed with quick scanning for the rest of the chapters because as you go along, you will realize most of the points are repeated and more or less follows a certain argumentative pattern.
(In fact, this also happened at some points when i was reading his studies in the sermon on the mount too, but i din quite feel it cos it was during the bible conference period then and i was somehow in a very patient reading mood.)
But when am back to normal life when there are so many books and other commitments fighting for attention, repetition in contents would inevitably lead to scanning and then shouting “next book please!”
Yet all things said, this particular collection on 2 peter did keep my eyes glued from back to back (ok there are still some repetitions here and there, but they are good cos they are minimal - just enough to bring home the author’s main points.)
More importantly, there are insights in almost every chapter, coupled by very apt illustrations. Enjoyed especially chpt 3 (the balanced life), 5 (life and death), 6 (things we must never forget),12 (the gleam in the gloom), 19 (the biblical view of history), 22-25 (growing in grace, part 1-3).
Reminded me of his delightful thematic collection, spiritual depression: its causes and cure, which i read a year or so back.
So it does seem that expository sermon collections can be exciting too!
Or maybe its the apostle? Am i a more peter person than paul person?
Hmm… well, will read more of this genre and find an answer to this.
Always thought the problem with these sermons is, when considered as a whole, the anthology tends to become repetitive.
Which is necessary the case cos since these collections are often sermons preached from the same chapter or even expositions of the same verse from different angles, thus there are bound to exist repetitions.
Moreover, the need to adhere to a specific chapter or appointed verses makes some of the sermons dry and inapplicable to life. For example, an exposition of say 1 Corinthians 1 would often mean a need to explain who sosthenes in verse 1 of the chapter is – which draws it near to a commentary.
(Though it still better than exegetical sermon collections - i never do like them and thought and still thinks they are meant to save the souls of computers and robots.)
And my not-so-favorable view of collection of expository sermons (collection of expository sermons, that is – not expository preaching) was further reinforced by the reading of some books of martyn lloyd-jones these few days- in fact three books in a row (his expositions on 1 tim 1:12 - i am not ashamed: advice to timothy , on colossians 1 - love so amazing and then another on philippians 3-4 life of peace) - which made me realize that the main tenets are pretty much the same.
Think this is because these are all expositions of pauline epistles. Lloyd-jones had a tendency to center around one main theme in these books - the reason why paul is rejoicing even in tribulations.
(Personally i think he is a pauline specialist - so much so that even in this book on 2 peter, he was quoting the apostle paul half the time.)
Anyway, for these three books, the first say 5 chapters were often read with much thoroughness, only to be followed with quick scanning for the rest of the chapters because as you go along, you will realize most of the points are repeated and more or less follows a certain argumentative pattern.
(In fact, this also happened at some points when i was reading his studies in the sermon on the mount too, but i din quite feel it cos it was during the bible conference period then and i was somehow in a very patient reading mood.)
But when am back to normal life when there are so many books and other commitments fighting for attention, repetition in contents would inevitably lead to scanning and then shouting “next book please!”
Yet all things said, this particular collection on 2 peter did keep my eyes glued from back to back (ok there are still some repetitions here and there, but they are good cos they are minimal - just enough to bring home the author’s main points.)
More importantly, there are insights in almost every chapter, coupled by very apt illustrations. Enjoyed especially chpt 3 (the balanced life), 5 (life and death), 6 (things we must never forget),12 (the gleam in the gloom), 19 (the biblical view of history), 22-25 (growing in grace, part 1-3).
Reminded me of his delightful thematic collection, spiritual depression: its causes and cure, which i read a year or so back.
So it does seem that expository sermon collections can be exciting too!
Or maybe its the apostle? Am i a more peter person than paul person?
Hmm… well, will read more of this genre and find an answer to this.
December 30, 2012
The more I read this, the more I love it. MLJ is an absolute treasure to the church. I was first introduced to him in 1 John many years ago and only love him more. No doubt he has properly influenced many preachers and teachers of our day for the good. It is amazing how timeless the truth of Scripture is, while these sermons were preached in the late 1940's they have so much to say to our generation. Anyone would do very well to pick this up and dive in.
February 10, 2012
Do you love and value good preaching? Does your iPod have more sermon podcasts than songs? May I recommend that you complement your playlist with solid preaching/teaching from the pre-digital era? I highly recommend this collection of sermons - Lloyd-Jones at his brilliant best.
October 29, 2016
Great, as expected. Even so... why does the book skip from 2:9 to 3:1? Did he not preach any more sermons from 2 Peter 2?
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