Studies In The Sermon On The Mount [Volume 1]

Studies in the Sermon on the Mount #1

by D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones

The Sermon on the Mount is not a code of ethics or of morals; it is a description of what Christians are meant to be. In Studies in the Sermon on the Mount, D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones offers a comprehensive exposition of one of the best known but often misunderstood passages in the Bible. With characteristic wisdom, he keeps one eye on Scripture and the other on the world as he explains Christs teaching to modern-day believers.

Genres: Christian Living, Theology

320 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1959

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

[Joshua Arnold · Rating 5 out of 5]

Incredible. I’ve never read these verses explained in such clarity and power. It’s worth reading several times in a lifetime.

[Stephen Mccollum · Rating 4 out of 5]

An excellent, thought-provoking study of Matthew 5.

[Paul · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my desert-island books. Every Christian should read it.

[Ryan Denton · Rating 4 out of 5]

The last chapters are the best. Not my favorite MLJ work, but still better than most options out there.

[Trevor Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good volume on the Sermon on the Mount. I particularly thought his chapters on the beatitudes were the best part of the book.

[Christopher-James Neethling · Rating 4 out of 5]

Old School Gospel Truth. This book contains sermons of Lloyd-Jones on the Sermon on the Mount. They are rich and abound with Gospel truth. I took my time working it through. Gold nuggets on every page.

[Matt Pitts · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm actually reading the one volume edition, but each volume is so long it should count as one book!

Lloyd-Jones is widely recognized as one of the greatest preachers of the 20th century and this collection of sermons makes clear why. Lloyd-Jones leaves virtually no stone unturned like the puritans he loved so much, and yet he does not exhuast his 20th (or 21st!) century readers with archaic language or exposition that seems never ending (each sermon/chapter comes to about 10 pages).

The only point at which I recall disagreeing with him was on his interpretation of 'blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness' as a description of justification by faith. But his understanding of the beatitudes as a unified picture of genuine disciples made sense of the beatitudes for me like perhaps no one else had.

Those studying the Sermon on the Mount either personally or for teaching/preaching would be very hard pressed to find better help for both mind and soul than what they will find in this book.

Very highly recommended!

And thanks to my friend Brandon Rogers who gave it to me about 7 years ago!!!

(not sure when I finished this....but some time in the last month or so)

[Liam · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved how much gospel content Lloyd-Jones mines out of Jesus words! I had never seen the gospel in this section of scripture before reading this. The sermons are very good! And it’s unfortunate how often this section of scripture is neglected today.

Having said that, this book was a bit of a slog, and for me (possibly by my own oversight) many of the messages seemed extremely similar and therefore long and tedious. I originally set out to read both volumes of this work, but now, if I do get to the second, I’ll at least take a long break between the two.

[Danielw · Rating 5 out of 5]

Getting right into it, this book changed a lot of my understandings pertaining to the Sermon on the Mount. This isn't a dry,boring book ( although I'm sure some will find it that way). If you like light fluffy reads on the Christian life you will not like this book. There's not a lot for me to say, other than I'm very glad I stumbled onto Mr. Jones writings. I am a better Christian because of it.