The Assurance of Our Salvation (Studies in John 17): Exploring the Depth of Jesus' Prayer for His Own

The Assurance of Our Salvation: Studies in John 17 #1-4

by D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones

One of the most moving passages in the Bible is Jesus' High-Priestly prayer for His own in John 17, in which our Lord turns over His mission to His disciples. Here also unfold the majestic themes of our assurance of salvation, our union with Him, and His loving care for all who believe in Him.

When you are discouraged, uncertain, or anxious, you can turn to this passage for comfort and reassurance--and find that the Lord Jesus Christ has already claimed you as His own. Before you were born, before the world was made, those who belong to Him were destined for an eternal inheritance.

In this masterful, verse-by-verse exposition of our Savior's prayer--originally four books and now brought together in one volume--the great preacher and Bible teacher Martyn Lloyd-Jones gleans timeless truths of the faith for Christians today. With rare insight and power, Dr. Lloyd-Jones lays before us the richness, the depth, the wonder--and the assurance--of God's plan of salvation and sanctification.

Genres: Christian, Theology, Christianity, Christian Living

672 pages, Hardcover

First published January 24, 2000

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

[Becky Barnes · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was full of wonderful theology. I found it best absorbed as a devotional, reading about half of a chapter a day.

[David M. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lloyd-Jones was one of those men after whom they broke the mold.

[Mike · Rating 4 out of 5]

48 chapters - originally sermons - on the same chapter of the Bible. In fact almost a dozen are based on only one verse. There are a some passages that aren't up the standard of the rest, which is hardly surprising, but the good material is very good. My extensive list of highlightings is testament to this.

Best taken a day at a time, like good medicine, this is full of excellent exposition, and great encouragement.

Re-read 2025
Read through this book again, slowly, often re-reading a chapter before moving on. There is a great deal of valuable material here: the early chapter on Prayer, for instance, the sections on the Holy Spirit, on sin and much more. Sometimes Lloyd-Jones' biases overtake his thinking: his refusal to see any value in people living a monastic life, for instance, and some of his comments about Roman Catholics in general (even though elsewhere he's on friendly terms with them). He also seems at times to lay quite a burden on his listeners, as when he tells them, twice in the series, that 'John Wesley had a very poor opinion of a Christian who did not spend at least four hours a day in prayer.' My reaction to this is that I wonder if Lloyd-Jones managed this himself. And when would most working people with families have been able to do this? But this is a small carping. Overall, the book continues to deserve re-readings.

[Blake · Rating 5 out of 5]

One word describes the content of this 600+ page book by Martin Lloyd Jones: Phenomenal! It has been an absolute joy to read through this book each morning as part of my devotions. All based upon John 17, Lloyd-Jones does what Lloyd-Jones does best and that is, he breaks down the specifics of John 17 and puts forward a masterful explanation of what our Lord says in His High Priestly prayer. This book is an absolute treasure. I loved its focus on God's glory, on the beauty of the gospel, and the depth of explanation of Sanctification, of true unity, etc. I highly recommend this book. It'll encourage your soul, confront your sin, and help you understand the depths of our Lord's great, great prayer.

[Gloria · Rating 5 out of 5]

A lengthy but excellent read! There's so much that can be said about John 17 but he did a nice job of pulling out the main themes and expounding on those. I used the book as part of my morning devotions and loved it. It was quite convicting in places and I learned a lot! Highly recommend this book.

[Harriet Johnston · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent set of messages by the author about John 17. There is some excellent teaching about sanctification.

[John Brackbill · Rating 5 out of 5]

Logic on fire for sure. Especially helpful for me years ago working through the nature of our activity in sanctification. Classic Lloyd-Jones.

[Mark · Rating 5 out of 5]

A Great Book With a Vital Message

In this book Martyn Lloyd Jones studies the High Priestly Prayer by Jesus in John 17. One of the Doctors main points here, and in much of his preaching, is that 95% of the problems with the Church today is that Christians do not know what it is to be a Christian and how to live as a Christian. Christians don't know who they are in Christ and what it means to living our daily lives. There is no doubt he was, and still is, right. Dr Jones is much like the Apostle Paul. His preaching has been called "Logic On Fire" and I cannot think of a better description. This is an excellent book and I will be looking into it more deeply.

[Harley Cottingham · Rating 4 out of 5]

I’d give this book, on a greater range, a 4.6.

Lloyd Jones is a master expositor, 600 pages on plunging the depths of the Jesus’ prayer to the Father in John 17. This book goes over different aspects of the prayer in Jesus addressing the Father, His people, their salvation, sanctification and eventual glorification. Although this book serves as a very mighty work on what sanctification is and the trinity/ our role in it! The 600 page was well worth it and honestly easy to go through as it is written in sermon style.

[Chris Butler · Rating 4 out of 5]

48 sermons covering John chapter 17 and at the end he said we have ‘only touched upon these great truths’ Classic Lloyd Jones.
These excellent sermons were delivered by the doctor on Sunday mornings in Westminster Chapel between 1952 and 1953. This was a period in Lloyd-Jones life when Dr James Packer said the doctor was ‘on a plateau of supreme excellence’. One cannot but agree after reading this book and being encouraged, rebuked, challenged, and edified.