Romans 7: 1-8 4 The Law

Martyn Lloyd - Jones

Hardcover

Description: This volume deals with what is undoubtedly one of the most controversial chapters in the Bible. As I see it, and explain at length in my exposition, the greatest cause of trouble is to become obsessed by the so-called "man of Romans 7", and to approach the entire chapter, as a consequence, from the standpoint of Christian experience. That is to miss the real theme and central object of the chapter, which is to explain the true character and purpose of the Law. This chapter is undoubtedly the "locus classicus" of the Christian, and especially the Pauline, view of the Law. It was clearly crucial in an evangelistic sense in the time of the Apostle himself, and also from the standpoint of resolving the tension between Jew and Gentile in the early Church. It is also vital to an understanding of how the Christian Bible ever came into being, and as to why a mainly Gentile Church incorporated the Old Testament with their new literature. It will be clear from the exposition that the theme of this volume is no mere fascinating theological or intellectual problem, but one which is of vital importance to Christian experience, and to the health, well-being and vigour of the Church.

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About The Author: Born in Cardiff, Dr Martyn Lloyd-Jones (1899-1981) was a practicing physician until leaving medicine to become the minister of a Welsh Presbyterian Church.
Minister of Westminster Chapel and co-founder of both InterVarsity Fellowship and the Banner of Truth Trust, this brilliant Welshman was arguably the greatest evangelical preacher of the 20th century.

Best remembered for the power of his sermons in an age of spiritual decline and apathy, Dr Lloyd-Jones exercised his formidable intellect in the service of a thoroughly biblical faith, inspiring his contemporaries to think through the implications of their beliefs for both Church and world.

Dr Lloyd-Jones never tired of calling the Church to revival, to foundational doctrines and to a prayerful zeal for authentic apostolic experience. His rich legacy of recorded and published sermons continues to be used by God to transform lives today.

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Pages: 370

Publication Date: November 1973