
Book of Romans
Dr Martyn Lloyd-Jones’s sermons on the book of Romans were preached to the congregation at Westminster Chapel in the heart of central London on Friday evenings between October 1955 to March 1968. These sermons were preached from the beginning of October until the end of May each year, with breaks being taken for Christmas and Easter. Dr Lloyd-Jones began his ministry at Westminster Chapel in 1938, and his ministry there lasted for thirty years until his retirement in 1968. As such, his Romans series came at the end of his preaching career. Spanning 366 sermons over twelve years, his series on the book of Romans is the longest expositional series Dr Lloyd-Jones ever did.
Dr Lloyd-Jones regarded the book of Romans as the ‘first in importance’ among the New Testament epistles. Indeed, it is likely that Dr Lloyd-Jones saw his exposition of the book of Romans as his most important work, as evidenced by the fact that he chose his Romans sermons as the first of his many sermons to be published following his retirement. His official biographer Iain Murray writes;
Many hundreds of unrevised manuscript copies of sermons thus existed by 1968, of which, for reasons already noted, comparatively few had appeared in print. He did not hesitate in choosing to put his Romans sermons first for publication in book form, to be followed by those on Ephesians.
Dr Lloyd-Jones’s hope for these sermons on the book of Romans was that they will ‘not only help Christian people to understand more clearly the great doctrines of our Faith, but that they will also fill them with a joy “unspeakable and full of glory” and bring them into a condition in which they will be “Lost in wonder, love, and praise”’.
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Relationships
What are the Christian;s duties and responsibilities to government and the state? It is the perplexing question that Dr. Lloyd-Jones seeks to address in this sermon on Romans 13:1-7. While Christians are citizens of heaven and the Kingdom of God, they still…
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Subject to Government
How are Christians supposed to read the Bible? If there are many different views on what the Bible says, how are we to know the right interpretation? The answer is that we must read the Bible as one work of God. According to Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones, this is …
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Christian and The State (1)
In today’s media-driven culture, the public can witness firsthand the mess of politicians and politics on social media, cable television, and in print media. Cynically, many Christians might find it necessary to simply retreat out of political concerns and …
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Christian and The State (2)
How the people of God relate to kings, emperors, magistrates, and the state in general is a topic with a long pedigree in the Christian church. Persecution by the state, unjust laws or acts, along with the emergence of new political ideologies often lead to…
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Christian and The State (3) - The Christian & War
During times of international conflict, the national conversation inevitably moves to the legitimacy of war or the pursuit of peace. Christians are no different. As those who acknowledge this is God’s world, and are sincerely concerned about the well-being …
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Church and The State (1)
In this first part of his series on the Church and the State, Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones lays a historical foundation for understanding the development of the relationship between Church and State. Beginning with a look at Romans 13:1-7, he affirms the importan…
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Church and The State (2)
Does Church history hold any importance for believers today? Why should we look to the past for insight into doctrine instead of looking to Scripture alone? In the second part of his series on the Church and the State, Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones chastises the a…
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Church and The State (3)
Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones continues his historical review of the relationship between Church and State. Building on his previous sermon, he presses us to consider Church history in this sermon on Romans 13:1-7. It is important, he argues, because there is no n…
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Church and The State (4)
Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones taught extensively on church history, specifically on the relationship between Church and State. In this sermon on Romans 13:1-7, Dr. Lloyd-Jones turns his attention to the underlying foundation of the view proposing an alliance betwe…
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Church and The State (5)
How does the Church and ruling government interact? Are they co-equals working together for the greater good? Do they share the same end goal? As Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones tackles the issue of Church and State relations in this sermon on Romans 13:1-7, he firs…
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Church and The State (6)
No matter how the topic is framed – church and state, or Christ and culture – it deserves a lot of careful thought. This is one topic in the history of Christianity that intersects with doctrine, theology, church history, and culture. As Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jo…
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Love Fulfills the Law
Debt is burdensome. Being in obligation to another is a constant weight on your shoulders. But there is one great exception, according to the apostle Paul. That exception is the debt of love. As Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones notes in Romans 13:8-10, Paul calls the…
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Love Your Neighbour
If there is one word in the Bible that is easily misunderstood, it is the word “love.” Contemporary society replaces the biblical view of love with mere sentiment or lust. Not only this, but love of neighbor is pitted against love of God. As Dr. Martyn Lloy…
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Scriptural Love
Vestiges of the Christian call to ‘love neighbor’ can be found throughout Western culture. What has been lost, however, is the Scriptural understanding of love and a strong theological foundation to support the command. Without Scripture and theology, love …
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Sanctification
Justification by faith alone has been called the great doctrine on which the church stands or falls. With the emphasis on justification, many Protestants are guilty of neglecting the all-important doctrine of sanctification. As Christians strive to rightly …
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Redemption History
As Christians compare Christianity with other moral and ethical belief systems, philosophies, and religions in the world, many of them have an equal emphasis on love of neighbor. What then distinguishes the Christians’ call to fulfill the royal law of love …
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A World in Darkness
Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones makes a striking statement about the Christian view of the world. He says, at its best the world is still in darkness. In a modern day and age, when such statements may seem polarizing and perhaps even offensive, why does Dr. Lloyd-Jo…
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The Christians Future
What is the future of the Christian? Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones preaches this sermon from Romans 13:11-14 about what is awaiting the Christian. All over Scripture, the answer is clear— we are waiting for the coming day of the Lord. Contrary to what some people …
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Strangers and Pilgrims (1)
Have you ever been discouraged by realizing that your feelings come and go so easily? It can be easy to lose faith in ourselves when we feel things changing so quickly. In this sermon on Romans 13;11-14, Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones reminds us that regardless of …
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Strangers and Pilgrims (2)
Perhaps you have wondered what the relationship between thoughts and actions are. In this sermon on Christians and how they are to live in the world, Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones reminds us that doctrines and practice are always tied— doctrine, especially, plays …
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About Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones (1899-1981) was a Welsh evangelical minister who preached and taught in the Reformed tradition. His principal ministry was at Westminster Chapel, in central London, from 1939-1968, where he delivered multi-year expositions on books of the bible such as Romans, Ephesians and the Gospel of John. In addition to the MLJ Trust’s collection of 1,600 of these sermons in audio format, most of these great sermon series are available in book form (including a 14 volume collection of the Romans sermons), as are other series such as "Spiritual Depression", "Studies in the Sermon on the Mount" and "Great Biblical Doctrines". He is considered by many evangelical leaders today to be an authority on biblical truth and the sufficiency of Scripture.