John — Chapter 13

Summing-up: Knowing and Doing

Is it possible to know the truth yet remain unchanged by it? In this message titled "Summing-up: Knowing and Doing," Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones addresses the Westminster Ministers' Conference with a sobering challenge about the relationship between knowing and doing. Based on John 13:17, "If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them"—Dr. Lloyd-Jones warns against the subtle danger of being content with mere intellectual knowledge while neglecting practical application. He challenges believers to move beyond reaction against error to positive pursuit of God, beyond discussion of doctrine to demonstration of power. Addressing concerns about missionary zeal, communion with God, and genuine spiritual joy, Dr. Lloyd-Jones calls the conference to examine whether their understanding of Reformed doctrine translates into intimate knowledge of God. This is not a traditional sermon but a pastoral exhortation before corporate prayer—a plea to stop limiting God to the boundaries of personal experience and to seek the pneumatic reality promised in Scripture.