Sermons of Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones The World, Part 2
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Mar 25, 2026 A sermon on resisting worldly outlooks without retreating into legalism or rigid tradition. Discussion of how methods and manners can hinder the gospel when fear or censoriousness take over. Historical examples of controversies around evangelistic methods are highlighted. Calls for moderation, sincere motives, and practical, compassionate outreach as expressions of new character in Christ.
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When The Church Adopts The World's Mindset
- Modern church thinking often mirrors the secular world's outlook, corrupting theology, evangelism, and moral teaching.
- Martyn Lloyd-Jones argues this surrender begins by asking what modern people can accept rather than what Scripture teaches, undermining Christian distinctiveness.
Don't Replace Worldliness With Obscurantism
- Avoid reacting to worldliness by becoming obscurantist or rigid traditionalists; test innovations against Scripture instead of rejecting them out of fear.
- Use history (Galileo, Church tradition) to show danger of adding non-biblical philosophy to doctrine.
Whitefield Got Attacked For Preaching Outdoors
- George Whitefield faced criticism for open-air preaching as an unacceptable novelty among some contemporaries.
- Lloyd-Jones uses this to illustrate how new evangelistic methods were historically condemned by traditionalists.