Christopher Catherwood - Martyn Lloyd-Jones: His Life and Relevance for the 21st Century

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This book is a good, quick recounting of the life and ministry of Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones from one who knew him personally. Christopher Catherwood, the Doctors eldest grandchild, puts the books youve enjoyed in the context of Lloyd-Joness life and ministry. The author carefully and fairly interprets Lloyd-Joneseven on points where he himself may disagree. He succeeds in faithfully reproducing some of the Doctors nuances and ambiguities that others have overlooked. The books informal, even casual style makes it easy to readlike youre having an engaging evenings conversation with an old friend. I heartily commend the books and sermons of Martyn-Lloyd Jones, and this book as an encouragement and help.

Mark Dever, Senior Pastor, Capitol Hill Baptist Church, Washington, DC; President, 9Marks

God is raising up a new generation of preachers who aim faithfully to expound the Scriptures in the Reformed heritage, who are passionate about evangelism, who talk up justification and sanctification, who are eager to plant churches in challenging contexts. They want and need modelsideally, not because they want to become thoughtless clones, but because the Bible itself helps us see how much is learned by imitation. One of the crucially important models of the twentieth century is Martyn Lloyd-Jones, whose homegoing in 1981 is just far enough back that a new generation of young preachers does not automatically know him. May this brief, balanced, and personal biography of Lloyd-Jones, written by one of his grandsons, go a long way to providing the incentive to study him afresh, to listen or read his sermons, and thus to increase the circle of those we should emulate in gospel faithfulness.

D. A. Carson, Research Professor of New Testament, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School

For many people who heard him, Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones was perhaps the greatest preacher in the English language in the twentieth century. He possessed a rare gift of communicating the truth, wonder, and power of the gospel. His grandson Christopher Catherwood had the privilege of seeing the inner man. In this absorbing book he brings a fresh perspective on the Doctors life and the convictions that shaped his long and fruitful ministry. Those who heard him preach will be reminded of the ministry of this prince of preachers. One also hopes that many who never heard him will be encouraged to read his books and listen to his sermons. Those who do so will not be disappointed.

Lindsay Brown, International Director, the Lausanne Movement

We hear a great deal today about the need to be relevant. What the Doctor so powerfully demonstrated through his preaching and books is that to be always relevant one must be biblical. My hope is that this first-rate book will introduce a new generation of readers to Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones, whose message and methodology is as relevant and needed today as it was in his time.

Rebecca Manley Pippert, speaker; evangelist; author, Out of the Salt

This excellent introduction to Martyn Lloyd-Joness life and ministry will not only introduce many to one of the preaching giants of the last century but also inspire us to apply the convictions he held so passionately to our present day. We may well disagree with him at points, as his own grandson admits to doing, but his radical commitment to the principle of sola scriptura, in both doctrine and practice, is urgently needed today.

Vaughan Roberts, Rector of St Ebbes Oxford and Director of The Proclamation Trust

MARTYN
LLOYD-JONES

HIS LIFE AND RELEVANCE FOR THE 21ST CENTURY

CHRISTOPHER CATHERWOOD

Martyn Lloyd-Jones: His Life and Relevance for the 21st Century

Copyright 2015 by Christopher Catherwood

Published by Crossway

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All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher, except as provided for by USA copyright law.

Cover design: Josh Dennis

Cover image: Lady Elizabeth Catherwood and Christopher Catherwood

First printing 2015

Printed in the United States of America

Trade paperback ISBN: 978-1-4335-4595-5
ePub ISBN: 978-1-4335-4598-6
PDF ISBN: 978-1-4335-4596-2
Mobipocket ISBN: 978-1-4335-4597-9

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Catherwood, Christopher.

Martyn Lloyd-Jones : his life and relevance for the 21st century / Christopher Catherwood.

1 online resource.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-1-4335-4596-2 (pdf) ISBN 978-1-4335-4597-9 (mobi) ISBN 978-1-4335-4598-6 (epub) ISBN 978-1-4335-4595-5 (tp)

1. Lloyd-Jones, David Martyn. 2. Reformed ChurchDoctrines. I. Title.

BX4827.L68

285.8092dc23 [B] 2015013463

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To Don and Emilie,

a Reformed pastor and his wife

in the mold of Martyn and Bethan Lloyd-Jones,

and to their friend,

my wife Paulette,

to whom Bethan Lloyd-Jones commented,

Martyn would have liked you.