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| Studies in the Sermon on the Mount | 
| Author: David Martyn Lloyd-jones
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  27 reviews
Sales Rank: 63403
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1 v. ed
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 585
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.8
Dimensions (in): 9.4 x 6.2 x 1.2
ISBN: 080280036X
Dewey Decimal Number: 226.906
EAN: 9780802800367
ASIN: 080280036X
Publication Date: April 1984
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Studies in the Sermon on the Mount January 19, 2007
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
I am thrilled to own this book. Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones is very easy to read, covering difficult material in a well thought out and understandable way. It is not dry reading at all. He holds the word of God high and so lifts the reader to do the same. I have found whatever I read of his to be of the highest caliber and recommend them all.
Eye Opener December 7, 2006
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book has opened my eyes to my true self and made me acutely aware of the magnificence of God. If you are seeking how to have a close relationship with God, please read this book.
Superficial Christianity exposed, True Christianity declared December 5, 2006
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
Do you hate religion? I know I do, and I'm a pastor. Christianity is not hoops of rituals, rules, and traditions that people hop through in an attempt to please God. Christianity is not trying to be a better person or trying to pretend we are more than we really are. The Sermon on the Mount reveals what true Christianity is about.
The Sermon on the Mount lays the foundation for Christianity. It exposes our true helpless condition before God and calls for Him to transform us into what truly does please Him. In fact, our sinful nature and our world goes contrary to everything that Christ teaches here. "Blessed are the poor in Spirit?" Our world says don't be humble, be aggressive. Demand your rights. "Blessed are those that mourn" Our world and minds tries everything possible to avoid thinking on true sinful conditions of our world. We instead want to deny the truth and escape to some pleasure.
In David Martyn Lloyd-Jones book on the Sermon on the Mount he lays out before us what Christ was truly teaching about the Kingdom of God and its citizens. The Sermon teaches us what it takes to be a true Christian:
Poor in spirit - We must humbly recognize our spiritual bankruptness before God. We must admit we are sinful, helpless, and deserving of God's righteous punishment. This humility opens the door for the next Beatitude...
Mourning - As Lloyd-Jones will lay out for you this is having godly sorrow over your sin and the sins of others. Not only have you recognized you deserve God's judgment, but you truly want to change (repentance). This repentance opens the door for the next Beatitude...
Meekness - Your true awareness of self in the presence of God makes you lowly, gentle, and humble towards others. You tend to agree with them of your lowly state and that it can only be by God's grace that you can be changed and used for the good.
starve and thirst for righteousness - As each beatitude builds off the other one the next one to naturally follow is craving the necessities of spiritual life. This person starves for God to deliver them from their sins and replace those things with Christ's perfect and good character. It also speaks of having true peace with God through a right relationship.
And each Beatitude, as you will see in this book, builds off each other. They not only speak of the path of one becoming a true follower of Christ, but also these describe the character of every true follower of Christ. Because God's Spirit enters the believer the Christian will live this supernaturally good life. And people around us will recognize the difference between us and the rest of the world, just as a Japanese citizen would stand out in another culture.
Of course, this book is not just about the Beatitudes but about the whole Sermon on the Mount. Trust me, this book may be huge, but it's a great read. Pace yourselves by reading one 10 page chapter each night. And don't forget to apply what you learn. I recommend this book to anyone who wants to know the truth about God's Kingdom and how a real follower of Christ is live. No more religion! Give me the real stuff: a God-empowered life and a humble relationship with my Creator, King, and Savior.
excellent November 10, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book is one of the best and most detailed studies of the Sermon of the Mount. Extraordinary!
Studies on The Sermon on the Mount August 18, 2006
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
One of the most impactful books I have ever read next to the Bible itself! Every professing Christian should read this book over and over. A classic!
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