Following is my review of:
Lloyd-Jones, The Puritans: Their Origins and Successors. Carlisle, PA: Banner of Truth, 1987.
These are a series of lectures Lloyd-Jones delivered at the Puritan Studies and Westminster Conferences. This was my first encounter with Lloyd-Jones, and I enjoyed it very much.
The burdens of Lloyd-Jones that stand out in my memory are:
The stark difference between revival and revivalism, and a need to appeal to God to bring true revival.
The need to avoid dead academic intellectualism in our study of the Puritans and our pursuit of God.
The importance of full-bodied faith as opposed to mere intellectual assent to propositions.
The role of the Holy Spirit in empowering, encouraging, and assuring believers, and the need to earnestly desire that.
The need to break down barriers between Christians that are over unimportant matters (while upholding and defending those matters that are of vital importance).
The need for continued fresh analysis and application of God’s word, rather than unthinking adherence to tradition and habit.
The importance of application in preaching.
From Books; read in 2004-05.