Saved for Eternity

About this episode

Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones discusses the authority of the Lord in making final judgments and the importance of Christian liberty in discerning activities in the world.

The Lord alone has the authority to make final judgments on people. In this sermon from Romans 14:1–4 titled “Saved for Eternity,” Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones reminds the listener of this important truth and how they can follow this while still exercising discernment regarding the people they are around and the activities in which they participate. When the Christian makes ultimate judgments about people, they are usurping the authority of the Lord and putting themselves in His place. This is a very dangerous place. What are they to do about the activities of the world that in and of themselves are not wrong? Dr. Lloyd-Jones provides helpful guidelines to consider as one works through this. He proposes that it all comes back to the theme of Christian liberty and that on issues not clearly portrayed in Scripture as sinful, it is a matter of conscience between each person and God. Paul says that one is not to judge or be jealous of those who are using their Christian liberty because ultimately, the Lord is powerful and strong enough to help them stand up. Dr. Lloyd-Jones ties this into the doctrine of the final perseverance of the saints, providing supporting examples from Scripture…

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones

Topics covered

• Christian liberty
• final judgments
• discernment
• conscience
• perseverance of the saints

Keywords

• Christianity
• judgment
• discernment
• liberty
• conscience
• perseverance
• Romans

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Romans 14:1–4

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