The Armor of Light

About this episode

Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones discusses the call to spiritual awakening and practical living in the Christian faith based on Romans 13:11–14.

Being suddenly awakened in the middle of the night by bright lights can be an incredibly alarming and disconcerting experience. In this sermon on Romans 13:11–14 titled “The Armor of Light,” Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones explains the similarities between this kind of event and conversion for those who become Christians and trust in Jesus for the forgiveness of their sins. They are called to wake up out of spiritual sleep. What does Paul mean when he tells to awake and arise? Overall, it is a general call to spiritual discipline. Time and time again, Scripture warns against living in a purely theoretical way. The Christian life is to be one that is extremely practical. Christians are to take the knowledge of their conversion and the knowledge of what it means to be saved and apply those truths as they seek to live their lives. Dr. Lloyd-Jones reminds that it is because the Christian has been washed that they need to keep themselves clean. In constant practice, Christians are to put off the old man and put on the new man. Since they have been saved from being slaves to sin, why would they still live as they did before they were saved? Listen as Dr. Lloyd-Jones encourages Christians to…

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones

Topics covered

• spiritual awakening
• Christian conversion
• spiritual discipline
• practical Christianity
• living a worthy life

Keywords

• spiritual sleep
• conversion
• Christian life
• gospel
• sin
• discipline
• new man

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Armor of Light, Romans 13:11–14

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