A life of joy and peace

"The world will listen to us," writes Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones, "when it sees people with peace, calm, and serenity in difficult circumstances [...]. Perhaps the first and most important lesson we must learn is how to live without allowing circumstances to affect our inner peace and joy [...]. What ultimately matters in life is not so much the things that happen to us but how we view them." In his study of chapters 3 and 4 of Philippians, the author shows us, with his usual rigor and wisdom, how the believer can experience that "peace of God, which surpasses all understanding."

"Peace is the meaning of the Gospel: peace with God, peace with ourselves, peace with others. And this peace can only be received as a result of the freely given grace of Jesus, which is 'the beginning and the end of salvation,' for 'it is the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ that makes everything possible!'" What is the secret of that life of joy that Paul shared in this Letter to the Philippians? How can we obtain and preserve it? If ever it was more necessary to discover the answer, it is now, in this turbulent age in which we live. Commenting on the first two chapters of the Epistle, Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones locates the origin of Paul's confidence in Christ, and develops the theme of a life of joy that can be the experience of all who follow Christ today.

"The world will listen to us," writes Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones, "when it sees people with peace, calm, and serenity in difficult circumstances [...]. Perhaps the first and most important lesson we must learn is how to live without allowing circumstances to affect our inner peace and joy [...]. What ultimately matters in life is not so much the things that happen to us but how we view them." In his study of chapters 3 and 4 of Philippians, the author shows us, with his usual rigor and wisdom, how the believer can experience that "peace of God, which surpasses all understanding."

"Peace is the meaning of the Gospel: peace with God, peace with ourselves, peace with others. And this peace can only be received as a result of the freely given grace of Jesus, which is 'the beginning and the end of salvation,' for 'it is the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ that makes everything possible!'"