Martyn lloyd jones bio
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D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
David Martyn Lloyd-Jones was born in Cardiff and raised in Llangeitho, Ceredigion, Wales. Educated at Tregaron County Intermediate School and then in London at Marylebone Grammar School between and , he went to St Bartholomew&#;s Hospital as a medical student. He then worked as Chief Clinical Assistant to the Royal Physician, Sir Thomas Horder.
After sensing a call to preach, in Lloyd-Jones returned to Wales – having married Bethan Phillips (with whom he later had two children, Elizabeth and Ann) – as minister at the Bethlehem Forward Movement Church (known as ‘Sandfields’) in Aberavon (Port Talbot).
After eleven years at Sandfields, he was called in to be associate pastor of Westminster Chapel, London, working alongside G. Campbell Morgan. During the same year, he became the president of the Inter-Varsity Fellowship of Students (known today as the Universities and Colleges Christian Fellowship (UK)). In Campbell Morgan retired, leaving Lloyd-Jones as the so
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David Martyn Lloyd-Jones (20 December March ) stands as one of the most influential figures in 20th-century Reformed evangelicalism. A Welsh Protestant minister, preacher, and medical doctor, he served as minister of Westminster Chapel in London for nearly three decades.
Early Life and Ministry
Born in Cardiff and raised in Llangeitho, Ceredigion, Lloyd-Jones grew up in a distrikt steeped in Welsh Methodist revival history, notably as the site of Daniel Rowland's ministry. His father worked as a grocer, and of his two brothers, Harold tragically died in the flu pandemic, while Vincent later became a High Court judge.
His early career path led him through London grammar school () to St Bartholomew's Hospital, where he trained in medicine. bygd , he had secured a prestigious position as assistant to the Royal Physician, Sir Thomas Horder. After obtaining his MD from London University and membership in the Royal College of Physicians, Lloyd-Jones experienced a profound calling to pr
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This article is part of the 10 Things You Should Know series.
1. He was zealous for God and for the gospel.
On Martyn Lloyd-Jones's tombstone in Wales are the words from 1 Corinthians "For I determined not to know anything among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified" (KJV).
This was the absolute key thing about his life: his zeal for the Lord, the centrality of the cross and resurrection, and the urgent need to proclaim the gospel without ceasing.
2. He had a logical mind based on his medical training.
Lloyd-Jones described the gift of preaching as "logic on fire." His medical training meant that his thought processes and sermons were always logical; he was both a medical doctor at the best teaching hospital in London and a doctor of souls. Logic stemmed from that medical way of life.
3. His Welsh ancestry gave him fire.
He was a Welshman's Welshman—a deep patriot! He was also aware of the failings of his fellow country folk, but loved Wales passionately nonetheless. Th