Philip Arthur Bence PhD Thesis - Research@StAndrews:FullText

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Lordship destroys anxiety and brings peace and hope. It
was Stewart's desire that all would follow in the ways of
Jesus and live a fulfilling life of discipleship.
Preaching which follows Stewart's pattern
continually proclaims God's triumph and the resultant
benefits in the Christian's life. This is Stewart's
great strength. Contemporary man can, as he appropriates
Christ's victory for himself, find triumph in today's
world.
Stewart's preaching theology brings transformation
to the responsive listener. But it does much less to
direct the hearer toward change in lifestyle. Preaching
which follows Stewart's model issues a constant call
toward discipleship, but inadequately describes the
social consequences of accepting that call."'
This emphasis may build churches full of those who
appreciate strong preaching of hope, but these churches
may not adequately spread that hope to the disillusioned
world around them.
To balance the truth that Christ has defeated evil,
preaching will also emphasize the Christian's
responsibility to proclaim and actualize that victory in
the world.
F. D. MARTYN LLOYD-JONES
Martyn Lloyd-Jones preached a message of certainty.
'Authority' is the key word of his theology." The
Bible is the Word of God. Jesus Christ is the fully
human, fully divine One who died to appease God's wrath