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> [“We tend to have a wrong view of law and to think of it as something that is opposed to grace. But it is not. Law is only opposed to grace in the sense that there was once a covenant…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-martyn-lloyd-jones/we-tend-to-have-a-wrong-view-of-law-and-to-think-of-it-as-something/)

[David Martyn Lloyd-Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-martyn-lloyd-jones/)

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## More by David Martyn Lloyd-Jones

> [“Why do you read all the details of divorce cases in the newspapers? ... you are enjoying it. You would not dream of doing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-martyn-lloyd-jones/why-do-you-read-all-the-details-of-divorce-cases-in-the-newspapers/)

[David Martyn Lloyd-Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-martyn-lloyd-jones/)

> [“It does not say, 'Blessed are those who are persecuted because they are objectionable.' It does not say, 'Blessed are those who are having…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-martyn-lloyd-jones/it-does-not-say-blessed-are-those-who-are-persecuted-because-they-are/)

[David Martyn Lloyd-Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-martyn-lloyd-jones/)

> [“Some people, even in worship, seem to think that they must say their 'Amen' in a particular way, or must say it often. Thinking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-martyn-lloyd-jones/some-people-even-in-worship-seem-to-think-that-they-must-say-their/)

[David Martyn Lloyd-Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-martyn-lloyd-jones/)

> [“If I am reading the stiffer and the more difficult books, or the more directly theological books in the morning, I read the other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-martyn-lloyd-jones/if-i-am-reading-the-stiffer-and-the-more-difficult-books-or-the-more/)

[David Martyn Lloyd-Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-martyn-lloyd-jones/)

> [“Why are there wars in the world? Why is there this constant international tension? What is the matter with the world? Why war and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-martyn-lloyd-jones/why-are-there-wars-in-the-world-why-is-there-this-constant/)

[David Martyn Lloyd-Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-martyn-lloyd-jones/)

> [ “But observe that \[Peter\] never ceases to be a bold man; he does not become nervous and diffident. No, he does not change in… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-martyn-lloyd-jones/but-observe-that-peter-never-ceases-to-be-a-bold-man-he-does-not/)

[David Martyn Lloyd-Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-martyn-lloyd-jones/)

> [“At the very time when we have been boasting of our enlightenment and knowledge and understanding, there is this tragic breakdown in personal relationships.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-martyn-lloyd-jones/at-the-very-time-when-we-have-been-boasting-of-our-enlightenment-and/)

[David Martyn Lloyd-Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-martyn-lloyd-jones/)

> [“The heretics were never dishonest men; they were mistaken men. They should not be thought of as men who were deliberately setting out to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-martyn-lloyd-jones/the-heretics-were-never-dishonest-men-they-were-mistaken-men-they/)

[David Martyn Lloyd-Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-martyn-lloyd-jones/)

> [“What is meant by this term, 'the heart'? According to the general scriptural usage of the term, the heart means the centre of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-martyn-lloyd-jones/what-is-meant-by-this-term-the-heart-according-to-the-general/)

[David Martyn Lloyd-Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-martyn-lloyd-jones/)

> [“Monasticism is really based on the idea that if you leave people, you leave the spirit of the world. But you do not. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-martyn-lloyd-jones/monasticism-is-really-based-on-the-idea-that-if-you-leave-people-you/)

[David Martyn Lloyd-Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-martyn-lloyd-jones/)

> [“When you are reading your Scriptures in this way—it matters not whether you have read little or much—if a verse stands out and hits…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-martyn-lloyd-jones/when-you-are-reading-your-scriptures-in-this-way-it-matters-not/)

[David Martyn Lloyd-Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-martyn-lloyd-jones/)

> [“Meekness does not mean indolence.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-martyn-lloyd-jones/meekness-does-not-mean-indolence/)

[David Martyn Lloyd-Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-martyn-lloyd-jones/)

> [“We accept what Scripture teaches as far as our doctrine is concerned; but when it comes to practice, we very often fail to take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-martyn-lloyd-jones/we-accept-what-scripture-teaches-as-far-as-our-doctrine-is-concerned/)

[David Martyn Lloyd-Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-martyn-lloyd-jones/)

> [ “\[Jesus\] must have control not only in the big things, but in the little things also; not only over what we do, but how… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-martyn-lloyd-jones/jesus-must-have-control-not-only-in-the-big-things-but-in-the-little/)

[David Martyn Lloyd-Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-martyn-lloyd-jones/)

> [“We tend to have a wrong view of law and to think of it as something that is opposed to grace. But it is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-martyn-lloyd-jones/we-tend-to-have-a-wrong-view-of-law-and-to-think-of-it-as-something/)

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