"The immense value of church history and of the history of doctrine is the dimension of historical depth it gives to one's understanding of the faith, and of the balance it brings to one's judgments. Did ever the church stand in greater need of this?" (T.F. Torrance)
Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones is not a household name today, even though he died a relatively short time ago. I knew of him as a brilliant thinker, a physician who became a pastor of Westminster Chapel in London near Buckingham Palace. I've heard and appreciated some of his sermons, and I have some of his books. It wasn't until I heard Tim Keller continually refer to him that I decided to learn more.