Sermons of Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones

Sermons of Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones


The Conversion of Saul of Tarsus

April 08, 2024

1 Corinthians 15:8-11 — Saul of Tarsus had a dramatic encounter with the risen Lord on the road to Damascus, and he was never the same afterwards. In this sermon on 1 Corinthians 15:8-11, Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones makes the case that we as Christians go through a remarkably similar process in our own conversion. There is much to be learned of the Christian faith from the life and writings of the Apostle Paul, formerly Saul of Tarsus. In his first letter to the Corinthians, Paul highlights his own conversion to show that the Gospel he preaches is the same Gospel he received. Dr. Lloyd-Jones maintains that this is the same Gospel that has transformed individuals throughout the history of the church, and continues to transform lives even today. The process we see is that God seeks out man, makes Himself known to man, and shows man the way of salvation. Our Christian conversion is completely dependent upon the power of the grace of God. By the grace of God, a Christian can say, ‘I was…but I am.’ Dr. Lloyd-Jones challenges his audience to consider the conviction of sin, repentance, and rebirth. Have you been profoundly changed in these ways through the process of regeneration? Or do you proudly bear the marks of the carnal man like Saul of Tarsus once did?