“For particularly sensitive issues ML-J [Martyn-Lloyd-Jones] was usually sought out by the Graduates Fellowship of the IVF. At their London Reunion on October 4, 1947 he was given the subject, ‘The Position of Evangelicals in their Churches’, and asked to make reference to the whole question of secession. At the conclusion of this address and the discussion which followed, he listed these questions:
Those who are contemplating withdrawal or secession should ask themselves continually:
- Am I absolutely certain that Christ’s honour is really involved, or that my basic Christian liberties are threatened?
- Am I going out because it is easier, and am I following the line of least resistance?
- Am I going out because I am impatient?
- Am I going out because I am an egotist and cannot endure being a ‘Brother of the common lot’ with its disadvantages as well as its spiritual advantages?
Those who are staying in their Church should ask themselves:
- Am I staying in and not joining others who may be fighting the Lord’s battle because I am a coward?
- Am I staying in because I am trying to persuade myself that I am a man of peace and because peace seems to be worth any price?
- Am I staying in because I am just a vacillator or at a very low spiritual ebb?
- Am I swayed by some self-interest or any monetary considerations?”
—Iain Murray, D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones: The Fight of Faith (Banner of Truth, 2004) p. 184
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