John Owen, Communion with the Triune God: Sin being removed, and righteousness bestowed, we have peace with God—are continually accepted before him. There is not any thing to charge us with: that which was, is taken out of the way by Christ, and nailed to his cross—made fast there; yea, publicly and legally cancelled, that […]
Read More Christ and your sinJohn Owen, “The Grace and Duty of Being Spiritually Minded:” Suppose sundry persons engaged in a voyage unto a most remote country, wherein all of them have an apprehension that there is a place of rest and an inheritance provided for them. Under this apprehension they all put themselves upon their voyage, to possess what […]
Read More Think much on heaven’s hopeJohn Owen, in Contending For Our All: Christ is our best friend, and ere long will be our only friend, I pray God with all my heart that I may be weary of everything else but converse and communion with Him.
Read More Today’s Quote – Fellowship with God (Owen)John Owen, The Mortification of Sin: Lust of the flesh (Rom. 7) will darken the mind, extinguish convictions, dethrone reason, interrupt the power and influence of any considerations that may be brought to hamper it, and through all break into a flame.
Read More Today’s Quote – Flesh (Owen)Having written several blogs on the topic of mortification, and one specific review of John Owen’s masterpiece, On the Mortification of Sin, I was intrigued to read a short piece today by J. I. Packer on the influence of Owen on his own life. Packer has written several introductions to various Puritan works, along with […]
Read More Packer and Owen on mortificationI stumbled onto Kris Lundgaard’s first book, The Enemy Within, at a second-hand book store. I was unfamiliar with the book, but knew the reputation of the publisher, and seeing the commendation from J. I. Packer on the back, I ventured the few dollars for the book on the hope they would be worthwhile. They […]
Read More Book Review: Through the Looking GlassJohn Owen’s The Mortification of Sin is considered a classic, and 350 years after it was published, is still probably one of the best books on hamartiology (the doctrine of sin) and specifically, how to mortify sin. It has taken me far too long to read it; I purchased it three years ago, and it […]
Read More The Mortification of Sin (John Owen)John Owen (called by John Piper “the greatest Puritan Theologian”) writes the following concerning the good role of guilt in mortifying sin: Bring thy lust to the gospel, not for relief, but for further conviction of its guilt: look on him whom thou has pierced, and be in bitterness. Say to thy soul, ‘What have […]
Read More The Gospel and the Good Value of GuiltAfter Sunday’s message I was moderately rebuked for not listing John Owen’s works on sin, particularly On the Mortification of Sin in my resources. So here they are: John Owens, Of the Mortification of Sin — this edition includes the classic introduction by J. I. Packer. Kelly Kapic and Justin Taylor, Overcoming Sin and Temptation: […]
Read More Owens on TemptationPuritan pastor John Owens articulated much better what I said about the exact time of a believer’s salvation a couple of weeks ago: “He that is alive may know that he was born, though he know neither the place where nor the time when he was so; and so may he that is spiritually alive, […]
Read More What “moment” were you saved?
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