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John Owen – On Sin That Is Not Being Put To Death

16 May

It untunes and unframes the heart itself by entangling its affections. It diverts the heart from the spiritual frame that is required for vigorous communion with God; it lays hold on the affections, rendering its object beloved and desirable, so expelling the love of the Father (1 John 2:15; 3:17); so that the soul cannot say uprightly and truly to God, “You are my portion,” having something else that it loves. Fear, desire, hope, which are the choice affections of the soul, that should be full of God, will be one way or other entangled with it.

~John Owen~


Overcoming Sin & Temptation (Wheaton, IL; Crossway Books; 2006) p. 64.

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Owen – On Grace and Obedience

9 May

Objection. But you will say, “This comes nigh to that blasphemy, that God loves his people in their sinning as well as in their strictest obedience; and if so, who will care to serve him more, or to walk with him unto well-pleasing?”

Answer. … What then? Loves he his people in their sinning? Yes; his people — not their sinning. Alters he not his love toward them? Not the purpose of his will, but the dispensations of his grace. He rebukes them, he chastens them, he hides his face from them, he smites them, he fills them with a sense of [his] indignation; but woe, woe would it be to us, should he change in his love, or take away his kindness from us! Those very things which seem to be demonstrations of the change of his affections toward his [people], do as clearly proceed from love as those which seem to be the most genuine issues thereof. “But will not this encourage to sin?” He never tasted the love of God that can seriously make this objection.

~John Owen~


Communion With The Triune God (Wheaton, Illinois; Crossway Books; 2007) p.121.

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Owen – On the Duration of Sin and Mortification

5 May

Indwelling sin always abides while we are in this world; therefore it is always to be mortified.


~John Owen~








Overcoming Sin & Temptation (Wheaton, IL; Crossway Books; 2006) p. 50.

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Owen – On Killing Sin

2 May

Do you mortify;
do you make it your daily work;
be always at it while you live;
cease not a day from this work;
be killing sin or it will be killing you.


~John Owen~




Overcoming Sin & Temptation (Wheaton, IL; Crossway Books; 2006) p. 50.

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Owen: Can We Expect a Comfortable Event?

22 Apr

If, then, sin will be always acting, if we be not always mortifying, we are lost creatures. He that stands still and suffers his enemies to double blows upon him without resistance will undoubtedly be conquered in the issue. If sin be subtle, watchful, strong, and always at work in the business of killing our souls, and we be slothful, negligent, foolish, in proceeding to the ruin thereof, can we expect a comfortable event? There is not a day but sin foils or is foiled, prevails or is prevailed on; and it will be so while we live in this world.

~John Owen~


Overcoming Sin & Temptation (Wheaton, IL; Crossway Books; 2006) p. 52.

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Owen: Sin Aims Always at the Utmost

20 Apr

Sin aims always at the utmost; every time it rises up to tempt or entice, might it have its own course, it would go out to the utmost sin in that kind. Every unclean thought or glance would be adultery if it could; every covetous desire would be oppression, every thought of unbelief would be atheism, might it grow to its head.

~John Owen~





Overcoming Sin & Temptation (Wheaton, IL; Crossway; 2006) p. 53.

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