To submit to the Father of our spirit denotes] an acquiescence in His sovereign right to do what He will with us as His own; a renunciation of self-will; an acknowledgement of His righteousness and wisdom in all His dealings with us; a sense of His care and love, with a due apprehension of the [...]
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Submitting to God and His Sovereign Right
Posted in Owens, John, tagged Faith, God's Sovereignty, Righteousness, Wisdom on March 19, 2012 | 1 Comment »
What Diligence and Watchfulness We Should Have!
Posted in Owens, John, tagged Samson, Sin, Temptation on February 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
When we realize a constant enemy of the soul abides within us, what diligence and watchfulness we should have! How woeful is the sloth and negligence then of so many who live blind and asleep to this reality of sin. There is an exceeding efficacy and power in the indwelling sin of believers, for it [...]
Here Then Is Where the Deceit of Sin Intervenes
Posted in Owens, John, tagged Grace, Guilt, Sin on February 10, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Here then is where the deceit of sin intervenes. It separates the doctrine of grace from its purpose. It persuades us to dwell upon the notion of grace and diverts our attention from the influence that grace gives to achieve its proper application in holy lives. From the doctrine of assured pardon of sin, it [...]
It May Have Siezed a Fort From Which to Launch its Assault
Posted in Owens, John, tagged Affections, Desires, Grace, Reason, Sin on February 6, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Sin also carries on its war by entangling the affections [desires] and drawing them into alliance against the mind [our reason]. Grace may be enthroned in the mind, but if sin controls the affections, it has seized a fort from which it will continually assault the soul. Hence, as we shall see, mortification is chiefly [...]
Without Grace, Nothing Good Can Be Done
Posted in Owens, John, tagged Duty, Grace, Holiness, Sanctification on December 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Let us consider what regard we ought to have to our own duty and to the grace of God. Some would separate these things as inconsistent. If holiness be out duty and God’s grace are nowhere opposed in the matter of sanctification; for the one absolutely supports the other. We cannot perform our duty without [...]
The Greatest Sorrow and Burden We Can Lay on God
Posted in Owens, John, tagged Burden, God's Love, Sorrow on December 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The greatest sorrow and burden you can lay on the Father, the greatest unkindness you can do to him is not believe that he loves you. – John Owen, Communion with God as quoted by Bridges, Jerry; The Disciplined of Grace:God’s Role and Our Role in the Pursuit of Holiness; NavPress; Colorado Springs; copyright 1994; [...]
Believers Obey Christ Even Though They Know Their Labors Are Faulty at Best
Posted in Bridges, Jerry, Owens, John, tagged Believers, God's Presence, Obedience, Prayers on August 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Believers obey Christ as the one by whom our obedience is accepted by God. Believers know all their duties are weak, imperfect and unable to abide in God’s presence. Therefore they look to Christ as the one who bears the iniquity of their holy things, who adds license to their prayers, gathers out all the [...]
The Beginning of Warfare
Posted in Owens, John, tagged Sin, Warfare on December 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
To labor to be acquainted with the ways, wiles, methods, advantages, and occasions of the success of sin, is the beginning to this warfare, – John Owen as quoted by Jerry Bridges, The Pursuit of Holiness, Navpress, copyright 1978, page 114
Holiness and the Gospel
Posted in Owens, John, tagged Gospel, Holiness on February 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Holiness is nothing but the implanting, writing and realizing of the gospel in our souls. – John Owens as quoted by Edmund Clowney, The Church: Contours in Christian Theology, copyright 1988, page 88
