Posted in John Owen, Quotes, scribbling, sin on September 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Sin will be in us; it will lust, fight, and entice us; but the great question, as unto our peace and comfort, is, whether it hath dominion over us or no. ~ John Owen
Although I’ve read bits and pieces of John Owen’s writing, this is the first that I’ve read all the way through, and [...]
Posted in John Owen, Quotes, sin on August 22, 2007 | 2 Comments »
It is said of some that they have “eyes full of adultery,” and that they “cannot cease from sin,” 2 Pet. ii. 14; that is their imaginations are continually working about the objects of their unclean lusts. These they think of night and day, immiring themselves in all filth continually. Jude calls them [...]
Posted in John Owen, Quotes, sin on July 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Can any spiritual eye behold Christ dying for sin, and continue to live in sin? Shall we keep that alive in us which he died for, that it might not eternally destroy us? Can we behold him bleeding for our sins and not endeavour to give them their death-wound?
~ John Owen, The Dominion [...]
