John Owen
John Owen
John Owen quotes about
sin killing mortification
Do you mortify; do you make it your daily work; be always at it whilst you live; cease not a day from this work; be killing sin or it will be killing you.
eye grace-and-mercy soul
All that may be known of God for our salvation, especially his wisdom, love, goodness, grace and mercy on which the life of our souls depends, are represented to us in all their splendour in and through Christ. No wonder then that Christ is glorious in the eyes of believers!
dying sin opposition
He who finds not opposition from [sin]... is at peace with it, not dying to it.
doe ifs
If the Word does not dwell with power in us, it will not pass with power from us.
world sin this-world
There is not a day but sin foils or is foiled, prevails or is prevailed on; and it will be so whilst we live in this world.
hands yield world
We cannot enjoy peace in this world unless we are ready to yield to the will of God in respect of death. Our times are in His hand, at His sovereign disposal. We must accept that as best.
acting sin lost
Sin will be always acting, if we be not always mortifying, we are lost creatures...
eye men may
A man may easier see without eyes, speak without a tongue, than truly mortify one sin without the Spirit.
eye world glory
The more I see of the glory of Christ, the more the painted beauties of this world will wither in my eyes.
perfect peace-with-god obedience
There is a state of perfect peace with God which can be attained under imperfect obedience.
elephants swim wade
In the divine Scriptures, there are shallows and there are deeps; shallows where the lamb may wade, and deeps where the elephant may swim.
prayer world bears
If we would talk less and pray more about them, things would be better than they are in the world: at least, we should be better enabled to bear them.
world shame courses
The custom of sinning takes away the sense of it, the course of the world takes away the shame of it.
grace thrones majesty
It is a throne of grace that God in Christ is represented to us upon; but yet is is a throne still whereon majesty and glory do reside, and God is always to be considered by us as on a throne.