The vigour, and power, and comfort of our spiritual life…

The vigor and power and comfort of our spiritual life depends on our mortification of deeds of the flesh.

— John Owen

The vigour, and power, and comfort of our spiritual life depends on the mortification of the deeds of the flesh...The choicest believers, who are…

— John Owen

“Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, disputes, dissensions, factions,…

— Kay Arthur

“Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are immorality, impurity, sensuality.”

— Galatians

A man may be carried on in a constant course of mortification all his days; and yet perhaps never enjoy a good day of…

— John Owen

“The Holy Spirit is promised of God to be given to us, to do this work (of mortification). The taking away of the stony…

— John Owen

Without a sincere and diligent effort in every area of obedience, there will be no sucessful mortification of any one besetting sin.

— John Owen

All attempts, then, for mortification of any lust, without an interest in Christ, are vain.

— John Owen

“Not to be daily employing the Spirit and new nature for the mortifying of sin is to neglect that excellent succor which God has…

— John Owen

When sin lets us alone we may let sin alone.

— John Owen

Sin also carries on its war by entangling the affections and drawing them into an alliance against the mind. Grace may be enthroned in…

— John Owen

Not to be daily mortifying sin, is to sin against the goodness, kindness, wisdom, grace, and love of God, who hath furnished us with…

— John Owen

When sin lets us alone we may let sin alone; but as sin is never less quiet than when it seems to be most…

— John Owen

“a sense of the love of Christ in the cross; lie at the bottom of all true spiritual mortification”

— John Owen

Christ's blood is the great sovereign remedy for sin-sick souls.

— John Owen