It is truth alone that capacitates any soul to glorify God. — John Owen Christianity Copy Share Image
There is no true gospel fruit without faith and repentance. — John Owen Christianity Copy Share Image
Fill your affections with the cross of Christ that there may be no room for sin. — John Owen Affection Copy Share Image
After hearing the evidence, I will record a verdict of natural causes. — John Owen Causes Copy Share Image
All other ways of mortification are vain, all helps leave us helpless; it must be done by the Spirit. — John Owen Done Copy Share Image
It is often those who are despised and trampled on that bear up the weight of a whole nation. — John Owen Bears Copy Share Image
“Clearly the Holy Spirit is not merely a quality to be found in the divine nature … He is a holy intelligent person.” — John Owen Divine nature Copy Share Image
Selfishness is the making a man's self his own centre, the beginning and end of all he doeth. — John Owen Beginnings and ends Copy Share Image
He that loves works out good to those that he loves, as he is able. God's power and will are equal; what… — John Owen Able Copy Share Image
The most tremendous judgment of God in this world is the hardening of the hearts of men. — John Owen God Copy Share Image
Temptation gains power where we see it prevail in others we know and we express neither shock or hatred of them and… — John Owen Deliverance Copy Share Image
So great an advantage is given to sin and Satan by your temper and disposition, that without extraordinary watchfulness, care, and diligence,… — John Owen Advantage Copy Share Image
The foundation of true holiness and true Christian worship is the doctrine of the gospel, what we are to believe. So when… — John Owen Believe Copy Share Image
If we would talk less and pray more about them, things would be better than they are in the world: at least,… — John Owen Bears Copy Share Image
The gospel shall be victorious. This is the third thing that greatly comforts and refreshes me, — that if God should give… — John Owen Christianity Copy Share Image
“When the Holy Spirit does his work of regeneration in the hearts of men he does not come on them with great… — John Owen Feelings and emotions Copy Share Image
He works in us and with us, not against us or without us; so that his assistance is an encouragement to the… — John Owen Assistance Copy Share Image
Every time we say we believe in the Holy Spirit, we mean we believe that there is a living God able and… — John Owen Able Copy Share Image
When the heart is once won to rest in God, to repose himself on him, he will assuredly satisfy it. He will… — John Owen Chosen Copy Share Image
When sin lets us alone we may let sin alone; but as sin is never less quiet than when it seems to… — John Owen All time Copy Share Image
Faith is the leading grace in all our spiritual warfare and conflict; but all along, while we live, it hath faithful company… — John Owen Business Copy Share Image
If we do not abide in prayer, we will abide in temptation. Let this be one aspect of our daily intercession: "God,… — John Owen Aspect Copy Share Image
“The flesh would fain be indulged upon the account of grace: and every word that is spoken of mercy, it stands ready… — John Owen Compassion Copy Share Image
Sin also carries on its war by entangling the affections and drawing them into an alliance against the mind. Grace may be… — John Owen Affection Copy Share Image
“Not to be daily employing the Spirit and new nature for the mortifying of sin is to neglect that excellent succor which… — John Owen Christianity Copy Share Image
“I will not judge a person to be spiritually dead whom I have formerly judged to have had spiritual life, though I… — John Owen Help Copy Share Image
“have more fully discoursed elsewhere; -but this revelation of the Spirit consists in his effectual operation, freeing our minds from darkness, ignorance,… — John Owen Bible Copy Share Image
Many there are who, not comprehending, not being affected with, that divine, spiritual description of the person of Christ which is given… — John Owen Affected Copy Share Image
Let our hearts admit, “I am poor and weak. Satan is too subtle, too cunning, too powerful; he watches constantly for advantages… — John Owen Advantage Copy Share Image
“And this work of the Spirit carrieth its own evidence in itself, producing an assurance above all human judgment, and such as… — John Owen Confidence Copy Share Image
“Any peace, rest and quiet we have is from this alone. Who would be safe if wicked men had power to perform… — John Owen Peace Copy Share Image
“When a man fighteth against his sin only with arguments from the issue or the punishment due unto it, this is a… — John Owen Communion with god Copy Share Image
Great winds and storms help fruit-bearing trees. So also do corruptions and temptations help the fruitfulness of grace and holiness. The storm… — John Owen Abasement Copy Share Image
“But this internal testimony of the Spirit is by others explained quite in another way; for they say that besides the work… — John Owen Bible Copy Share Image
