There is no true gospel fruit without faith and repentance. — John Owen Christianity Copy Share Image
It is truth alone that capacitates any soul to glorify God. — John Owen Christianity Copy Share Image
The custom of sinning takes away the sense of it, the course of the world takes away the shame of it. — John Owen Shame Copy Share Image
We can have no power from Christ unless we live in a persuasion that we have none of our own. — John Owen Christ Copy Share Image
See in the meantime that your faith brings forth obedience, and God in due time will cause it to bring forth peace. — John Owen Causes Copy Share Image
If private revelations agree with Scripture, they are needless, and if they disagree, they are false. — John Owen Agree Copy Share Image
There wanted not some beams of light to guide men in the exercise of their Stocastick faculty. — John Owen Beam Copy Share Image
All thing I thought I knew; but now confess, the more I know I know, I know the less. — John Owen Answers Copy Share Image
He that hath slight thoughts of sin never had great thoughts of God. — John Owen Sin Copy Share Image
We speak much of God, and talk of him, his ways, his works; the truth is, we know very little of him. — John Owen Littles Copy Share Image
It must be observed, that the best of men, the most holy and spiritually minded, may have, nay, ought to have, their… — John Owen Best of me Copy Share Image
Christ by his death destroying the works of the devil, procuring the Spirit for us, hath so killed sin, as to its… — John Owen Believer Copy Share Image
There neither is, nor ever was, in the world, nor ever shall be, the least dram of holiness, but what, flowing from… — John Owen Christ Copy Share Image
The choicest believers, who are assuredly freed from the condemning power of sin, ought yet to make it their business all their… — John Owen Believer Copy Share Image
Mortification from a self-strength, carried on by ways of self-invention, unto the end of a self-righteousness, is the soul and substance of… — John Owen Ends Copy Share Image
Christ is the meat, the bread, the food of our souls. Nothing is in him of a higher spiritual nourishment than his… — John Owen Bread Copy Share Image
To kill sin is the work of living men; where men are dead (as all unbelievers, the best of them, are dead),… — John Owen Alive Copy Share Image
The indulgence of one sin opens the door to further sins. The indulgence of one sin diverts the soul from the use… — John Owen Doors Copy Share Image
We all profess that we are bound for heaven, immortality, and glory: but is it any evidence that we really design it… — John Owen Assurance Copy Share Image
When the Holy Spirit sanctifies believers, he does a complete work in them. He puts into their minds, wills and hearts a… — John Owen Believer Copy Share Image
For a man solemnly to undertake the interpretation of any portion of Scripture without invocation of God, to be taught and instructed… — John Owen Ability Copy Share Image
I will not judge a person to be spiritually dead whom I have judged formerly to have had spiritual life, though I… — John Owen Dangerous Copy Share Image
Because he is; that is, because he is an infinitely glorious, good, wise, holy, powerful, righteous, self-subsisting , self-sufficient , and all-sufficient… — John Owen Admire Copy Share Image
When we realize a constant enemy of the soul abides within us, what diligence and watchfulness we should have! How woeful is… — John Owen Awake Copy Share Image
“It is to be feared that very many have little knowledge of the main enemy that they carry about them in their… — John Owen Fear Copy Share Image
The new goddess contingency could not be erected until the God of heaven was utterly despoiled of his dominion over the sons… — John Owen Building Copy Share Image
“There are two ways whereby men may be guilty of the neglect of this heavenly favour:--[1.] They are so when the gift… — John Owen Gift Spirit Copy Share Image
“Sin aims always at the utmost; every time it rises up to tempt or entice, might it have its own course, it… — John Owen Lust 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
How can we possibly believe the promises concerning Heaven, immortality, and glory, when we do not believe the promises concerning our present… — John Owen Confidence 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
“It is he who makes the dams and shuts the flood-gates of corrupted nature so that it cannot break forth in a… — john owen Divine wisdom Copy Share Image
![“There are two ways whereby men may be guilty of the neglect of this heavenly favour:--[1.] They are so when the gift itself is not valued nor sought after, nor endeavoured to be attained. And this is done under various pretences. Some imagine that it is no gift of the Spirit, and so despise it…” quote by John Owen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/800/john-owen-1415_quote_there-are-two-ways-whereby-men-may-be-gu_1064765.jpg)
