Labour to grow better under all your afflictions, lest your afflictions grow worse, lest God mingle them with more darkness, bitterness and… — John Owen Affliction Copy Share Image
We admit no faith to be justifying, which is not itself and in its own nature a spiritually vital principle of obedience… — John Owen Faith 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
The pretended desires of many to behold the glory of Christ in heaven, who have no view of it by faith while… — John Owen Christ 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 vigour, and power, and comfort of our spiritual life depends on the mortification of the deeds of the flesh...The choicest believers,… — John Owen Believer 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
And as men diversions increase from the world, so do their entanglements from Satan. When they have more to do in the… — John Owen Diversion Copy Share Image
To say that we are able by our own efforts to think good thoughts or give God spiritual obedience before we are… — John Owen Able 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
Only what God has commanded in His word should be regarded as binding; in all else there may be liberty of actions. — John Owen Action Copy Share Image
Common experience declares how momentary and how useless are those violent fits and gusts of endeavours which proceed from fear and uncertainty,… — John Owen Fear 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
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
We are taught in an especial manner to pray that God would give his Holy Spirit unto us, that through his aid… — John Owen Aids Copy Share Image
No man shall ever behold the glory of Christ by sight hereafter who does not in some measure behold it here by… — John Owen Christ 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
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
The mortification of indwelling sin remaining in our mortal bodies, that it may not have life and power to bring forth the… — John Owen Believer 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
Sin is never less quiet than when it seems to be most quiet. — John Owen Inspirational Copy Share Image
