Sin Quotes

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He that stands still and suffers his enemies to double blows upon him without resistance, will undoubtedly be conquered in the issue. — John Owen
Let not that man think he makes any progress in holiness who walks not over the bellies of his lusts. He who doth not kill… — John Owen
Spiritual wisdom consists in finding out the subtleties, policies, and depths of any indwelling sin... to trace this serpent in all its turnings and windings;… — John Owen
Let, then, the word be preached, and the sins of men will be rebuked, lust will be restrained, and some oppositions will be made against… — John Owen
Longing, breathing, and panting after deliverance is a grace in itself, that has a mighty power to conform the soul into the likeness of the… — John Owen
So great an advantage is given to sin and Satan by your temper and disposition, that without extraordinary watchfulness, care, and diligence, they will prevail… — John Owen
When the heart is once won to rest in God, to repose himself on him, he will assuredly satisfy it. He will never be as… — John Owen
It being our duty to mortify... we must be at work. He that is appointed to kill an enemy, if he leave striking before the… — John Owen
He who finds not opposition from [sin]... is at peace with it, not dying to it. — John Owen
The good Lord send out a spirit of mortification to cure our distempers, or we are in a sad condition! — John Owen
He works in us and with us, not against us or without us; so that his assistance is an encouragement to the facilitating of the… — John Owen
A man may easier see without eyes, speak without a tongue, than truly mortify one sin without the Spirit. — John Owen
To kill sin is the work of living men; where men are dead (as all unbelievers, the best of them, are dead), sin is alive,… — John Owen
It is evident that you contend against sin merely because of how it troubles you. — John Owen
He, then, that would mortify any disquieting lust: let him take care to be equally diligent in all parts of obedience, and know that every… — John Owen
As a tender and loving friend is grieved at the unkindness of his friend... so is it with this tender and loving Spirit, who hath… — John Owen
Christ by his death destroying the works of the devil, procuring the Spirit for us, hath so killed sin, as to its reign in believers,… — John Owen
For the essence of sin is man substituting himself for God [Gen. 3:1-7], while the essence of salvation is God substituting himself for man [2… — John Stott
Though we are commanded to 'wash ourselves', to 'cleanse ourselves from sins', to 'purge ourselves from all our iniquities', yet to imagine that we can… — John Owen
Never was sin seen to be more abominably sinful and full of provocation than when the burden of it was upon the shoulders of the… — John Owen

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