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John Owen insisted on the importance of the Christian dealing effectively with their sinful tendencies and attitudes. He believed that God, through his Word and Spirit, had provided the guidelines and the power for this to be achieved.

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John Owen was an English nonconformist Church leader who served as the academic administrator at the University of Oxford. Owen was also a prolific writer. Owen's book Of the Mortification of Sin in Believers seeks to show Christians how to overcome their sins to lead a more... Read Full Overview

The Mortification of Sin (Abridged and Simplified) is a powerful guide to the Christian's lifelong battle against sin. Drawing from Romans 8:13, John Owen exhorts believers to actively and relentlessly put sin to death--not in their own strength, but through the power of the... Read Full Overview

John Owen writes as a pastor concerned that the present spiritual state of professing Christians left them ill-equipped to deal with temptation and sin. In these pages, he boldly unfolds the necessity and nature of killing sin with characteristic precision. With Romans 8:13 as... Read Full Overview

John Owen (1616 - 24 August 1683) was an English Nonconformist church leader, theologian, and academic administrator at the University of Oxford. He was briefly a member of parliament for the University, sitting in the First Protectorate Parliament of 1654 to 1655.On 29 April... Read Full Overview

"For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live."--Romans 8:13 In this treatise, John Owen focuses on the spiritual discipline of overcoming and putting to death the power of sin in the life of believers... Read Full Overview

MOR*TI*FI*CA*TION - noun - the subjection and denial of bodily passions and appetites by abstinence or self-inflicted pain or discomfort.Mortification is what John Owen argued is necessary for every Christian in dealing effectively with their sinful tendencies and attitudes... Read Full Overview

In this seminal work, Owen delves into the depths of the human heart, exposing the insidious nature of sin and its relentless assault on the believer's soul. Drawing from biblical truths and his extensive knowledge of Scripture, he fearlessly confronts the deceptions and illusions... Read Full Overview

John Owen was essentially a pastoral theologian, and in his best work, his pastoral concern and acute doctrinal instinct are inseparable. Of the Mortification of Sin is such a work. In this work-the substance of which is a series of addresses on Romans 8-Owen provides teaching... Read Full Overview

From the Editor's Preface: "Owen explores in great depth what it means to kill sin in our lives. Killing sin is a path that we take toward personal holiness. It is how we maintain communion with God by honoring him with our obedience, exercised in cooperation... Read Full Overview

"The Mortification of Sin: How to Walk in Spiritual Freedom" by John Owen provides a profound and practical guide for believers on the journey of sanctification. Owen delves into the crucial topic of putting sin to death in the power of Christ, emphasizing the need for believers... Read Full Overview