Daily Devotional – Mortification of Sin

by John Owen – January 31st, 2019   chapel@mountzion.orghttp://www.ChapelLibrary.org Chapter 4 “USEFULNESS OF MORTIFICATION” Continued 1). Unmortified sin weakens the soul and deprives it of its strength…. 2nd. Unmortified sin fills the thoughts with schemes about it. Thoughts are the great purveyors(35) of the soul to bring in provision to satisfy its affections; and … More Daily Devotional – Mortification of Sin

Yet it is a profitable loss!

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Yet it is a profitable loss!(Thomas Charles, “The Benefits of Affliction” 1838)“God disciplines us for our profit, that we may share in His holiness. No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by…

The Wall

The wall… provided protection in that day… but parts were torn down… so the enemy could get through that way. So it’s people were exposed… to those who wanted to harm… for the protection was gone… unless it’s inhabitants were armed. So Nehemiah had to rebuild it… to restore the protection… but all pitched in … More The Wall

Daily Devotional – Mortification of Sin

by John Owen – January 20th, 2019  chapel@mountzion.org • http://www.ChapelLibrary.org  Chapter 3 THE HOLY SPIRIT’S WORK IN MORTIFICATION continued 2). Professing Protestants. It is known that the ways and means to be used for the mortification of sin invented by Roman Catholics are still insisted on and prescribed for the same end by some who … More Daily Devotional – Mortification of Sin

Worse than Hell!

Originally posted on iChristian:
Worse than Hell! (Thomas Watson, “Religion Our True Interest”)Sin is the only evil thing–it is the evil of evils!Sin is the poison which the old serpent spat into our virgin nature! In sin there is both pollution and enmity. Sin is compared to a “thick cloud” (Isaiah 44:22), which not only hides the…