John Owen – January 6th 2019 chapel@mountzion.org • http://www.ChapelLibrary.org The Spirit: The Principal Efficient Cause The principal efficient cause of the performance of this duty is the Spirit: “If by the Spirit.” The Spirit here is the Spirit mentioned in Romans 8:11—the Spirit of Christ, the “Spirit of God” (v. 14), Who dwells in us … More Daily Devotional – Mortification of Sin
John Owen – 05 Jan 2019 chapel@mountzion.org • http://www.ChapelLibrary.org 3. Mortification: The Work of Believers The next thing we meet with in the words is the persons to whom this duty is prescribed, and that is expressed in the word ye, which in the original is included in the Greek verb thana-toute, “if ye mortify”; … More Daily Devotional – Mortification of Sin
By John Owen – 04 Jan 2019 chapel@mountzion.org • http://www.ChapelLibrary.org 2. Connection between True Mortification and Salvation The first thing occurring in the words as they lie in the entire proposition is the conditional note: “but if.” Conditionals in such propositions may denote either of two things: a. The uncertainty of the event or thing … More Daily Devotional – Mortification of Sin
by JOHN OWEN – Jan 3rd Chapter 1 AN EXPOSITION OF ROMANS 8:13 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 Foundation in Romans 8:13 So that my contribution of directions for mortification in believers may be … More Daily Devotional – Mortification of Sin
One would think that the “great” mass murders that took place in Bosnia, Rwanda, Cambodia, Nazi Germany, Russia under Stalin and many smaller scale events that took place in the 20th and into this century would make folks rethink abortion on a large scale. But 42 Million murders this year alone just affirms the total … More Abortion Was the Leading Cause of Death Worldwide in 2018, Killing 42 Million People
by John MacArthur / Monday, December 17, 2018 Words of comfort are sometimes the worst form of cruelty. We see it every time the world soothingly affirms destructive sinful behavior. And Christians can make the same grave error whenever the fear of offending a brother overrides the need to confront him. Instead we ought to follow the … More Where the Wind Blows
December 14, 2018 Dare to Trust Devotional “Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart.” Psalm 37:4 Too often we read Scripture without concentrating on what we are reading and therefore miss completely what God has to say to us. We read quickly without delving into the depths … More DELIGHT YOURSELF IN THE LORD
by John MacArthur / Wednesday, November 14, 2018 Dr. MacArthur makes a play on words here to make his point that today’s modern movement(s) have no real biblical foundation. Instead of being driven to repentance for their sinfulness, as were those in the Great Awakening; today people are driven by pure emotion. – Mike Many charismatics today claim … More God in the Hands of Giddy Sinners
Daily Devotional – November 13th “Not that we are sufficient of ourselves…to claim anything for ourselves, but our sufficiency comes from God.” 2 Corinthians 3:5 If you are at all like me this maybe one area you struggle in. ‘Why bother God with the little things in life “Just do It”! Dumb is it not … More OUR SUFFICIENCY IS OF GOD
“If the LORD had not been on our side.” Psalm 124:1 …How often God uses the most devastating experiences in our lives to be the “most blessed.” When darkness seems to obliterate all hope…He is separating the dross* from our lives…refining and cleansing us. He takes the broken pieces of our lives and makes something … More HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR THE LORD
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