April 6, 2019 by Steve Rebus (J.R. Miller) “I do not practice what I want to do–but I do what I hate!” Romans 7:15 Think of the brokenness, the incompleteness, the littleness–of these lives of ours! We get glimpses of beauty in character–which we are not able to attain! We have spiritual longings–which seem to us too great … More Our clumsy hands!
by John Owen – April 3rd, 2019 Chapter 14 HOW TO MORTIFY SIN (Continued) 2). Expect relief from Christ Raise up your heart by faith to an expectation of relief from Christ. Relief from Christ in this case is like the prophet’s vision; it “is yet for an appointed time, but at the end … More Daily Devotional – Mortification of Sin
by John Owen – March 29th, 2019 Chapter 13 PREPARATORY DIRECTIONS Speak No Peace (Continued) 2). If rational principles are relied upon (continued) b). How to know when this is the case I see here, indeed, various other questions about this arising and intervening themselves. I cannot apply myself to them all: I shall … More Daily Devotional – Mortification of Sin
by John Owen – March 27th, 2019 Chapter 13 PREPARATORY DIRECTIONS Speak No Peace (Continued) 1). If sin is not detested (continued) So was it with those in Psalm 78:33-35, in their great trouble and perplexity for and upon the account of sin. I doubt not but upon the address they made to God … More Daily Devotional – Mortification of Sin
March 19, 2019by: J. Alasdair Groves There are many reasons and excuses for losing one’s temper. Some are related to conditions like PTSD but as the author notes “Ultimately then, a lost temper is just anger that’s been put in charge without checks or balances.” -Mike Losing your temper is a lot like losing your car … More Help! I Keep Losing My Temper
by John Owen – March 17th, 2019 Chapter 11 PREPARATORY DIRECTIONS Five Others (Continued) 4. Constantly Long for Deliverance My fourth direction for the mortification of sin is: Being thus affected with your sin, in the next place get a constant longing and breathing after deliverance from the power of it. Suffer not your … More Daily Devotional – Mortification of Sin
by John Owen – March 12th, 2019 Chapter 10 PREPARATORY DIRECTIONS Clear Sense of Sin (Continued) b.Consider the danger of your sin Consider the danger of your sin, which has many aspects. 1). Being hardened by sin’s deceitfulness Sin hardens us by its deceitfulness. This the apostle sorely charges on the Hebrews: “Take heed, … More Daily Devotional – Mortification of Sin
March 11, 2019 “It was all a sham.” After four long and difficult years, that’s how Jamie Shupe started making sense of his life again. To the LGBT community, he’d been a hero – a trailblazer in the transgender movement that’s upending society. But there’s a lot more to the story of America’s first “nonbinary” … More Behind the Curtain of the Gender Game
by John Owen – March 10th, 2019 Chapter 10 PREPARATORY DIRECTIONS Clear Sense of Sin 2. Get a Clear Sense of Your Sin The second direction for the mortification of sin in believers is this: Get a clear and abiding sense upon your mind and conscience of the guilt, danger, and evil of that sin … More Daily Devotional – Mortification of Sin
by John Owen – March 5th, 2019 Chapter 9 PREPARATORY DIRECTIONS Dangerous Symptoms (Continued) b. Secret pleas Secret pleas of the heart for its own defense, and to keep up its peace—notwithstanding the abiding of a lust, without a vigorous gospel attempt for its mortification—is another danger-ous symptom of a deadly distemper in the heart. … More Daily Devotional – Mortification of Sin
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