by John Owen – March 19th, 2019 Chapter 11 PREPARATORY DIRECTIONS Five Others (Continued) 6. Watch against Sin’s Advantages The sixth direction for mortification is: Consider what occasions, what advantages, your distemper has taken to exert and put forth itself and watch against them all. This is one part of that duty which our … More Daily Devotional – Mortification of Sin
Source God, having raised up his servant, sent him to you first, to bless you by turning every one of you from your wickedness.” Acts 3:26 (ESV) Hawker’s Poor Man’s Commentary REFLECTIONS What a sweet thought is it to my soul, that to all the crippled faculties of my fallen nature; the name of Jesus … More Raised up his Servant
by John Owen – March 18th, 2019 Chapter 11 PREPARATORY DIRECTIONS Five Others (Continued) c. Bringing the body into subjection For the mortification of any distemper so rooted in the nature of a man, unto all other ways and means already named (or further to be insisted on), there is one expedient peculiarly suit-ed: … More by John Owen – March 18th, 2019
(Arthur Pink) “You have done these things, and I kept silent. You thought that I was just like you! But I will rebuke you and accuse you to your face.” Psalm 50:21 The only God against whom the natural man is not at enmity–is one of his own imagination! The deity whom he professes to worship, is … More They seek to banish such a God from their thoughts!
Exposure… of all things hidden from sight… is what we see happening today… as more corruption is brought to light. From college admissions scandals… where wealthy have been committing fraud… to political deception and corruption… where many are being shown to break the law. For the elite seem to have privileges… that those without wealth … More Exposure… (Mark 4:22)
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
Image source: “And the world with its lust is passing away, but the one who does the will of God remains forever.” – – 1 John 2:17 (CSB) Here John finishes up his section on right Christian thinking. Note that our focus should not be on the world with all its vain riches … More Attitudes
by John Owen – March 15th, 2019 Chapter 11 PREPARATORY DIRECTIONS Five Others (Continued) 3. Load Your Conscience with the Guilt of Sin (continued) A; 2). Guilt from gospel light Bring your lust to the gospel, not for relief, but for further conviction of its guilt. Look on Him Whom you have pierced and … More Daily Devotional – Mortification of Sin
by John Owen – March 15th, 2019 Chapter 11 PREPARATORY DIRECTIONS Five Others 3. Load Your Conscience with the Guilt of Sin This is my third direction for the mortification of sin: Load your conscience with the guilt of it. Not only consider that it has guilt but load your conscience with the guilt of … More Daily Devotional – Mortification of Sin
by John Owen – March 14th, 2019 Chapter 10 PREPARATORY DIRECTIONS Clear Sense of Sin (Continued) c. Consider the evils of your sin Consider the evils of your sin. I mean its present evils. Danger concerns what is to come; evil concerns what is present. Some of the many evils that attend an unmortified lust … More Daily Devotional – Mortification of Sin
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