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
by John MacArthur; Monday, March 4, 2019 Our culture is fixated on diets. We are continually bombarded with new and varied opinions about what we should and shouldn’t eat. After all, we’re told, our physical health is at stake. However, when it comes to our spiritual health, it seems many Christians give little thought to the quality of their … More The Servant Leader Studies
by John Owen – March 5th, 2019 Chapter 9 PREPARATORY DIRECTIONS Dangerous Symptoms For the practical aspects of mortification of sin, we are considering three main heads: I. What it is to mortify any sin, and that both negatively (Ch. 5) and positively (Ch. 6), that we be not mistaken in the foundation. II. General … More Daily Devotional – Mortification of Sin
by John Owen – March 4th, 2019 Chapter 8 RULES FOR MORTIFICATION B. Sincerity and Diligence (Continued) B. Chastening A second reason to avoid focusing on mortifying only one particular sin is this: How do you know but that God has suffered the lust wherewith you have been perplexed to get strength in you and … More Daily Devotional – Mortification of Sin
by David Qaoud You are a new Christian. Or someone that you know is a new Christian. You (or they) want to start reading the Bible. Where should you begin? In other words, what’s the best book of the Bible for new believers? The word “best” here is subjective. What I think and what someone else … More The Best Book of the Bible for New Believers
This article was brought to my attention by my friend Trevor Johnson who has been serving as a missionary to an URP group in Papua Indonesia** for many years. I am using a post he put on Facebook as my into here. – Mike Prioritizing the least-reached: There are many works we could be … More MISSIONS STATS: THE CURRENT STATE OF THE WORLD
by John Owen – March 3rd, 2019 Chapter 8 RULES FOR MORTIFICATION Sincerity and Diligence (Continued) 2. Reasons for Failure when Focusing on Only One Sin 1. An invalid underlying principle This kind of endeavor for mortification proceeds from a corrupt principle, ground, and foundation; so that it will never proceed to a good … More Daily Devotional – Mortification of Sin
Blessed [gratefully praised and adored] be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and the God of all comfort, 4 who comforts and encourages us in every trouble so that we will be able to comfort and encourage those who are in any kind of trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted … More Comfort and Encouragement
by John Owen – March 2nd, 2019 Chapter 8 RULES FOR MORTIFICATION B. Sincerity and Diligence The second rule for the mortification of sin that I shall propose is this: 1. Without sincerity and diligence in a universal obedience, there is no mortification of any one perplexing lust to be obtained. The first rule … More Daily Devotional – Mortification of Sin
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