John Owen

What is faith? What kind of faith does God accept? How does faith glorify God in seasons of calamity? In this collection of sermons, Puritan divine, John Owen, masterfully applies his vast biblical and theological knowledge to his definition of saving faith and offers us the details for what it means for "the righteous to live by his faith" (Hab. 2:4). Every believer will find this thorough treatment of the subject of faith to be encouraging and extremely edifying. Speaking of John Owen, Charles H. Spurgeon remarked, "It is unnecessary to say that he is the prince of divines. To master his works is to be a profound theologian." With sensitive pastoral care, acute theological precision, and tremendous theological depth, Owen guides us into a rich understanding of what it means to have faith and live by faith.

In this classic Puritan work, John Owen examines the atonement of Christ in a comprehensive and clear fashion. The Death of Death in the Death of Christ has long been regarded by many as the best treatment of the Atonement ever written. This edition, reset in crisp clear modern font, will be a pleasure to read and study. John Owen ((1616 - 1683) was an English Puritan, a theologian and an academic and admistrator at Oxford University. He wrote and preached extensively and is known for this two books Communion with God and .

Oxfordin yliopiston kasvatti, teologi John Owen törmäsi 1600-luvun Englannissa kirkon jatkuviin muutoksiin, valtiolliseen kuohuntaan, itsenäisten seurakuntien syntyyn, joita väliin vainottiin, väliin suvaittiin. Owen etsii Raamatusta vastauksia kysymyksiin mikä on kirkko, mikä kirkossa on ajatonta ja pysyvää, miten Kristus ohjaa kirkkoaan ja näkyy siellä, tehden kirkosta kauniimman kuin mitä silmämme voivat nähdä. John Owen näkee vanhan ja uuden liiton seurakunnat pohjimmiltaan samana, molemmissa on Kristus keskeisintä. Millä tavoin Kristus on toiminut ja toimii kirkossaan, selviää kirjasta. Tämä on ensimmäinen Owenin kirja suomeksi.

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In this work fourteen practical questions on how a person is convicted of since to close with Christ an continue in the Christian life. I. Conviction of SinII. Evidence of an Interest in ChristIII. Concern of Christians in Public and National SinsIV. Recovery from Spiritual DecayV. The Ground of an Application to ChristVI. How to Apply to Christ for GraceVII. On Faith as to the Answer of Prayer VIII. When is Sin Habitually Prevalent? IX. Is Habitual Sin Consistent with Grace? X. How to Deal with Prevailing SinXI. Christian Duty in Dark DispensationsXII. Preparation for the Coming of ChristXIII. The Contest between Christ and AntichristXIV. Christian Duty under Divine Warnings

It deserves attention that this pamphlet, with its humble title, "A Discourse concerning Liturgies," etc., and printed anonymously in 1662, contains the judgment of our author in regard to measures which gave rise to most important events in the ecclesiastical history of England. It is an argument against the liturgy, the imposition of which obliged nearly two thousand clergy of the Church of England to resign their livings rather than sacrifice a good conscience.

This book is a collection of John Owen's four treatises on schism within the church. Of SchismA Vindication of the Treatise about the True Nature of Schism, etc. An Answer to a Late Treatise about the Nature of Schism. A Brief Vindication of the Nonconformists from the Charge of Schism.

From the Editor's Preface: "Owen explores in great depth what it means to kill sin in our lives. Killing sin is a path that we take toward personal holiness. It is how we maintain communion with God by honoring him with our obedience, exercised in cooperation with, and under the power of, the Holy Spirit. Holiness is not a list of do's and don'ts, like not swearing or not drinking alcohol. That would only be returning to the law that Christ freed us from."

John Owen's Puritan classic The Mortification of Sin is now accessible to today's readers in this translation and adaption of his original 1656 English text into our modern English. Owen expertly explains how to put to death sin through faith in Jesus Christ. He tells us why it is important for the Christian to be killing sin in his life, what it means to kill sin, and why only a Christian can do it. He shows why sin can only be put to death by the power of the Holy Spirit exclusively available through the gospel of Christ. "Be killing your sin or your sin will be killing you." Each of us is in a life or death battle with sin. It's a battle that can't be won by willpower or works, but only by the power of the Holy Spirit, who brings the cross of Christ into our hearts with all its sin-killing power. While we will never be completely free of the power of indwelling sin in this world, The Mortification of Sin gives all of us a roadmap to the victory over sin available to us in the gospel of Christ.

John Owen was essentially a pastoral theologian, and in his best work, his pastoral concern and acute doctrinal instinct are inseparable. Of the Mortification of Sin is such a work. In this work--the substance of which is a series of addresses on Romans 8--Owen provides teaching in a vital but neglected aspect of Christianity. Owen takes up many of the questions that occur to every believer in the battle against sin. All of his direction is directly grounded in various Biblical passages. He provides keen exegesis and sound advice. This classic work has been reprinted countless times--a testimony to its lasting power Tim Perrine

John Owen, (born 1616, Stadhampton, Oxfordshire, Eng.--died Aug. 24, 1683, London), English Puritan minister, prolific writer, and controversialist. He was an advocate of Congregationalism and an aide to Oliver Cromwell, the lord protector of England (1653-58). Appointed rector of Fordham, Essex, in 1642, Owen was made vicar at nearby Coggeshall in 1646 after preaching a notable sermon before Parliament the same year. At Coggeshall he came out in favour of Congregational autonomy in church government. His frequent preaching before Parliament led to his attachment to Cromwell, whose policies against the monarchy Owen began to support. After the execution of King Charles I by Cromwell's partisans in January 1649, Owen accompanied Cromwell on his military ventures to Ireland and Scotland (1649-50). As chancellor of Oxford, Cromwell appointed Owen vice chancellor in 1652, a post he held until 1657. He was also dean of Christ Church Cathedral (1651-60) and was elected in 1654 to represent Oxford in Parliament, but he was later disqualified because of his clerical vocation. Reserved in his support of Cromwell, Owen opposed plans to offer the English crown to him and avoided participation in Cromwell's installation in the office of lord protector in 1653. Owen abandoned politics on the restoration of the monarchy in 1660, when the House of Commons removed him from his position as Christ Church dean. Among his works are historical treatises on religion, several studies of the doctrine of the Holy Spirit, and defenses of Nonconformist, or Puritan, views. An edition of his Works, edited by W. H. Goold, comprises 24 volumes (1850-55). (britannica.com)