John Owen
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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...
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Una guía práctica para reconocer cuando la tentación viene hacia nosotros y para saber cómo resistir su poder y sus propósitos.
Nació John Owen en el año 1616 en Stadham (Oxfordshire, Inglaterra) de antepasados galeses y pertenecía al ala de los puritanos, o reformadores evangélicos. En esta obra el Dr. Owen habla de la tentación, su naturaleza y poder sobre nosotros, el grave peligro de entrar en ella, y los medios para evitar tal peligro...
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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...
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Crossway Introduces the Collected Works of John Owen, Updated for Modern Readers
Regarded as one of the greatest theologians in history, 17th-century pastor John Owen wrote extensively on holiness, Scripture, the Trinity, missions, and ecclesiology. His classic works-which have inspired many Christian thinkers including Charles Spurgeon, J. I. Packer, and John Piper-remain influential, but until now haven't been offered in an easy-to-read collection.
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Dice el autor: Por siete años he estudiado el tema tanto en la Biblia como en los otros libros disponibles. Quiero sugerirles que lean mi libro cuidadosamente. Si alguien quiere tratar de desmentir algunos puntos de su contenido, les doy mi permiso para que puedan gozar de un éxito imaginario al hacerlo. Pero si alguien se pone a estudiar con seriedad toda la obra, creo que serán convencidos por ella. Espero que este libro dé satisfacción y consuelo...
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John Owen's writings, though challenging, are full of rich spiritual insights. In this unabridged volume, editors Justin Taylor and Kelly Kapic have made updates to the author's language, translated the Latin, Greek, and Hebrew, and footnoted difficult or unknown phrases, all without sacrificing any of Owen's original message. These three treatises on temptation, sin, and repentance are theologically robust and insightful while also being accessible...
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Here we have presented the remarkable life-story of Emma, Lady Hamilton-a story which transcends the bounds of romance and fascinates and baffles the reader by turns. Indeed, no two critics of this famous beauty and confidante of Lord Nelson have ever agreed as to her place in history. To one she is an adventuress, luring Nelson on by the sheer power of her physical charm; to another, she is his guiding star, his inspiration; while others see in her...
10) Of Temptation
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"Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak" (Matt. 26:41). These words, which Jesus spoke to his disciples in the garden of Gethsemane, serve as the foundation for John Owen's treatise Of Temptation. Owen preached on the subject of temptation frequently during his many years of service as the dean and vice chancellor of Christ Church in Oxford-Of Temptation is the culmination of his discourses...
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In this, work fourteen practical questions on how a person is convicted of since to close with Christ and continue in the Christian life.
I. Conviction of Sin
II. Evidence of an Interest in Christ
III. Concern of Christians in Public and National Sins
IV. Recovery from Spiritual Decay
V. The Ground of an Application to Christ
VI. How to Apply to Christ for Grace
VII. On Faith as to the Answer of Prayer
VIII. When is Sin Habitually Prevalent?
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In A Brief Instruction in the Worship of God, which came to be known as The Independents' Catechism, Owen outlines the constitution and ordinances of a Christian Church, and explains the duties of office-bearers and members. Scarcely fifty questions, this short catechism gives insight into one of the greatest Puritan theologians and provides rich spiritual nourishment.
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Este libro es un resumen del escrito por el puritano John Owen, publicado por primera vez en 1656, titulada Sobre la Mortificación del pecado. Fue parte de una trilogía de obras por el mismo autor sobre los temas de la tentación a pecar; la mortificación del pecado, y el pecado que mora en nosotros. para muchos pastores y teólogos de hoy, estas obras siguen siendo, sin duda alguna, las mejores obras en existencia para ayudar al creyente en cómo...
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Padre, aquellos que me has dado, quiero que donde yo estoy, también ellos estén conmigo, para que vean mi gloria que me has dado; porque me has amado desde antes de la fundación del mundo. Juan 17:24
Habiendo conocido Su amor, el corazón del creyente siempre estará inquieto hasta que vea la gloria de Cristo. El punto culminante de todas las peticiones que Cristo hace a favor de sus discípulos en este capítulo 17 de Juan es que vean Su gloria....
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In "Duties of Christian Fellowship," eminent Puritan theologian John Owen comprehensively examines the foundations of healthy church membership through timeless biblical principles embraced across denominations.
Owen argues that God designed local church congregations to gather under duly appointed leaders, actively participating in Christ's ordinances. He compellingly asserts every believer's duty to unite with a faithful church exhibiting core...
16) On Schism
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We are everywhere! That's the message of this LGBTQ collection of short memoirs on travel, immigration and multiculturalism from a queer perspective. Includes work from the U.S., U.K., Australia and India.
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Crossway Introduces the Collected Works of John Owen, Updated for Modern Readers
Regarded as one of the greatest theologians in history, 17th-century pastor John Owen remains influential among those interested in Puritan and Reformed theology. The Complete Works of John Owen brings together all of Owen's original theological writing, including never-before-published work, reformatted for modern readers in 40 user-friendly volumes.
Volume 7, The Holy...
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In his "Discourse of Ecclesiastical Polity" Samuel Parker decried religious toleration as unfriendly to social order, and attempted to blacken the character of the Nonconformists. Owen was, chosen to reply to Parker, which he did in one of the noblest controversial treatises that were ever, penned by him. The mind of Owen seems to have been, whetted by his deep sense of wrong, and he writes with a remarkable clearness and force of argument; while...
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John Owen's book, "The Mortification of Sin," offers practical guidance and biblical wisdom to help believers conquer and suppress the influence of sin in their daily lives. The book has three primary objectives: firstly, to clarify the true nature of mortifying sin; secondly, to provide general principles that are essential for the spiritual mortification of any sin; and finally, to expound in great detail specific and precise instructions for this...
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Crossway Introduces the Collected Works of John Owen, Updated for Modern Readers
Regarded as one of the greatest theologians in history, 17th-century pastor John Owen remains influential among those interested in Puritan and Reformed theology. The Complete Works of John Owen brings together all of Owen's original theological writing, including never-before-published work, reformatted for modern readers in 40 user-friendly volumes.
Volume 8, The Holy...