Treasures old and new proclaiming the glory and majesty of Jesus Christ...
When God planned the great work of saving sinners, he provided two gifts. He gave his Son and he gave his Spirit. In fact each person of the Trinity was involved in the great work of salvation. The love, grace and wisdom of the Father planned it; the love, grace and humility of the Son [...]
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How, then, can we behold the glory of Christ? We need, firstly, a spiritual understanding of his glory as revealed in Scripture. Secondly, we need to think much about him if we wish to enjoy him fully (1 Peter 1:8). If we are satisfied with vague ideas about him we shall find no transforming power [...]
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Hereon depends the ruin of Satan and his kingdom. His sin, so far as we can conceive, consisted of two parts: His pride against the person of the Son of God, by whom he was created. “For by him were all things created that are” (or were when first created) “in heaven, whether they be [...]
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Let faith look on Christ in the gospel as he is set forth dying and crucified for us. Look on him under the weight of our sins, praying, bleeding, dying; bring him in that condition into thy heart by faith; apply his blood so shed to thy corruptions: do this daily. —John OwenOn the Mortification [...]
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“If I have observed anything by experience, it is this: a man may take the measure of his growth and decay in grace according to his thoughts and meditations upon the person of Christ, and the glory of Christ’s Kingdom, and of His love.” —John OwenA Puritan Golden Treasury Via: Of First Importance
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Look upon Him you have pierced. Say to thy soul, “What have I done? What love, what mercy, what blood, what grace have I despised and trampled on! Is this the return I make to the Father for his love, to the Son for his blood, to the Holy Spirit for his grace? Do I [...]
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Truth revealed to any, carries with it an immovable persuasion of conscience that it ought to be published and spoken to others! —John OwenThe Duty of Pastors and People Distinguished
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Following up on yesterday’s post about heros, this is a message on the life of John Owen delivered by John Piper at the 1994 Bethlehem Conference for Pastors. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] So many men that I admire (John Piper, Sinclair Ferguson, R.C. Sproul, J.I. Packer, Jerry Bridges etc.) have listed John [...]
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