Quotes from John Owen
Did you never run for shelter in a storm, and find fruit which you expected not? Did you never go to God for safeguard, driven by outward storms, and there find unexpected fruit?
- John Owen
It is one thing to fear God as threatening, with a holy reverence, and another to be afraid of the evil threatened.
- John Owen
There is no broader way to apostasy than to reject God's sovereignty in all things concerning the revelation of himself and our obedience.
- John Owen
Then are we servants of God, then are we the disciples of Christ, when we do what is commanded us and because it is commanded us.
- John Owen
No heart can conceive that treasury of mercies which lies in this one privilege, in having liberty and ability to approach unto God at all times, according to his mind and will.
- John Owen
All spiritual acts well-pleasing unto God, as faith, repentance, obedience, are supernatural; flesh and blood revealeth not these things.
- John Owen
He that hath slight thoughts of sin, never had great thoughts of God.
- John Owen
It is truth alone that capacitates any soul to glorify God.
- John Owen
Labour to grow better under all your afflictions, lest your afflictions grow worse, lest God mingle them with more darkness, bitterness and terror.
- John Owen
God never intended for us to be left to pray on our own. God never changes His purpose, but He often does purpose a change.
- John Owen
Christ is our best friend, and ere long will be our only friend. I pray God with all my heart that I may be weary of everything else but converse and communion with Him.
- John Owen
Assurance encourateth us in our combat; it delivers us not from it. We may have peace with God when we have done from the assaults of Satan.
- John Owen