https://open.spotify.com/episode/225OK8G5eWCB7vXpizqsRH?si=RcxjSYX9RuqaA47BD4ZslA Having explained mortification and given principles and general rules to mortifying sin, Owen now begins in this chapter to give specific directions for killing sin. Chapter 9 is devoted entirely to the first direction, which is that we must consider a few dangerous symptoms of sin in order to see if it is particularly …
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2RCJStiGHUoOCQZ1df7FAL?si=VEMEfu67T4GAbuPPgtDHkQ In this chapter, Owen discusses the second general rule for mortifying sin: “Without sincerity and diligence in the universality of obedience, there is no mortification of any one perplexing lust to be obtained” (81). In other words, if we are not striving to obey Christ with every aspect of our lives, we will never …
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4l6IaUGaLaPryJKKNQxblY?si=K45SPwW7RCuPZTYSPT8PzQ Moving on from Owen’s description of what mortification is and is not in the previous two chapters, he now proceeds into two “general rules and principles, without which no sin will be mortified” (69). Our present chapter will deal with the first, and chapter 8 will discuss the second. This first general principle is …
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0ip7eJAcgqR4wc9Amq9Pqe?si=-qOYm1wrQGiCF6F-q6mKcA As we noted last week, chapters 5 and 6 are tied together as in them Owen is defining for us what exactly mortification means. In the previous chapter he dismantled a few of the false notions and imitations of mortification, here he moves onto what it is positively. He lays the answer out into …
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3gsFsWDzxQbAWRTO8YuisI?si=zqnp5V2nQ5WfYRVSbX3IzA Having addresses three big principles (that all Christians must mortify sin, that mortification is only accomplished by the Spirit, and of mortification’s usefulness), Owen now moves into his “principal intention,” which is to show how Christians should mortify our sin (53). In order to show this, he explains that the remainder of the book …
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3fHzCL7pe1Z8L0NYyaBTFd?si=LyInRj9QRyaVSLCE9gNGrw In this chapter, Owen discusses the third and final basic principle for mortifying sin, which “is that the life, vigour and comfort of our spiritual life depend much on our mortification of sin” (47). Or as the summary at the top of the chapter calls it: “of the usefulness of mortification” (47). Of all …
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0i2HLDl3V7XbTQzfKeUnSo?si=pKysoOp7T46baWErZAt3UA If the first two chapters have not yet convinced you of the great value of this book, this third chapter should soundly accomplish that task. The subject at hand is the second of the three big principles for mortifying sin that Owen began to explore in the previous chapter and will conclude in the …
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1cfbnI9Zs2qvH0xBXSlRGJ?si=reW0nmSKT_aeqFYP8Ym6TQ Here in chapter 2, Owen addresses the first of three main principles made about our call to mortify our sin (the next two principles are the subjects of chapters 3 and 4). This first principle is that even the very best believers must still mortify “the indwelling power of sin” each and every day …
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5InPJVm3ZEVqCgI8y6Vsii?si=MbNFQczQRRua6NTAtds_hg Owen begins the book by establishing for us the verse that serves as the premise of the study, Romans 8:13, “For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.” Rob Edwards suggests reading Romans 8:1-17 …
This week we conclude our reading through Heaven Taken by Storm together. You can find our reading plan and links to previous posts here. https://open.spotify.com/episode/3v29hqkVSq8zThtUNrWlW7?si=I82073o7TkSxiIHdNpvkIw Chapter Eighteen Outline Keep up daily prayer. Get under lively preaching. Get your hearts filled with love to religion. Be vigilant. Bind your heart to God by sacred vows. Be sure to make …
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