So I’ve been reading John Owen’s Temptation and Sin during my times meeting with God in the mornings. Right now, I’m about halfway through part 1: Mortification of Sin in Believers. I want to know more about how to kill sin in my life. Here are a couple of my favorite quotations so far:

Be killing sin or it will be killing you. p 9.

Sin is never less quiet than when it seems most quiet. p 11.

The contest is for our lives and souls. p 13.

There is no death of sin without the death of Christ. p 33.

…in the heart there is a superfluity of naughtiness. p 47.

More than one person has said that every believer should read Owen’s Temptation and Sin before they die. (Tips on how to read Owen later.) If this is intimidating to you, try James Houston’s abridged version: Sin and Temptation. And definitely read Kris Lundgaard’s adaptation, The Enemy Within.

Also, check out the John Owen website.

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