Hope is a glorious grace, whereunto blessed effects are ascribed in the Scripture, and an effectual operation unto the supportment and consolation of believers. By it are we purified, sanctified, saved.

Apr 21, 2005 · Everybody would have thought John Owen was converted, but he was an unconverted Calvinist. There are such people and they do a lot of damage. And I hope you aren’t one of them.

Aug 24, 2017 · Discover John Owen famous and rare quotes. Share John Owen quotations about sin, christ and soul. "Satan's greatest success is in making people think..."

Mar 27, 2023 · John Owen (1616–1683) provides an excellent example of how a follower of Christ ought to face death. Owen followed Christ and stayed true to his theological convictions all his life. Sometimes that meant that he had prestige and power.

Nov 3, 2008 · Here are a few quotes from John Owen regarding the nature of true hope. They are taken from his massive commentary on the book of Hebrews. He is commenting on 6:19 which says, "We have this [hope] as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul."

Oct 10, 2011 · “To read John Owen is to enter a rare world. Whenever I return to one of his works I find myself asking ‘Why do I spend time reading lesser literature?’ . . . If we can persevere with his style (which becomes easier the longer we persevere), he will …

Dec 5, 2024 · John Owen offers us a pastoral plea for the saints to look to Jesus for the most blessed state in this life and the life to come.

The doctrine which they are taught out of the Scripture concerning the person of Christ, they give their assent unto; but his glory they hope they shall see in another world; — here they never yet inquired after it.

John Owen (1616-1683), theologian, was born of Puritan parents at Stadham in Oxfordshire in 1616. At twelve years of age he was admitted at Queen’s College, Oxford, where he took his B.A. degree in 1632 and M.A. in 1635.

Jan 13, 2021 · Crawford Gribben’s introduction to John Owen is an excellent work that points us back to the most fundamental truths of Owen’s life: that our hope isn’t in the things of this world but in Jesus.