“We are in ourselves destitute of all righteousness in the sight of God…” Owen, 5:345

Owen 5:345

The Law Which we Could not Do — Owen on Romans 10:4

“Herein the apostle issueth the whole disquisition about a righteousness wherewith we may be justified before God, and, in particular how satisfaction is given unto the…

Not Able to Stand

“Here was the ruin of the those Jews: they judged it a better, a more probable, yea, a more righteous and holy way for them, constantly…

Theodoret [c. 393–c. 458] on Romans 5:12–21

“See how the things which are Christ’s are compared with those which are Adam’s, the medicine with the disease, the plaster with the wound, righteousness with…

Reading Volume 5 of John Owen: Good Things Come Slowly

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Thank you John Owen!

“[B]ut the works that Abraham had were works of righteousness, performed in faith and love to God, works of new obedience under the conduct and aids…

Justification is not remission of sins alone. That is not the testimony of Scripture.

“A justification by the remission of sins alone, without a righteousness giving acceptance with God and a right unto the heavenly inheritance, is alien unto the…

As the Eye Alone Sees, Faith alone receives Christ

“It is, I say, virtually excluded, because it is not of the nature of that which is required. When we speak of what whereby we see,…

The Psychology of Self-righteousness

“[F]or when men begin to seek for righteousness and justification by works, they quickly think their best reserve lies in doing something extraordinary, more than other…

The Sermon on the Mount is Scary

“Wherefore, the principal design of the sermon of our Saviour is [Matthew 5], as to declare what is the nature of that obedience which God required…