John Owen Quotes

“If the Word does not dwell with power in us, it will not pass with power from us.”
― John Owen

“Arminians pretend, very speciously, that Christ died for all men, yet, in effect, they make him die for no one man at all.”
― John Owen, The Death of Christ

“I cannot conceive an intention in God that Christ should satisfy his justice for the sin of them that were in hell some thousands of years before, and yet be still resolved to continue their punishment on them to all eternity.”
― John Owen, The Death of Christ

“Reader, if thou intendest to go any farther, I would entreat thee to stay here a little. If thou art, as many in this pretending age, a sign or title gazer, and comest into books as Cato into the theatre, to go out again, - thou hast had thy entertainment; farewell!”
― John Owen, The Death of Christ

“The death of Christ is their meritorious cause; the Spirit of God and his effectual grace their efficient, working instrumentally with power by the word and ordinances.”
― John Owen, The Death of Christ

“We, according to the Scriptures, plainly believe that Christ hath, by his righteousness, merited for us grace and glory; that we are blessed with all spiritual blessings, in, through, and for him; that he is made unto us righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption; that he hath procure for us, and that God for his sake bestoweth on us, every grace in this life that maketh us differ from others, and all that glory we hope for in that which is to come; he procured for us remission of all our sins, an actual reconciliation with God, faith, and obedience.”
― John Owen, The Death of Christ

“And, therefore, seeing he doth not intercede and pray for every one, he did not die for every one.”
― John Owen, The Death of Christ

“First, it is clear that Christ died to procure for us an actual reconciliation with God, and not only a power for us to be reconciled unto him; for 'when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son,' Rom. v. 10.”
― John Owen

“Christ is the meritorious cause of the bestowing of those good gifts, faith and constancy unto martyrdom, upon you.”
― John Owen, The Death of Christ

“Secondly, the proper counsel and intention of God in sending his Son into the world to die was, that thereby he might confirm and ratify the new covenant to his elect, and purchase for them all the good things which are contained in the tenure of that covenant, - to wit, grace and glory; that by his death he might bring many (yet some certain) children to glory, obtaining for them that were given unto him by his Father (that is, his whole church) reconciliation with God, remission of sins, faith, righteousness, sanctification, and life eternal.”
― John Owen, The Death of Christ

“Now, for what sins he made satisfaction, for them the justice of God is satisfied; which surely is not done for the sins of the reprobates, because he justly punisheth them to eternity upon themselves, Matt. v. 26.”
― John Owen, The Death of Christ

“Be killing sin, or sin will be killing you.”
― John Owen