Christ Alone
Shuffling With God
Do we humble ourselves to accept of the righteousness that God in Christ hath provided for us? It is a common working of the heart of them whom God is drawing to himself;—they dare not close with the promise, they dare not accept of Christ and his righteousness,—it would be presumption in them. And the answer is common,—that […]
Christ’s Calling Us Unto Himself With Our Burdens
“Come unto me, all ye that are weary and heavy laden;”—”Come with your burdens; come, thou poor soul, with thy guilt of sin.” Why? what to do? “Why, this is mine,” saith Christ; ” this agreement I made with my Father, that I should come, and take thy sins, and bear them away: they were my lot. […]
Appointment, Means, & End
The appointment of God is, that we shall have the adoption of children. The means of it, is by Jesus Christ; the peculiar way of bringing it about, is by the redemption that is in his blood; the end, is the praise of his glorious grace. ~ John Owen ~ from Of Communion With God, volume 2 of Works, page 179
Double Imputation
There are two parts to our acceptance with God. 1. Our absolution from the guilt of sin, that our disobedience be not charged upon us. This we have by the death of Christ; our sins being imputed to him, shall not be imputed to us, 2 Cor. 5:21; Rom. 4:25; Isa. 53:12. 2. Imputation of righteousness, that […]
The Essential Owen 