The Glory of Christ
by John Owen
John Owen's mature meditations on the glory of Christ, drawn largely from John 17:24 and composed near the end of his life. He calls believers to behold Christ's glory by faith now as preparation for beholding it by sight in heaven, and shows how such beholding transforms and revives the decaying soul.
Based on Meditations and Discourses on the Glory of Christ (1684), by John Owen
Puritan quotes
Quotes by John Owen
“Let no man deceive himself: he that has no sight of the glory of Christ here, shall never have any of it hereafter unto his advantage.”
“A steady spiritual view of the glory of Christ by faith will give them a gracious revival from inward decays, and fresh springs of grace.”
“Be killing sin or it will be killing you.”
“He that hath slight thoughts of sin never had great thoughts of God.”
“Indwelling sin always abides whilst we are in this world; therefore it is always to be mortified.”
“Sin will be always acting, if we be not always mortifying, we are lost creatures.”
“Let not that man think he makes any progress in holiness who walks not over the bellies of his lusts.”
“A man may easier see without eyes, speak without a tongue, than truly mortify one sin without the Spirit.”
“To kill sin is the work of living men; where men are dead, sin is alive, and will live.”
“All other ways of mortification are vain, all helps leave us helpless; it must be done by the Spirit.”
