Puritan theologian · Reformed Orthodoxy

John Owen

Born: 1616
Died: 1683

English Independent minister and Reformed orthodox theologian whose extensive works treat the Trinity, Christ's atonement, the Holy Spirit, church life, and practical holiness.

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Of Communion with God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost

Owen's treatise on the believer's distinct fellowship with each person of the Trinity—with the Father in love, the Son in grace, and the Holy Spirit in consolation—followed by his Vindication against William Sherlock.

1657Devotional theologyRead

Of Temptation: The Nature and Power of It

Owen's treatise on Matthew 26:41: what it is to enter into temptation, the danger of it, how to know when one has entered, and the duty of watching and praying, with directions and cases resolved, closing with Revelation 3:10 and an exhortation to the duty.

1658Practical theologyRead

Of the Mortification of Sin in Believers

Owen's exposition of Romans 8:13 on the duty, necessity and means of putting sin to death by the Spirit, with directions for the believer's daily warfare against indwelling sin.

1656Practical theologyRead

The Death of Death in the Death of Christ

Owen's classic treatise on particular redemption, arguing from the end, nature and effects of Christ's death that he died to secure the salvation of the elect, and answering arguments for universal redemption.

1647Theological treatiseRead