267 Quotes by John Owen

Did you never run for shelter in a storm, and find fruit which you expected not? Did you never go to God for safeguard, driven by outward storms, and there find unexpected fruit?

The custom of sinning takes away the sense of it, the course of the world takes away the shame of it.

Be killing sin or it will be killing you.

All things I thought I knew; but now confess The more I know, I know, I know the less.

The greatest sorrow and burden you can lay on the Father, the greatest unkindness you can do to him is not to believe that he loves you.

The most tremendous judgment of God in this world is the hardening of the hearts of men.

We all profess that we are bound for heaven, immortality, and glory: but is it any evidence that we really design it if all our thoughts are consumed about the trifles of this world, which we must leave behind us, and have only occasional thoughts of things above?

We are never nearer Christ than when we find ourselves lost in a holy amazement at His unspeakable love.

Do you mortify; do you make it your daily work; be always at it whilst you live; cease not a day from this work; be killing sin or it will be killing you.