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In The Mortification of Sin, Owen states not only that sin remains an active and negative force on the lives of Christians, but also that there is a highly effective way to combat that evil force and temptation along with it. Largely addressing Romans 8, this work extracts understanding and brings clarity to the listener on these widely discussed topics. Despite such a potentially disheartening revelation of the impact and influence of sin, Owen reminds the listener of the triumph of Christ.

Written by John Owen, one of the best known of the Puritans. In The Mortification of Sin, John Owen insisted on the importance of the Christian dealing effectively with their sinful tendencies and attitudes. He believed that God, through his Word and Spirit, had provided the guidelines and the power for this to be achieved. Owen effectively dismisses various excuses for not engaging in self scrutiny and yet avoids the current trend of self absorption.

Our current culture seems to be increasingly divided on countless issues, including those affecting the church. But for centuries, theological disagreements, political differences, and issues relating to church leadership have made it challenging for Christians to foster unity and love for one another. In this book, author Tim Cooper explores this polarization through the lives of two oppositional figures in church history: John Owen and Richard Baxter.

Are you on a recovery journey? Do you need a daily resource of hope to get you through every day? The Celebrate Recovery 365 Daily Devotional includes brief daily encouragement for the millions on the road to recovery from various hurts, pain, or addiction of any kind.

In Rules for Walking in Fellowship, John Owen supplies struggling congregations with biblical guidelines for making church life in the present a foretaste of heavenly fellowship to come. He discusses both the responsibilities congregations have toward pastors as well as the duties members have toward one another. Together, Owen presents twenty-four rules for fostering gospel fellowship, supporting them with numerous proof texts, brief explanations, and words of motivation to keep them.

The Foundation of Communion with God introduces listeners to the Trinitarian piety of John Owen (1616-1683). Ryan McGraw's introduction to Owen sketches the major events of this important theologian's life and shows how his circumstances shaped his thoughts on the themes of the Trinity and public worship.

John Owen defines temptation as anything that attempts to woo the Christian heart away from God and instead towards sin and disobedience. While man's will alone does not have the power to resist, it is by learning to rely on God’s power that Christians can overcome the influence of temptation and the perils of sin.

Although believers have a right to every spiritual comfort in Christ, remaining sin and temptation often hinder them from enjoying these blessings. John Owen recognizes that faith is the root on which all genuine comforts grow, and these comforts are ordinarily shared by believers in proportion to the evidences of true faith in their lives. Owen investigates the proper operations of faith that demonstrate its genuineness, encouraging us to cling fast to Christ, pursue holiness, commune with God through worship, and bring our souls into a special state of repentance.

La Mortificación: El Desafio del creyente, es la obra clásica de John Owen que desafía a cada creyente a aplicar la verdad bíblica para purificarse a través de la mortificación. Para ello, el cristiano debe aprender a reconocer la actividad y el engaño del pecado residente. Debe apoyarse en el Espíritu Santo para llevar a cabo la obra de mortificación. Toda su vida y comodidad en Cristo depende de que se dedique a esta obra diaria y continuamente. En dos excelentes capítulos, Owen explica los conceptos erróneos comunes sobre la mortificación, y lo que realmente es.

La tentación es la advertencia bíblica de John Owen a los cristianos para evitar los muchos e importantes daños de la tentación. Es el segundo de sus tres libros que tratan del pecado: Mortificación del Pecado, Tentación y Pecado Interior. En La tentación, Owen presenta uno de los tratamientos más completos de nuestra parte en la santificación ("Velad y orad, para que no entréis en tentación", Mateo 26: 41) y de la parte de Cristo ("Yo te guardaré de la hora de la tentación", Apocalipsis 3: 10).

John Owen’s genuine concern for his brothers and sisters in Christ is evident in each of his writings. In The Mortification of Sin, Owen describes the dangers to the soul that still exist even after finding faith in Jesus. While under the protection of Christ, temptation and sin still demand attention and provide threatening distractions. Owen provides a guide to help navigate this world and to learn to fight against sin with Christ’s help.

Este libro, una poderosa antología de textos de renombrados autores cristianos como John Owen, Charles Spurgeon y Octavius Winslow, te sumergirá en las profundidades del amor incomparable de Cristo.

LA APOSTASÍA es una poderosa colección de escritos clásicos que aborda uno de los temas más inquietantes del cristianismo: el abandono de la fe. A través de las penetrantes reflexiones de reconocidos teólogos como Spurgeon, Pink y Owen, esta obra desentraña las causas, señales y consecuencias de la apostasía, mientras ofrece sabiduría atemporal sobre la perseverancia de los verdaderos creyentes.

Comunión con Dios: Un Camino de Encuentro Espiritual es un audiolibro que invita a sumergirse en la maravillosa experiencia de la comunión con lo divino. Basado en textos sagrados y reflexiones profundas, este audiolibro explora la esencia del vínculo entre Dios y el alma humana.

Hemos imaginado que la presencia corporal de Cristo nos haría dichosos y nos conferiría innumerables dones; pero según nuestro texto, la presencia del Espíritu Santo obrando en la iglesia es más necesaria para la misma. Si se piensa por un momento, la presencia física de Cristo en la tierra, por muy buena que sea para la iglesia, implicaría en nuestra condición actual muchos inconvenientes que se evitan con su presencia por medio del Espíritu Santo.

El libro cristiano sobre la meditación presenta una recopilación de textos de destacados autores de diferentes épocas, todos enfocados en la importancia y la práctica de la meditación según la Palabra de Dios. A través de diversas perspectivas, los escritores ofrecen definiciones, explicaciones y exhortaciones para que los creyentes desarrollen una vida de meditación espiritual profunda.