The Mortification of Sin

Cover of the book The Mortification of Sin by John Owen.

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Book
The Mortification of Sin (Abriged and Made Easy to Read) – Puritan Paperbacks series
Written by
John Owen
Edited by
Richard Rushing
Originally Published
1656
Copyright
2022
Publisher
Banner of Truth
ISBN
9781800402683
Release Date
Pages
144
List Price
$9.00

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BOOK DESCRIPTION

‘This battle will last more or less all our days.’

In this abridgement of a classic work, The Mortification of Sin, the famous Puritan John Owen shows the need for Christians to engage in a life-long battle against the sinful tendencies that remain in them, despite their having been brought to faith and new life in Christ.

Owen is very insistent that believers cannot hope to succeed in this battle in their own strength. He sees clearly that the fight can be won only through faith in Christ, and in the power of the Spirit. Fighting sin with human strength will produce only self-righteousness, superstition and anxiety of conscience. But with faith in Christ, and with the power of the Spirit, victory is certain. The temptations in times like Owen’s and ours are obvious on every side; the remedy to them is clearly pointed out in this practical and helpful book.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface vii
Publisher’s Foreword xi
1 Introduction 1
2 Why the Flesh Must Be Mortified 5
3 The Work of the Spirit in Mortification 14
4 How Life and Comfort Depend on Mortification 21
5 What Mortification Is Not 26
6 What Mortification Is 32
7 Only Believers Can Mortify Sin 40
8 God Requires Universal Obedience 49
9 The Dangerous Symptoms of Sin 54
10 Seeing Sin for What It Is 65
11 A Tender Conscience and a Watchful Heart 76
12 Humility 87
13 Wait for the Verdict of God 101
14 The Work of Christ and the Power of the Spirit 116

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