Books by John Owen

This volume includes three classic works by John Owen on sin, temptation, and repentance in the Christian life. Editors Justin Taylor and Kelly Kapic have made this difficult-to-read Puritan accessible for the modern reader without sacrificing the wonderful content of Owen's work. Redesigned with a new cover.

From the Editor's Preface: "Owen explores in great depth what it means to kill sin in our lives. Killing sin is a path that we take toward personal holiness. It is how we maintain communion with God by honoring him with our obedience, exercised in cooperation with, and under the power of, the Holy Spirit. Holiness is not a list of do's and don'ts, like not swearing or not drinking alcohol. That would only be returning to the law that Christ freed us from."

In A Brief Instruction in the Worship of God, which came to be known as The Independents' Catechism, Owen outlines the constitution and ordinances of a Christian Church, and explains the duties of office-bearers and members. Scarcely fifty questions, this short catechism gives insight into one of the greatest Puritan theologians and provides rich spiritual nourishment.

The fact that some who profess to be Christians fall away from the faith has always been an obstacle to God‿s people, but we are told in the Bible that those who God has called are saved forever. How then are we to understand the saints‿perseverance in the Christian life? How are we to view our lives in the light of God‿s everlasting covenant and Christ‿s completed work of salvation? What is our motivation to finish the race?John Owen‿s work The Doctrine of the Saints‿Perseverance Explained and Confirmed was originally published in 1654 and this easier‿to‿read abridgement is still relevant to Christians today.