John Owen

Rick Phillips
In a remarkable scene at the end of David's life, the sweet singer of Israel reflects on his life and his hope for the future. We can well understand that David would be concerned for the future well-being of his line. But he looks with confidence on the assurance of God's covenant: "For does not...
Lee Gatiss
Having previously proved without any shadow of a doubt that the great John Owen was not a Baptist , no, definitely not a Baptist , and certainly not a Presbyterian , it is important that we now go one step further. In this year when we celebrate his 400th birthday, it is important that we recognise...
Lee Gatiss
In the last month or two on Reformation21, I think it's safe to say I have decisively proven once and for all that: 1. John Wesley was an Arminian. 2. John Owen was a Paedobaptist. I have been challenged to prove other self-evident truths, such as "John Murray was a Calvinist" and "1775 was the...
Lee Gatiss
Well, if I thought it was bad when I exposed a few less-well-known things about John Wesley , that's nothing compared to what happens when you touch the sacred shibboleths of Owenian Baptists! There was a bit of a social media frenzy about my post yesterday concerning John Owen's covenant theology...
Lee Gatiss
I remember once telling a friend at church that I was going to go do a PhD on John Owen. They replied, "Oh yes, I know him. He's that great Baptist theologian." Somewhat startled, I thought I'd since made this point pretty clear. The great 17th century theologian John Owen practised and taught...
iii. In the unity of the Godhead there be three persons, of one substance, power, and eternity; God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Ghost. The Father is of none, neither begotten, nor proceeding; the Son is eternally begotten of the Father; the Holy Ghost eternally proceeding from the...
Derek Thomas Articles
J. I. Packer's endorsement of John Owen's treatment of sin in an introduction to the 1983, Multnomah Press edition of Owen's writings on sin, Sin and Temptation, contained the following effusive words: He told me how to understand myself as a Christian and live before God in a morally and...