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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
If you only read one book this year (apart from the Bible itself), then read this one. The three books by John Owen contained in this volume have been a great blessing to me. It is great now to have an updated version without abridgement. Kelly Kapic and Justin Taylor have replaced archaic spellings with modern ones; provided explanatory footnotes for difficult words and phrases; and added headings to indicate better the flow of Owen's thought. The result is a pleasure to read.
Owen (1616-1683) was a Puritan theologian - perhaps the greatest English theologian ever. But his theology is never abstract or obtuse. It is always concerned with true Christian experience and pastoral application. It is suffused with his love for God, concern for people and passion for holiness.
What Owen does in this collection of books is humble us before God by exposing the sin that resides in our hearts. But Owen does not leave us humbled. He lifts us up by pointing us to the Saviour. He highlights the work of the cross and the work of the Spirit in our sanctification.
Reading these books is not simply to be informed about sin and sanctification - important as that is. I have found reading them to be a kind of spiritual exercise in itself. I wish I had read these books twenty years ago. Kelly Kapic and Justin Taylor have done us a great service in making them more accessible. My only complaint is that it is a paperback because this is a book to read and reread.
Owen (1616-1683) was a Puritan theologian - perhaps the greatest English theologian ever. But his theology is never abstract or obtuse. It is always concerned with true Christian experience and pastoral application. It is suffused with his love for God, concern for people and passion for holiness.
What Owen does in this collection of books is humble us before God by exposing the sin that resides in our hearts. But Owen does not leave us humbled. He lifts us up by pointing us to the Saviour. He highlights the work of the cross and the work of the Spirit in our sanctification.
Reading these books is not simply to be informed about sin and sanctification - important as that is. I have found reading them to be a kind of spiritual exercise in itself. I wish I had read these books twenty years ago. Kelly Kapic and Justin Taylor have done us a great service in making them more accessible. My only complaint is that it is a paperback because this is a book to read and reread.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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Do you have problems fighting sin? Have you read countless books, looking for how to rid yourselves of those sins which you hate? Do you find that sin in your life robs you of joy in God?
John Owen's Mortification of Sin, faithfully reproduced in Overcoming Sin and Temptation is written for you.
The truth is that there isn't a secret trick or ploy which will rid you of that sin, which Owen demonstrates superbly. He weighs on your mind the importance of killing the sin that lives in you ('be killing sin or sin will be killing you') and proceeds to show you how.
Owen is like a doctor telling you about your terminal illness. There is something inside you which if left alone will rob you of your joy and kill you. He then tells you how to deal with it.
'It won't be easy', he tells you. There will be some painful procedures and treatments that you'll have to attend to. And he's not talking about a couple of pills once a day, he's talking about constant exercise .
As you read this book, expect your pride to be bruised, your ego beaten, but your soul nourished and ready to take war on your sin.
I heartily recommend this book which has been of great help to me, and countless others. It will be hard to read at points, but it's well worth persevering.
It is the first of three books contained in Overcoming Sin and Temptation, written by John Owen, edited by Kelly Kapic and Justin Taylor. They've done an excellent job in preserving John Owen's thought and writing whilst making it accessible to modern readers. They footnote definitions of the unusual words, and those which were used differently in Owen's time. They also include introductions to each book and a foreword by John Piper.
This is a gift to the church. Why not get it for Christmas? (Amazon US, Amazon UK)
John Owen's Mortification of Sin, faithfully reproduced in Overcoming Sin and Temptation is written for you.
The truth is that there isn't a secret trick or ploy which will rid you of that sin, which Owen demonstrates superbly. He weighs on your mind the importance of killing the sin that lives in you ('be killing sin or sin will be killing you') and proceeds to show you how.
Owen is like a doctor telling you about your terminal illness. There is something inside you which if left alone will rob you of your joy and kill you. He then tells you how to deal with it.
'It won't be easy', he tells you. There will be some painful procedures and treatments that you'll have to attend to. And he's not talking about a couple of pills once a day, he's talking about constant exercise .
As you read this book, expect your pride to be bruised, your ego beaten, but your soul nourished and ready to take war on your sin.
I heartily recommend this book which has been of great help to me, and countless others. It will be hard to read at points, but it's well worth persevering.
It is the first of three books contained in Overcoming Sin and Temptation, written by John Owen, edited by Kelly Kapic and Justin Taylor. They've done an excellent job in preserving John Owen's thought and writing whilst making it accessible to modern readers. They footnote definitions of the unusual words, and those which were used differently in Owen's time. They also include introductions to each book and a foreword by John Piper.
This is a gift to the church. Why not get it for Christmas? (Amazon US, Amazon UK)
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63 of 64 people found the following review helpful
Wonderful Update to Owen
31 Oct 2006
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John Owen has been a stern, difficult, challenging teacher, but a much needed one for my life. Several years ago I purchased Volume 6 in the Banner of Truth edition of the Works of John Owen, "Sin and Temptation." This volume is weighty in content and thought. But Owen, unlike anyone else I had ever read, was able to address the issues of sin and temptation in my life like no other writer has been able to do.
Numerous theologians and scholars whom I respect hold Owen in high esteem. I believe their estimation of Owen's worth is correct.
Justin Taylor and Kelly Kapic have done a marvelous service to Christians and the world in general with their updated edition of three of John Owen's works on sin and temptation. Overcoming Sin and Temptation includes three of his works: "Of the Mortification of Sin in Believers," "Of Temptation: The Nature and Power of It," and "Indwelling Sin." The only work not included in this volume that appears in the Banner of Truth volume is "A Practical Exposition of Psalm 130." Perhaps Taylor and Kapic will tackle that project next.
Taylor and Kapic's work is significant for at least five reasons.
1. They have provided us with an unabridged but updated text. Spelling is modernized and Americanized, mistakes from previous editions are corrected, and archaic words are updated.
2. The work is footnoted to define essential and difficult words. This will help the reader with comprehension.
3. All the Greek, Hebrew, and Latin words and phrases and transliterated and translated for the reader. A great example of this is on page 48 where the reader who has no knowledge of Greek will be greatly helped in the discussion with the transliterations and translations.
4. The General Index and Scripture Index at the end of the work is fabulous. All books ought to have indexes like this. Pastors and teachers will be well served in sermon and lesson preparation.
5. The most important feature of this updated work are the outlines for all three of Owen's books at the end of this edition. The reader should begin here and orient himself to the flow of Owen's thought. In fact, much can be gained by reading just the outline.
Thank you, Taylor and Kapic, for making this valuable contribution to the study of Owen.
Numerous theologians and scholars whom I respect hold Owen in high esteem. I believe their estimation of Owen's worth is correct.
Justin Taylor and Kelly Kapic have done a marvelous service to Christians and the world in general with their updated edition of three of John Owen's works on sin and temptation. Overcoming Sin and Temptation includes three of his works: "Of the Mortification of Sin in Believers," "Of Temptation: The Nature and Power of It," and "Indwelling Sin." The only work not included in this volume that appears in the Banner of Truth volume is "A Practical Exposition of Psalm 130." Perhaps Taylor and Kapic will tackle that project next.
Taylor and Kapic's work is significant for at least five reasons.
1. They have provided us with an unabridged but updated text. Spelling is modernized and Americanized, mistakes from previous editions are corrected, and archaic words are updated.
2. The work is footnoted to define essential and difficult words. This will help the reader with comprehension.
3. All the Greek, Hebrew, and Latin words and phrases and transliterated and translated for the reader. A great example of this is on page 48 where the reader who has no knowledge of Greek will be greatly helped in the discussion with the transliterations and translations.
4. The General Index and Scripture Index at the end of the work is fabulous. All books ought to have indexes like this. Pastors and teachers will be well served in sermon and lesson preparation.
5. The most important feature of this updated work are the outlines for all three of Owen's books at the end of this edition. The reader should begin here and orient himself to the flow of Owen's thought. In fact, much can be gained by reading just the outline.
Thank you, Taylor and Kapic, for making this valuable contribution to the study of Owen.
44 of 45 people found the following review helpful
Worth Reading 400 Pages? ABSOLUTELY!!!
11 Dec 2006
Format:Paperback
I recently spent five grueling hours (grueling for a hopelessly out of shape bookworm) climbing a steep, winding mountain trail. Why? That was the only way I could see the view from the top of Mount LeConte. There were no shortcuts; I just had to put in a lot of hard work. But once I completed my quest and saw the view, I would have spent double the effort if necessary: what I saw was THAT spectacular.
The same can be said of reading the great Puritan theologian John Owen. It is HARD work, and a lot of it. So facing a 466 page anthology containing his 3 books on sin seemed more daunting than climbing LeConte, but I am pleased to report that the view is even more spectacular: it is life-changing.
This anthology, put together by Justin Taylor & Kelly Kapic, is not an abridgement: aside from some spelling updates and a few footnotes you've got the original manuscripts. There is an excellent introduction to Owen and his thought, as well as overviews of each of the three books. In the back are extremely detailed outlines of each book, as well as several indexes and a glossary of antiquated words (there are plenty of words Owen uses that will make you scratch your head so you will find yourself frequently consulting it!).
As stated before, this is an anthology of three different works by Owen. The first is his famous Mortification of Sin. I had read and reviewed an abridged version earlier this year, so I was interested in seeing how I would fare reading the original. Strangely, I actually like the original language better, it seemed more piercing and powerful.
The second book, Of Temptation, concerns itself on the nature and danger of temptation, and our duty against temptation and how to accomplish it. Owen simply amazes me: whereas most of us would exhaust our intelligent explanation of "temptation" in a few sentences, he spends eighty pages poring over the Scriptures, mining deep to bring insight that is both wise and cutting.
The last book, Indwelling Sin, is the longest and most thorough. Seventeen chapters that bring insight after insight on every page on the nature of the enemy within us, concerning its nature, power, and effect in our lives.
It has been said that once you finish reading what Owen says about a subject, you are convinced that he has covered it all. You may wonder, is it really worth reading over 400 pages on sin? And I will tell you, yes, it is hard work, but it is well worth the view. And just as I am planning on climbing LeConte again next year, I am going to reread this book next year as well, for I am sure that God has much more to teach me from its pages.
The same can be said of reading the great Puritan theologian John Owen. It is HARD work, and a lot of it. So facing a 466 page anthology containing his 3 books on sin seemed more daunting than climbing LeConte, but I am pleased to report that the view is even more spectacular: it is life-changing.
This anthology, put together by Justin Taylor & Kelly Kapic, is not an abridgement: aside from some spelling updates and a few footnotes you've got the original manuscripts. There is an excellent introduction to Owen and his thought, as well as overviews of each of the three books. In the back are extremely detailed outlines of each book, as well as several indexes and a glossary of antiquated words (there are plenty of words Owen uses that will make you scratch your head so you will find yourself frequently consulting it!).
As stated before, this is an anthology of three different works by Owen. The first is his famous Mortification of Sin. I had read and reviewed an abridged version earlier this year, so I was interested in seeing how I would fare reading the original. Strangely, I actually like the original language better, it seemed more piercing and powerful.
The second book, Of Temptation, concerns itself on the nature and danger of temptation, and our duty against temptation and how to accomplish it. Owen simply amazes me: whereas most of us would exhaust our intelligent explanation of "temptation" in a few sentences, he spends eighty pages poring over the Scriptures, mining deep to bring insight that is both wise and cutting.
The last book, Indwelling Sin, is the longest and most thorough. Seventeen chapters that bring insight after insight on every page on the nature of the enemy within us, concerning its nature, power, and effect in our lives.
It has been said that once you finish reading what Owen says about a subject, you are convinced that he has covered it all. You may wonder, is it really worth reading over 400 pages on sin? And I will tell you, yes, it is hard work, but it is well worth the view. And just as I am planning on climbing LeConte again next year, I am going to reread this book next year as well, for I am sure that God has much more to teach me from its pages.
23 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Excellent - Get it, read it, muse on it
6 Feb 2007
Format:Paperback
I can't over recommend this book, its awesome, for any and every Christian.
There are some things you don't hear out there in churches about your fight against sin, how to overcome, how to mortify it, how to "take away all that invigorates the flesh"(in the words of Owen). I have read all the other versions, the oldish English, the new type printed by banner of truth, and even the paraphrased ones, but this beats them all it sets your mind working and your heart pumping its a tool for good in the hands of God.
How I would wish that every Christian read it every year, it will help you on the road to living a holy life before God. The Editors have done a good work I had the works of Owen, it was hard to read but with the changes that have been made, this is easier and you lose none of the inclinations to thought that characterises all of Owens works and with thought comes passion "While I mused the fire burned" Ps.39:3 it is only as we think on this truths that our passion for God begins to rise, that is why the puritans works have always helped unto Godliness because they make us "muse". Get this, read it, muse on it.
There are some things you don't hear out there in churches about your fight against sin, how to overcome, how to mortify it, how to "take away all that invigorates the flesh"(in the words of Owen). I have read all the other versions, the oldish English, the new type printed by banner of truth, and even the paraphrased ones, but this beats them all it sets your mind working and your heart pumping its a tool for good in the hands of God.
How I would wish that every Christian read it every year, it will help you on the road to living a holy life before God. The Editors have done a good work I had the works of Owen, it was hard to read but with the changes that have been made, this is easier and you lose none of the inclinations to thought that characterises all of Owens works and with thought comes passion "While I mused the fire burned" Ps.39:3 it is only as we think on this truths that our passion for God begins to rise, that is why the puritans works have always helped unto Godliness because they make us "muse". Get this, read it, muse on it.
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