#mortification of sin

[deremerstudios]

John Owen on Killing Sin

BibleART "Be killing sin, or it will be killing you." John Owen (1616-1683), The Mortification of Sin

“Be killing sin, or it will be killing you.” John Owen (1616-1683), The Mortification of Sin Download a shareable passage or quote, purchase museum-quality wall art, or simply stop by to view our full Bible Art Gallery here.

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[mybeautifulchristianjourney]

Put to Death Your Earthly Nature

5 Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry. 6 Because of these, the wrath of God is coming. 7 You used to walk in these ways, in the life you once lived. 8 But now you must also rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips. — Colossians 3:5-8 | New International Version (NIV) Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® All rights reserved worldwide. Cross References: Psalm 37:8; Mark 7:21; Romans 1:18; Romans 6:13; Romans 8:13; 1 Corinthians 6:9; Ephesians 2:2; Ephesians 4:22; Ephesians 4:25; Ephesians 5:6; Titus 3:3

[holyavarice]

Crucifixion and Resurrection

O Lord, I marvel that Thou shouldst become incarnate,      be crucified, dead, and buried. The sepulchre calls forth my adoring wonder,      for it is empty and Thou art risen;      the four-fold gospel attests it,      the living witnesses prove it,      my heart’s experience knows it. Give me to die with The that I may rise to new life,      for I wish to be as dead and buried to sin,           to selfishness, to the world;                that I might not hear the voice of the charmer,                     and might be delivered from his lusts. O Lord, there is much ill about me -- crucify it,                     much flesh within me -- mortify it. Purge me from selfishness, the fear of man, the love of approbation,                     the shame of being thought old-fashioned,                     the desire to be cultivated or modern. Let me reckon my old life dead because of crucifixion,      and never feed it as a living thing. Grant me to stand with my dying Saviour,           to be content to be rejected,           to be willing to take up unpopular truths,                and to hold fast despised teachings until death. Help me to be resolute and Christ-contained. Never let me wander from the path of obedience to Thy will. Strengthen me for the battles ahead. Give me courage for all the trials, and grace for all the joys. Help me to be a holy, happy person,      free from every wrong desire,           from everything contrary to Thy mind. Grant me more and more of the resurrection life:      may it rule me,      may I walk in its power, and be strengthened through its influence.

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[mybeautifulchristianjourney]

Without the Holy Spirit, no resolutions, vows, abstinences, or any or all external endeavours, can ever avail to the mortification of one sin.

John Flavel

[calvinistquotes]

Mortification is more than the mere suppression, or counteraction, of sinful impulse. It is nothing less than a gradual eradication of it.

J.I. Packer, A Quest For Godliness, (pg. 200)

[voice-in-the-wilderness]

Sin sets its strength against every act of holiness, and against every degree we grow to.

John Owen