Join me to read John Owen’s classic book “The Mortification of Sin in Believers”. This book is one of the best that have ever been written about how to live a holy life. In this chapter we start to think about how sin can be mortified, and we discover that it is something which can only be done by faith in Christ. Topics covered in this chapter:

* Non-Christians cannot truly mortify sin

* Sin can only be mortified by faith, in the power of the Holy Spirit

* There is real danger in attempting to mortify sin apart from faith

* How we need to beware of counterfeit attempts to ease our consciences from sin - e.g. ritualism and formalism in religion.

You can download a copy of the book (for free) from this website.

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