Owen: the evil threatened

Wednesday, January 13, 2010
    Feast of Hilary, Bishop of Poitiers, Teacher, 367
    Commemoration of Kentigern (Mungo), Missionary Bishop in Strathclyde & Cumbria, 603
Meditation:
    By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in holy fear built an ark to save his family. By his faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.
    —Hebrews 11:7 (NIV)
Quotation:
    It is one thing to fear God as threatening, with a holy reverence, and another to be afraid of the evil threatened.
    ... John Owen (1616-1683), An Exposition of the Epistle to the Hebrews, ch. XI ff, in Works of John Owen, v. XXIV, London: Johnson & Hunter, 1855, p. 50 (see the book)
Quiet time reflection:
    Lord, assist Your people, so that they may reach the world while there is still time. CQOD    Blog    email    RSS
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