Owen: truth and holiness

Monday, July 23, 2018
    Commemoration of Bridget of Sweden, Abbess of Vadstena, 1373
Meditation:
    Since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God.
    —2 Corinthians 7:1 (NIV)
Quotation:
    Sometimes truth is lost first in a church, and then holiness and sometimes the decay or hatred of holiness is the cause of the loss of truth; but where either is rejected, the other will not abide.
    ... John Owen (1616-1683), Nature and Causes of Apostasy from the Gospel [1676], in Works of John Owen, v. VII, London: Johnson & Hunter, 1852, p. 199 (see the book)
    See also 2 Cor. 7:1; Matt. 5:48; 1 Cor. 6:18-20; Gal. 1:6-7; Eph. 4:11-13; Phil. 3:18-19; 1 Pet. 1:15-23
Quiet time reflection:
    Lord, show me what I must do to live out truth and holiness before my church. CQOD    Blog    email    RSS
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