Communion with God PB

John Owen believed that communion with God lies at the heart of the Christian life. With Paul, he recognized that through the Son we have access by the Spirit to the Father. He never lost the sense of amazement expressed by John: "Our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ." In this outstanding book he explains the nature of this communion and describes the many privileges it brings. Communion with God was written in a day, like our own, when the doctrine of the Trinity was under attack and the Christian faith was being reduced either to rationalism on the one hand or mysticism on the other. His exposition shows that nothing is more vital to spiritual well-being than a practical knowledge of what this doctrine means. Until now, Communion with God has been read by only small numbers of Christians with access to the 275 closely-printed pages in The Words of John Owen. Now Dr. R.J.K. Law has produced a splendidly readable abridgment of one of the greatest Christian classics of all time, bringing Owen's rich teaching to a much wider readership.

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Publisher’s Preface         v
1            The Saints have Communion with God   1
2            Communion with each Person of the Godhead Individually          4
3            Communion with God the Father             12
4            Conclusions arising from the Doctrine of Communion with the Father in Love      27
5              Fellowship with Jesus Christ, the Son of God       38
6              Fellowship with Christ in Grace  46
7              How Believers hold Communion with the Lord Jesus Christ in Grace         54
8              The Glories and Excellences of Christ      61
9              The Wisdom and Knowledge of Christ    78
10           Knowing Ourselves         90
11           Consequences of Fellowship between Christ and his Saints         99
12           Further Consequences of Fellowship with Christ               109
13           Communion with Christ in Purchased Grace        115
14           The Nature of the Grace which Christ purchased               128
15           Communion with Christ in Acceptance with God               132
16           Communion with Christ in Holiness          147
17           Communion with Christ in Privileges       153
18           The Foundation of our Communion with the Holy Spirit 168
19           The Things in which we have Communion with the Holy Spirit     177
20           The Holy Spirit and the Hearts of Believers           190
21           Satan’s Attempts at Casting Contempt on the Holy Spirit               194
22           Preparation for Communion with the Holy Spirit                197
23           The Behaviour of the Saints towards the Holy Spirit         202
24           How to have Fellowship with the Holy Spirit