Communion with God PB
By: John OwenProduct Details | |
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Publisher | Banner of Truth |
Year | 1991 |
ISBN | 9780851516073 |
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 v1 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