Romans 8:23 And not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies. To better understand these groanings, we need to go back to the garden before the fall. We need to remember that the original…
Category: Assurance
False Assurance
In speaking of the sinner “whose portion is in this life” (Psalm 17:14), John Owen says this: “This is their consolation: a crackling of thorns under the pot, a sudden flash and blaze, that begins but to perish.So that both adversity and prosperity slayeth them; and whether they are laughing or weeping, they are still…