[In this eighth part (see Part 7 here) of John Owen’s work on Luke 13:1-5, he deals with two matters: 1. The nature of repentance and reformation that God requires, so that we do not perish in His sore displeasure. 2. The causes of such repentance and reformation.] VI. I shall, therefore, in the next [Read more…]

The Free Presbyterian Bookroom will be closed from Thursday 1st – Tuesday 6th April. It will reopen, God willing, on Wednesday 7th at 9.30am (however it will still be closed to on-site customers until 26th April). You can place an order by emailing the Bookroom at [email protected]

The Welfare of Youth Committee will host the following two papers by WebEx: Monday 5 April at 7.00pm  Rev K D Macleod – “William Hewitson and Madeira: Gospel Blessing and Persecution.” Tuesday 6 April at 7.00pm Mr Matthew Vogan – “Scripture Teaching on Family.” Those aged 16-30, who would like to listen to the papers [Read more…]

[In this seventh part (see Part 6 here) of John Owen’s work on Luke 13:1-5, he deals with two matters: 1. The fairness of God’s method whereby nothing but repentance and reformation will turn away approaching judgments. 2. The reasons why such a reasonable way is so rarely complied with by men, whether magistrates, ministers [Read more…]

[This sixth part of John Owen’s treatment of Luke 13:1-5 deals with his third main heading, which asks what the evidences are that judgments are approaching. Part 5 is available here.] III. Our third inquiry is, “What evidences we have at present, or what warnings we have had, of approaching judgments?”. For this also belongs [Read more…]

[In this fifth part of his treatment of Luke 13:1-5, Owen asks what kinds of judgments are approaching at times of great provocation to the Most High. Part 4 is available here.] II. Our second inquiry is: “Of what sort those judgments are, which, in a time of great provocation, are to be looked on [Read more…]

[In this fourth part, (Part 3 is available here) John Owen sets out the eight questions which he will seek to answer in the remainder. The first of these is to ask when it is that sin has increased so much that a church or people must take to themselves Christ’s threatening in Luke 13:1-5, [Read more…]

[In this third part of John Owen’s series of sermons on Luke 13:1-5, (Part 2 is available here), he guides us on how to interpret the meaning of providential judgments in a Scriptural manner, such as the present Covid-19 visitation. They are (1) warnings, (2) calls to repentance, (3) if neglected, they become signs of [Read more…]

[Having explained the time in which the events of Luke 13:1-5 took place, together with the time of the Saviour’s explanation of them (see Part 1), John Owen proceeds to deal with two further matters of introduction.] II. The providential accidents spoken of are two, and of two sorts. 1. The first was that wherein [Read more…]