[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…]

[340 years ago, in 1681, England was in turmoil. Accordingly, John Owen preached a series of sermons on Luke 13:1-5, where the Saviour brought out lessons from two tragic events in Jerusalem, to warn His hearers that if they did not repent, sooner or later they too would perish in their sins. Owen’s sermons were [Read more…]

Governments across the world are busy imposing restrictions and lockdowns, as infections from new variants of Covid-19 threaten to overwhelm health services. Just when the world hoped that the pandemic had turned a corner with the rollout of vaccines, now the dark days of lockdown are back. With fears that the vaccines might not work [Read more…]

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At the meeting of Synod on 28th October 2020, a Day of Humiliation and Prayer was appointed throughout the Church on Wednesday, 9th December 2020, as follows: “The Synod appoints a Day of Humiliation and Prayer to be observed throughout the Church on Wednesday, 9th December 2020 because of the deepening moral and spiritual darkness [Read more…]