POPULARITY
Christian believers will be tempted to sin. How are we to understand what goes on in temptation? Where is God when we are tempted? How do we lay hold of the resources to resist and come through these times of agony? These and other crucial questions are considered in this week's episode. Featured Resources: – 'Lead Us Not Into Temptation', Sinclair B. Ferguson, Banner of Truth Magazine, Issue 145 (October 1975). – Excerpt from William Bridge, A Lifting Up for the Downcast (1649; repr. Edinburgh: Banner of Truth Trust, 2024), Chapter 7, 'A Lifting Up in the Case of Temptation', p. 214–220. Further Reading: Bridge, William, A Lifting Up for the Downcast Gurnall, William, The Christian in Complete Armour (single volume or abridged in three paperback volumes) Owen, John, Temptation Resisted and Repulsed (abridged and made easy to read by Richard Rushing) Owen, John, The Mortification of Sin (abridged and made easy to read by Richard Rushing) Owen, John, Works, Volume 6: Sin and Temptation (includes full text of On the Mortification of Sin in Believers, Of Temptation, Indwelling Sin, and A Practical Exposition of Psalm 130) Explore the work of the Banner of Truth: www.banneroftruth.org Subscribe to the Magazine (print/digital/both): www.banneroftruth.org/magazine Leave us your feedback or a testimony: www.speakpipe.com/magazinepodcast
O God, help us to feel worse about our own shortfalls than the failure of others.
A new MP3 sermon from The Narrated Puritan is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: How Indwelling Sin Leads to Backsliding Subtitle: Indwelling SinTreatise Speaker: John Owen Broadcaster: The Narrated Puritan Event: Sunday Service Date: 3/8/2025 Length: 34 min.
If the utmost diligence and carefulness be not used to improve and grow in this wisdom, then indwelling sin, working by the vanity of the minds of men, will insensibly bring them to content themselves with slight and rare thoughts of these things—without a diligent, persistent endeavor to give them their due improvement upon the soul. As men decay in this, so will they assuredly decay and decline in the power of holiness and close walking with God. The springs being stopped or tainted, the streams will not run so swiftly, at least not so sweetly, as formerly.
What does it mean to become who you are in Christ? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 7:14–25 to show how Christians battle sin by living in their God-given identity.
What role does the mind play in the Christian life? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Romans 7:14–25 to show the vital connection between a renewed mind and the fight against sin.
How much freedom from sin should Christians expect in this life? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper unpacks Romans 7:14–25, showing how believers fight sin's persistence.
Where do we find hope in our ongoing struggle with sin? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 7:14–25 to explore the hope of future redemption.
How do we hold on to hope in the face of failure? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Romans 7:14–25 to reveal how union with Christ transforms despair into confidence.
When we face failure as Christians, what's actually happening? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper explores Romans 7:14–25 to reveal the hope in the midst of our struggle.
When sin feels overwhelming, where can we find hope? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 7:14–25 to stress both the reality of indwelling sin and the power of God's grace.
How should Christians respond to our ongoing war with sin? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper unpacks Romans 7:14–25, showing how believers can battle sin while clinging to gospel hope.
Is Romans 7:14–25 describing a Christian or not? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper shows how God's righteousness in Christ transforms our view of sin and the law, regardless of the answer.
A new MP3 sermon from The Narrated Puritan is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: How Indwelling Sin Entangles The Affections Subtitle: Indwelling SinTreatise Speaker: John Owen Broadcaster: The Narrated Puritan Event: Audiobook Date: 12/25/2024 Bible: James 1:14-15 Length: 20 min.
The affections are certainly entangled when they stir up frequent imaginations about the proposed object to which this deceit of sin leads and entices. When sin prevails and the affections are gone fully after it, it fills the imagination with the object, possessing the imagination with images, likenesses, and appearances of the object continually. Such persons "devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds."
The disciples walked with Jesus, healed the sick, and cast out demons—yet they still lacked something essential. Have you ever wondered if being “saved” is enough, or if there's more to living a victorious Christian life? In Acts 2:1-4, everything changed for the disciples on the day of Pentecost. They were filled, empowered, and purified by the Holy Spirit. What about you? This video dives deep into questions most Christians avoid: Were the disciples saved before Pentecost? Why do so many struggle with indwelling sin after conversion? What does it mean to be “baptized with the Holy Ghost”? Discover the truth behind entire sanctification, the second work of grace, and how the promise of the Spirit can revolutionize your walk with God. With real-life examples from scripture and history, you'll see why this moment wasn't just for the early church—it's for you, today. Don't settle for less than God's best. Watch now and claim the power, purity, and boldness promised to every believer!
Discover powerful biblical strategies to overcome besetting sins with Dr. Joel Beeke. Drawing from Puritan wisdom and Scripture, learn practical steps to mortify sin and live in victory through Christ.In this deep-dive conversation, Dr. Beeke unpacks:- The Puritan concept of "bosom sins" and how to identify them- Why zero tolerance for sin is essential for Christian growth- How to use accountability partners effectively- Practical wisdom from Thomas Watson and John Owen- The "fight or flight" approach to temptation- Why watchfulness is crucial for spiritual victory
A new MP3 sermon from The Narrated Puritan is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Habitual Decays in Grace -Indwelling Sin Treatise Chapter 15 Subtitle: Indwelling SinTreatise Speaker: John Owen Broadcaster: The Narrated Puritan Event: Audiobook Date: 10/21/2024 Bible: Romans 8:6 Length: 46 min.
Indwelling sin works by sloth and negligence. It prevails in the soul to neglect the stirring up of continual thoughts about the things that so powerfully influence it to strict and fruitful obedience. If care be not taken—if diligence and watchfulness be not used, and all means that are appointed of God to keep a quick and living sense of them upon the soul—they will dry up and decay.
Enmity exerts itself is opposition. Enmity will oppose and contend with what it is at enmity with. Things natural and moral work this way also: as light and darkness, heat and cold oppose each other, so do virtue and vice. So is it with sin and grace. The apostle says, "These are contrary the one to the other" (Gal 5:17)—that is, they are placed and set in mutual opposition, and that continually and constantly, as we shall see.
A new MP3 sermon from The Narrated Puritan is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: The Root of Indwelling Sin - Hostility to God - Christian Experience Class Subtitle: Christian Experience Speaker: Thomas Sullivan Broadcaster: The Narrated Puritan Event: Podcast Date: 10/20/2024 Length: 37 min.
The Final Chapter of a Treatise on Indwelling Sin, --The more believers are aware of indwelling sin's power, the less they will feel its effects.- -Temptations and occasions put nothing into a man, but only draw out what was in him before.- -The great wisdom and security of the soul in dealing with indwelling sin is to put a violent stop to its beginnings, its first motions and actings.- -To let indwelling sin alone is to let it grow- not to conquer it is to be conquered by it.-
The Final Chapter of a Treatise on Indwelling Sin, ""The more believers are aware of indwelling sin's power, the less they will feel its effects." "Temptations and occasions put nothing into a man, but only draw out what was in him before." "The great wisdom and security of the soul in dealing with indwelling sin is to put a violent stop to its beginnings, its first motions and actings." "To let indwelling sin alone is to let it grow; not to conquer it is to be conquered by it."
Sin, indeed, maintains an enmity against all duties of obedience, or rather against God in them. -When I would do good,- says the apostle, -evil is present with me- -Rom 7-21--that is, -Whenever I would do good, or whatsoever good I would do -that is, spiritually good, good in reference to God-, sin is present with me to hinder me from the good, to oppose me in it.- On the other side, all duties of obedience lie directly against the actings of the law of sin- for as the flesh in all its actings lusts against the Spirit, so the Spirit in all its actings lusts against the flesh.
Sin, indeed, maintains an enmity against all duties of obedience, or rather against God in them. -When I would do good,- says the apostle, -evil is present with me- -Rom 7-21--that is, -Whenever I would do good, or whatsoever good I would do -that is, spiritually good, good in reference to God-, sin is present with me to hinder me from the good, to oppose me in it.- On the other side, all duties of obedience lie directly against the actings of the law of sin- for as the flesh in all its actings lusts against the Spirit, so the Spirit in all its actings lusts against the flesh.
A new MP3 sermon from The Narrated Puritan is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Indwelling Sin's Opposition To God Manifested in Neglecting Special Duties Subtitle: Indwelling SinTreatise Speaker: John Owen Broadcaster: The Narrated Puritan Event: Audiobook Date: 9/1/2024 Bible: Romans 7:21 Length: 30 min.
Sin, indeed, maintains an enmity against all duties of obedience, or rather against God in them. "When I would do good," says the apostle, "evil is present with me" (Rom 7:21)—that is, "Whenever I would do good, or whatsoever good I would do (that is, spiritually good, good in reference to God), sin is present with me to hinder me from the good, to oppose me in it." On the other side, all duties of obedience lie directly against the actings of the law of sin; for as the flesh in all its actings lusts against the Spirit, so the Spirit in all its actings lusts against the flesh.
It is true, great ground is obtained when the work is vigorously and constantly carried on. Sin is much weakened, so that the soul presses forwards towards perfection-but yet the work must be endless while we are in this world. If we give over, we shall quickly see this enemy exerting itself with new strength and vigor.
It is true, great ground is obtained when the work is vigorously and constantly carried on. Sin is much weakened, so that the soul presses forwards towards perfection—but yet the work must be endless while we are in this world. If we give over, we shall quickly see this enemy exerting itself with new strength and vigor.
A new MP3 sermon from The Narrated Puritan is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Indwelling Sin in the Heart - What Does The Bible Mean By The Heart? Subtitle: Indwelling SinTreatise Speaker: John Owen Broadcaster: The Narrated Puritan Event: Audiobook Date: 6/21/2024 Bible: Romans 7:21 Length: 24 min.
A new narration for 2024.
A new narration for 2024.
A new MP3 sermon from The Narrated Puritan is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: A Treatise on Indwelling Sin - Chapter - 2 - It is a Law! Subtitle: Indwelling SinTreatise Speaker: John Owen Broadcaster: The Narrated Puritan Event: Audiobook Date: 6/14/2024 Bible: Romans 7:14 Length: 23 min.
A new MP3 sermon from The GraceLife Pulpit is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Our Battle with Indwelling Sin Speaker: Phil Johnson Broadcaster: The GraceLife Pulpit Event: Sunday Service Date: 6/9/2024 Bible: Romans 7:14-25 Length: 58 min.
https---www.thegracelifepulpit.com
https---www.thegracelifepulpit.com
https://www.thegracelifepulpit.com
Phil Johnson • Romans 7:14–7:25 • GraceLife
The Chapel Library edition of this work assisted me greatly to narrate it as plainly and simply as I can.
The Chapel Library edition of this work assisted me greatly to narrate it as plainly and simply as I can.
A new MP3 sermon from The Narrated Puritan is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: A Treatise on Indwelling Sin - Chapter 1 - for 2024 Subtitle: Indwelling SinTreatise Speaker: John Owen Broadcaster: The Narrated Puritan Event: Sunday Service Date: 5/29/2024 Bible: Romans 7:21 Length: 28 min.
An examination of what is at the root of indwelling sin, John Owen's Treatise on this subject.
O God, help us to feel worse about our own shortfalls than the failure of others.
A new MP3 sermon from Hackberry House of Chosun is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Indwelling Sin Subtitle: Spurgeon sermons Speaker: C. H. Spurgeon Broadcaster: Hackberry House of Chosun Event: Teaching Date: 3/26/2024 Bible: Job 40:3-4 Length: 46 min.
A new MP3 sermon from Providence Gospel Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: The Captivating Power of Sin Subtitle: Indwelling Sin Speaker: John Owen Broadcaster: Providence Gospel Church Event: Audiobook Date: 3/12/2024 Length: 33 min.
A new MP3 sermon from Providence Gospel Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: The Seat of Sin in the Heart Subtitle: Indwelling Sin Speaker: John Owen Broadcaster: Providence Gospel Church Event: Audiobook Date: 2/26/2024 Bible: Romans 7:21; Matthew 15:9 Length: 25 min.
QUOTES FOR REFLECTION“One of the challenges that we have collectively as a society is that in this country, we do victory great, we do success great, we do power great. We do not do shame very well; we do not do guilt very well. We don't own up to our mistakes. And the absence of shame is what makes us vulnerable to discrimination and bigotry and abuse of power…If you see two people who've loved each other for fifty years, if you ask them what the secret is; they've learned how to say I'm sorry to one another…”~Bryan Stevenson (1959-present), lawyer, activist, and author of Just Mercy “Be killing sin or it will be killing you.”~John Owen (1616-1683), British theologian and church leader “There is a mean streak to authentic self-control. Underneath what seems to be the placid demeanor of those who are not ruled by their desires is the heart of a warrior… Self-control is not for the timid. When we want to grow in it, not only do we nurture an exuberance for Jesus Christ, we also demand of ourselves a hatred for sin…The only possible attitude toward out-of-control desire is a declaration of all-out war.”~Ed Welch (1953-present), Counselor and Author in Addictions: A Banquet in the Grave “See dawg I live by the Spirit so I don't gratifyAll them old sinful desires that never satisfy… [Sin]: Man you know you miss them old days…Yeah you right possiblyBut after that I sober up and think of Jesus holding upHis skin up on the cross for all them drunken nights I'm throwing upEvery thought of blowin' up is captured in his flowing bloodI start thinking Philippians 4:8 when you showing up. [Sin]: You know I ain't gone quit right?Yeah I know but I'm dead to youAnd one day I'll be present with Jesus who died and bled from youColossians 1:15 that's the God that I trust inThe Father crushed HimIn doing so he has crushed sin.”~Lecrae Moore (1979-present), Grammy-winning hip-hop artist in song Indwelling SinSERMON PASSAGEGalatians 5:13-26 (ESV)