Overcoming Sin and Temptation

John Owen (1616–1683) was vice-chancellor of Oxford University and served as adviser and chaplain to Oliver Cromwell. Among the most learned and active of the Puritans in seventeenth-century England, he was accomplished both in doctrine and practical theology.Kelly M. Kapic (PhD, King’s College, University of London) holds the honorary chair of theology and culture at Covenant College in Lookout Mountain, Georgia, where he has taught since 2001. Kapic is an author or editor of more than fifteen books. In addition to his work on the Puritan John Owen, his other writings include You’re Only Human and Embodied Hope, which each won a Christianity Today Book of the Year award.Justin Taylor (PhD, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is the executive vice president of book publishing and book publisher at Crossway. He has edited and contributed to several books, and he blogs at Between Two Worlds—hosted by the Gospel Coalition.

• Foreword (John Piper)Preface: Reading John Owen: Why a New Edition? (Justin Taylor)Introduction: Life in the Midst of Battle: John Owen’s Approach to Sin, Temptation, and the Christian Life (Kelly M. Kapic)Overview of John Owen’s Of the Mortification of Sin in Believers (Justin Taylor)Of the Mortification of Sin in BelieversPrefacePart 1: The Necessity of MortificationChapter 1Chapter 2Chapter 3Chapter 4Part 2: The Nature of MortificationChapter 5Chapter 6Chapter 7Chapter 8Chapter 9Chapter 10Chapter 11Chapter 12Chapter 13Part 3: The Means of MortificationChapter 14Overview of John Owen’s Of Temptation: The Nature and Power of It (Justin Taylor)Of Temptation: The Nature and Power of ItPrefacePart 1: The Nature of TemptationChapter 1Part 2: The Danger of Entering TemptationChapter 2Part 3: The Great Duty of All BelieversChapter 3Part 4: Particular Cases and General DirectionsChapter 4Chapter 5Chapter 6Chapter 7Chapter 8Chapter 9Overview of John Owen’s Indwelling Sin (Justin Taylor)Indwelling Sin PrefacePart 1: The Nature of Indwelling SinChapter 1Part 2: The Power and Efficacy of Indwelling SinChapter 2Chapter 3Chapter 4Chapter 5Chapter 6Chapter 7Chapter 8Chapter 9Chapter 10Chapter 11Chapter 12Chapter 13Part 3: The Effect and Strength of Indwelling SinChapter 14Chapter 15Chapter 16Chapter 17Outlines1. Of the Mortification of Sin in Believers2. Of Temptation: The Nature and Power of It3. The Nature, Power, Deceit, and Prevalency of Indwelling Sin