Communion with God

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John Owen

Category Christian Living, Puritan Paperback Specials, Puritan Paperbacks, Theology Books

Series Puritan Paperbacks

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Weight	0.52 lbs
Dimensions	7.13 × 4.75 × 0.55 in
ISBN	9781800402720
Binding	Paperback, eBook (ePub & Kindle), Paperback & eBook (ePub & Kindle)
Topic	God, Jesus Christ, Spiritual Growth, The Holy Spirit
Original Pub Date	1657
Banner Pub Date	Nov 1, 1991
Page Count	256
Format	Book
Series	Puritan Paperbacks

Book Description

John Owen believed that communion with God lies at the heart of the Christian life. With Paul he recognized that through the Son we have access by the Spirit to the Father. He never lost the sense of amazement expressed by John: ‘Our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ’. In this outstanding book he explains the nature of this communion and describes the many privileges it brings.

Communion with God was written in a day, like our own, when the doctrine of the Trinity was under attack and the Christian faith was being reduced either to rationalism on the one hand or mysticism on the other. His exposition shows that nothing is more vital to spiritual well-being than a practical knowledge of what this doctrine means.

Until now, Communion with God has been read by only small numbers of Christians with access to the 275 closely-printed pages in The Works of John Owen. Now Dr. R.J.K. Law has produced a splendidly readable abridgement of one of the greatest Christian classics of all time, bringing Owen’s rich teaching to a much wider readership.

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Review article by Ian Hamilton

Table of Contents Expand ↓

		Page
	Publisher’s Preface	v
1	The Saints have Communion with God	1
2	Communion with each Person of the Godhead Individually	4
3	Communion with God the Father	12
4	Conclusions arising from the Doctrine of Communion with the Father in Love	27
5	Fellowship with Jesus Christ, the Son of God	38
6	Fellowship with Christ in Grace	46
7	How Believers hold Communion with the Lord Jesus Christ in Grace	54
8	The Glories and Excellences of Christ	61
9	The Wisdom and Knowledge of Christ	78
10	Knowing Ourselves	90
11	Consequences of Fellowship between Christ and his Saints	99
12	Further Consequences of Fellowship with Christ	109
13	Communion with Christ in Purchased Grace	115
14	The Nature of the Grace which Christ purchased	128
15	Communion with Christ in Acceptance with God	132
16	Communion with Christ in Holiness	147
17	Communion with Christ in Privileges	153
18	The Foundation of our Communion with the Holy Spirit	168
19	The Things in which we have Communion with the Holy Spirit	177
20	The Holy Spirit and the Hearts of Believers	190
21	Satan’s Attempts at Casting Contempt on the Holy Spirit	194
22	Preparation for Communion with the Holy Spirit	197
23	The Behaviour of the Saints towards the Holy Spirit	202
24	How to have Fellowship with the Holy Spirit	205

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David J. Harris – December 16, 2015

Reading this book was a wonderful experience. Sometimes, authors that try to write about massive subjects can leave you confused and failing to see the significance of those subjects. Bringing numerous Scriptures to attention can make the Bible seem unclear if they are not explained well.

But even though Owen is tackling a seriously weighty doctrine, communion with God (you could also call it the Trinitarian nature of the Christian life) you don’t walk away confused or bewildered in the slightest. Rather, it is a book that connects dots.

The book is about how a believer relates to God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. Most of the raw facts mentioned are doctrines of which believers are already well informed. But the simplicity of these things, and the way they are tied together by the Bible is brought out in this wonderful book.

It’s a great work for any Christian, and the abridgment gives the appeal to those who may have a hard time getting through John Owen’s writing. I would recommend this to any believer.