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You may remember a simple definition of the word charismatic<\/em> I shared from a recent book review<\/a> which began: \u201cThose who recognize that the gift of the Spirit is to be received . . .\u201d<\/p>\n

While it is anachronistic to ask if John Owen was a charismatic, it is very interesting indeed that, like John Piper<\/a> and Martyn Lloyd-Jones<\/a>, he makes a clear distinction between the work of the Spirit in saving us and another experiential work that is available to those who desire a dynamic relationship with God. Here is how the introduction to Communion with The Triune God<\/em> explains this: <\/p>\n

\u201c. . . when Owen unpacks the work of the Spirit, he makes a distinction between the Spirit being received in terms of \u201csanctification\u201d and the Spirit\u2019s work of \u201cconsolation.\u201d 15 When he refers to sanctification in this context he means the work whereby the Spirit sets us apart, uniting us to Christ and making us alive. This is \u201ca mere passive reception, as a vessel receives water.\u201d 16 This is the movement from being outside the kingdom of God to becoming a child of the King.<\/p>\n

<\/a>When Owen speaks of the Spirit\u2019s work of consolation, he has in mind the comforting activity of the Spirit in the life of the believer. Christians need not be passive in the hope that the Spirit will bring comfort; rather, they should (1) seek his comfort by focusing on the promises of God realized in the Spirit, (2) call out to the Spirit of supplication to bring consolation, and (3) attend \u201cto his motions,\u201d which take us to the Father and Son. In all of this we rightly and actively receive him who freely comes to bring comfort and grace. Again, our union with God in Christ is never in jeopardy, but our sense of fellowship with God does necessitate appropriate human agency and response.<\/p>\n

Keeping in mind Owen\u2019s distinction between union and communion, one is better able to make sense of his conclusion: \u201cThe Spirit as a sanctifier comes with power, to conquer an unbelieving heart; the Spirit as a comforter comes with sweetness, to be received in a believing heart.\u201d 20 Though the Spirit will never abandon a believer, it should not surprise us that neglecting such receptivity to the Spirit\u2019s movement compromises our sense of intimacy. For Owen, grace must be understood as the ground of this relationship, from first to last, from justification to preservation of the saints, from God\u2019s acceptance of us to his glorifying the saints\u2014grace is the bottom of the entire understanding of the saints\u2019 security and privilege before God. 21 This grace, however, demands rather than denies human response\u201d (page 22-23).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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