John Owen

January 1616 – August 24, 1683

Puritan Theologian

Be killing sin or it will be killing you

Biography

English Nonconformist theologian, Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University, and chaplain to Oliver Cromwell. Often called 'the prince of Puritan theologians' for the depth and precision of his doctrinal works.

Faith & Testimony

Owen's works on the Holy Spirit, communion with God, and the mortification of sin remain unsurpassed in depth. He wrote: 'Be killing sin or it will be killing you.' His treatise The Death of Death in the Death of Christ is a definitive defense of particular redemption.

Sources

Owen — Wikipedia — Prince of Puritan theologians
The Death of Death in the Death of Christ — Owen's rigorous theological defense of particular redemption (1647)
Works of John Owen — CCEL — Collection of Owen's theological works, widely regarded as the greatest Puritan theologian