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On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, I talk with Andrew about the life and ministry of John Owen, along with Owen’s teaching on Scripture and the Holy Spirit, and Volume 7 of Owen’s work on The Holy Spirit (Crossway, 2023).
What you’ll hear in this episode
- Who John is and why he continues to have an influence on the Church today.
- Some unique contributions this edited volume makes to the work of Owen.
- How a right view of the Holy Spirit as described by Owen help the Christian today.
- How a right view of Scripture as described by Owen help the Christian today.
- How Owen’s teaching on the doctrine of illumination help Christians today.
- Some of the rules of biblical interpretation as taught by Owen and how these rules can help Christians read their Bible’s better.
- Why biblical interpretation and the Church matters and how this can help Christians today.
- Why we need men like Owen today and what such men would look like today.
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Dave Jenkins is happily married to his wife, Sarah, and lives in beautiful Southern Oregon. He is a writer, editor, and speaker who loves Christ, His people, the Church, and sound theology.
Dave serves as the Executive Director of Servants of Grace Ministries and the Executive Editor of Theology for Life Magazine. He is the Host and Producer of the Equipping You in Grace Podcast and a contributor to and producer of Contending for the Word.
He is the author of The Word Explored: The Problem of Biblical Illiteracy and What To Do About It (House to House, 2021), The Word Matters: Defending Biblical Authority Against the Spirit of the Age (G3 Press, 2022), and Contentment: The Journey of a Lifetime (Theology for Life, 2024).
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When he is not engaged in ministry work, Dave enjoys spending time with his wife, going to movies, sharing a meal at a favorite restaurant, or playing a round of golf with friends. He is also a voracious reader, particularly of Reformed theology and the Puritans, and is often found working through a stack of new books from a wide range of Christian publishers.
Dave earned his M.A.R. and M.Div. from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary.
