What an Old Puritan Can Teach Us about the Holy Spirit (Andrew Ballitch)

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🗓️ 13 March 2023

⏱️ 35 minutes

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In today's episode, Andrew Ballitch gives an overview of who John Owen was and walks through his work on the Holy Spirit. Andrew S. Ballitch is the associate pastor of preaching and ministries at Westwood Alliance Church in Ontario, Ohio. He has taught church history courses at Boyce College, the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and Crown College, and has published and edited numerous books and articles on the sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Puritans. He is also the editor of the seventh volume of The Complete Works of John Owen The Holy Spirit—The Helper. Read the full transcript of this episode. Complete this survey for a free audiobook by Kevin DeYoung! If you enjoyed this episode be sure to leave us a review, which helps us spread the word about the show! Subscribe to Crossway's newest podcast 'Women of the Word: How to Study the Bible with Jen Wilkin' here!

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0:00.0	Of all the Puritans, John Owen is perhaps one of the best well known.
0:07.0	The author of classic works like Communion with the Triune God and On the Mortification of Sin,
0:12.0	He is beloved for his insights into human nature, Calvinism, and true Christian spirituality.
0:18.0	However, Owen also wrote extensively about the Holy Spirit, offering
0:22.6	modern readers valuable insights into spiritual gifts, the illumination of Scripture, and how
0:27.6	the spirit indwells believers. In our interview today, I'm talking with Andrew Ballich, who
0:32.6	currently serves as Associate Pastor of Preaching and Ministries at Westwood Alliance Church in Ontario, Ohio.
0:38.7	He previously taught church history at several colleges and seminaries and is the editor of
0:43.2	volume 7 and 8 in the complete works of John Owen from Crossway. Let's get started.
0:53.3	Well, Andrew, thank you so much for joining me today on the Crossway podcast.
0:57.2	It's good to be here.
0:58.5	So let's just start big for those who aren't familiar with him.
1:02.4	Who was John Owen?
1:03.4	When did he live roughly?
1:05.3	Where did he live?
1:06.7	And what's the significance of his life and his work for us today?
1:14.6	John Owen was a Puritan. He was born in 1616 in England.
1:18.6	He died in 1683.
1:20.6	And so his life spanned some of the most significant years
1:25.6	when we think of the Puritan we think of the Puritan movement.
1:29.5	When we think about Puritanism, we can talk about it in terms of a political movement,
1:35.0	which we'll probably get into.
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