April 4, 2012 
A friend sent me this quote from John Owen’s book, ‘Spiritual-Mindedness’. John Owen lived and ministered in the 17th century and yet this quote is spot on concerning many in the church of the 21st century. American churches are full of individuals fitting Owen’s discerning description.
”Many greatly deceive themselves when hearing the Word preached. They agree with the holy truths in their understanding and assent to them as good ‘ideas’. But these truths are not allowed to impress themselves on their consciences nor to judge their present state and condition before God. They think they believe, but in reality they do not. They hear, understand, assent to, and often approve of the things preached, but still they do not believe them so that the truth rules in their hearts. If they really believed the truth as they say they do, then they would judge themselves in the light of it. They are like a man who looks at himself in a mirror, and then goes away and immediately forgets what he has just seen (James 1:23-24). They hear the Word and agree with it, but their minds are so filled with other interests that they soon forget what they have heard.” —, John Owen
John 8:31 “So Jesus was saying to those Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, then you are truly disciples of Mine…”
Does this describe you? Is your life ruled by the Word of God?
Seems you have the truth regarding salvation by grace. But you still don’t have the truth if you are covenant theologians and not dispensationalists. Only under dispensations are you observing being a part of the Church age. Therefore, you are still accounted for under the O.T. Mosaic system. In 2 Tim. 2:15, we are tolld to “rightly divide the truth of God;s Word”.
So, the Church and the Law must be divided. In Scripture what applies to the Church cannot apply to the Law and what applies to the Law cannot be applied to the Church.
Too bad. We’re still looking for a place to worship with other true believers who have the whole truth.