John MacArthur on mortification: sin's force can be abated but its nature never changes, so it must be destroyed rather than managed. Read more.
Mortification abates sin's force but does not change its nature, wrote John Owen. Grace changes the nature of a man, but nothing changes the nature of sin: destroyed it may be, cured it cannot be, and if it is not overcome it will overcome the soul.
That is the premise of this booklet, and the reason for its startling title. John MacArthur takes the reader to Scripture's answer for the daily reality of sin in a believer's life, with Samuel's thoroughness toward Agag as the pattern for how comprehensively it has to be dealt with.
