# Why Christ is Precious to Believers by John Owen

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- Published: 2006-11-07T10:02:28-06:00
- Author: tollelege

“Unto them that believe unto the saving of the soul, He is, He always hath been,
precious—the sun, the rock, the life, the bread of their souls—every thing that 
is good, useful, amiable, desirable, here or unto eternity.  In, from, and by Him,
is all their spiritual and everlasting salvation hereafter.  By Him alone do they
desire, expect, and obtain deliverance from that woeful apostasy from God… By Him
are they brought into the nearest cognation, alliance, and friendship with God, 
the firmest union unto Him, and the most holy communion with Him that our finite
natures are capable of, and so conducted unto the eternal enjoyment of Him.”

–John Owen, _The Works of John Owen_, ed. William Goold, (Edinburgh: Banner of Truth,
1965), Vol. I: p. 3.

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