E_F_Grant said:
I am currently reading Owens' The Mortification of Sin. In it, while railing against "popery", he mentions several words that I would like to be sure that I understand thoroughly.
What is the difference between "praying" and "watching" as a spiritual discipline? How is watching used to mortify sin?
What is "meditation"? How is it not like praying or study?
Let's see if I can provide you with some brief definitions:
1) Praying: communicating your thoughts, joys, sorrows, misgivings, doubts, needs, desires, confession of sin, etc. to God.
2) Watching: tending to godliness in your life; thought, word and deed, e.g., doing those things which are required and avoiding sin.
3) Meditation: musing on the things of God with the end to applying them to your life.
Hopefully, those will clarify things for you somewhat. If I were a Puritan living in the 18th century, I suppose I would have written a book on each. <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/giggle.gif" alt="" />
In His grace,
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