This week Douglas Wilson talks about The crackdown in China on various Christian churches. He then goes on to review “Overcoming Sin and Temptation,” a book by John Owen. Wrapping it up with a look at the New Testament word “Anatrepo.” Happy plodding! Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/m/Ihoo62cf5kspbbj5e52wyaes2p4?t=Plodcast iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/plodcast/id1257949421?mt=2 Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=148592&refid=stpr RSS Feed: http://canonpress.libsyn.com/rss Get the weekly episodes in your inbox: http://canonpress.us2.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=7c049fc7f2904e30e1ac37ebf&id=db9614c891   Show notes:   The crackdown in China on various Christian churches Early Rain Covenant church is Reformed Presbyterian We can pray for our brothers and sisters The Chinese governments is still hostile to Christianity Overcoming Sin and Temptation Book by John Owen with editors Justin Taylor and Kelly Kapic Very wholesome book John Owen is the opposite of a perfectionist (in the doctrinal sense that we can become perfectionists) One of the blessings that comes from reading this is that he hates sin intensely Harmartiology “Anatrepo” refers to the destructive effect of false teaching on wholesome Christian living 2 Tim. 2:18, Tit. 1:11