Could God Forgive Sin Without Satisfaction? Owen Answers Twisse | John Owen

Reformed Thinking · Apr 29, 2026 · 26m · transcript

Deep Dive into A Dissertation on Divine Justice by John Owen - Twisse’s first argument — Its answer — A trifling view of the divine attributes — Whether God could, by his absolute power, forgive sins without a satisfaction — To let sins pass unpun- ished implies a contradiction; and that twofold — What these contradictions are — Whether God may do what man may do — Whether every man may renounce his right — Whether God cannot forgive sins because of his justice — The second argument — Its answer — Dis- tinctions of necessity — God doth no work without himself from absolute necessity — Condi-…