Notes
NOTES
1. William S. Plumer, Psalms (1867; repr., Edinburgh, Scotland: Banner of Truth Trust, 1975), 557.
2. This statement is based on information from George Smeaton in his book The Apostles' Doctrine of the Atonement (Edinburgh, Scotland: Banner of Truth Trust, 1991 ed.), 15.
3. I am indebted to nineteenth-century pastor and author Henry A. Boardman for the idea of spelling out in detail what it means to obey the two great commandments. See his own version in: Henry A. Boardman, The "Higher Life" Doctrine of Sanctification Tried by the Word of God (1897; repr., Harrisonburg, VA: Sprinkle Publications, 1996), 190-191.
4. Quoted by permission from Mutua Mahiaini, from a letter written to The Navigators constituency in Kenya.
5. J. C. Ryle, Holiness (1952 ed., London: James Clarke & Co.), viii.
6. John Owen, Communion with God, ed. R. J. K. Law (Edinburgh, Scotland: Banner of Truth Trust, 1991), 117.
7. C. Samuel Storms, The Grandeur of God (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 1984), 124.
8. C. Samuel Storms, The Grandeur of God (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 1984), 125.
9. Matthew Henry, A Commentary on the Whole Bible, vol. 6 (Old Tappan, NJ: Revell, n.d.), 867.
10. Abraham Booth, The Reign of Grace (repr., Swengle, PA: Reiner Publications, 1976), 40, 48.
11. The statement that Jesus reaped what we have sown does not negate the application of this principle to us. It does, however, change the basis of its application. Jesus reaped the penal consequences of our disobedience. We reap the disciplinary consequences.
12. John Calvin, Calvin's New Testament Commentaries, vol. 10, The Second Epistle of Paul to the Corinthians, and the Epistles to Timothy, Titus and Philemon, ed. David W. Torrence and Thomas F. Torrance, trans. T. A. Smail (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1964), 371.
13. Andrew Bonar, A Commentary on Leviticus (1846; repr., Edinburgh, Scotland: Banner of Truth Trust, 1972), 218.
14. William Hendricksen, Commentary on I and II Timothy and Titus (London: Banner of Truth Trust, 1959), 370.
15. Attributed to John Berridge (1716-1793).
16. R. C. H. Lenski, The Interpretation of St. Matthew's Gospel (Minneapolis, MN: Augsburg, 1943), 758.
17. James Fraser, A Treatise on Sanctification (1774; rev. 1897, Audubon, NJ: Old Paths Publications, 1992), 418.
18. William Hendriksen, A Commentary on the Gospel of John (Edinburgh, Scotland: Banner of Truth Trust, 1961), 88-89.
19. Leon Morris, The Atonement: Its Meaning and Significance (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity, 1983), 153.
20. Charles Hodge, Commentary on the Epistle to the Romans (1886; repr., Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1955), 290.
21. John Newton, "Come My Soul, Thy Suit Prepare," Trinity Hymnal (Philadelphia, PA: The Orthodox Presbyterian Church, 1961), hymn 531.
22. Some may question whether these are the words of Jesus or the words of John. In either case, however, they are words inspired by the Holy Spirit, so we can say they are the words of God.
23. George Smeaton, The Apostles' Doctrine of the Atonement (Edinburgh, Scotland: Banner of Truth Trust, 1991 ed.), 311.
24. Holiness "is characteristically Godlikeness" (G. B. Stevens, in Hastings Bible Dictionary, as quoted by W. E. Vine in An Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words [1940; single volume edition, London: Oliphants, Ltd., 1957], 227). Charles Hodge, writing on the phrase in Romans 6:19, "righteousness unto holiness," said, "The proximate result of obedience to God is inward conformity to the Divine image" (Commentary on the Epistle to the Romans [1886; repr., Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1955], 209). A. W. Pink said, "Holiness ... consists of that internal change or renovation of our souls whereby our minds, affections and wills are brought into harmony with God" (The Doctrine of Sanctification [Swengel, PA: Bible Truth Depot, 1955], 25).
25. Attributes as applied to God refer to His essential qualities and are inferred from Scriptures describing God. His attribute of holiness is taken from such passages as Exodus 15:11; Leviticus 19:2; Psalm 89:35; Isaiah 57:15; and 1 Peter 1:15-16.
26. Stephen Charnock, The Existence and Attributes of God (repr., Evansville, IN: Sovereign Grace Book Club, 1958), 449.
27. John Owen, Communion with God, ed. R. J. K. Law (Edinburgh, Scotland: Banner of Truth Trust, 1991), 13. Owen's three treatises on sin are Of the Mortification of Sin in Believers; Of Temptation; and The Nature, Power, Deceit, and Prevalency of Indwelling Sin. Those three volumes have been very influential in my own personal pursuit of holiness.
28. John's record does not say Jesus cried out. However, Mark says, "With a loud cry, Jesus breathed his last," and John indicates that "It is finished" were His last words. Putting together the two accounts, we are justified in saying, "Jesus cried out, `It is finished."'
29. Though believers never experience the wrath of God, we do, as occasion demands, experience the discipline of God. But the motivation behind the discipline is not God's wrath but His fatherly love (see Hebrews 12:5-6).
30. Jonathan Edwards, The Works of Jonathan Edwards, ed. Edward Hickman, vol. 1 (1834; Edinburgh, Scotland: Banner of Truth Trust, 1974), xx.
31. J. C. Ryle, Holiness (1952 ed., London: James Clarke & Co.), xv.
32. R. C. H. Lenski, The Interpretation of St. Matthew's Gospel (Minneapolis, MN: Augsburg, 1943), 758.
33. George W. Bethune, The Fruit of the Spirit (Swengel, PA: Reiner Publications, 1839), 117.
34. Philip E. Hughes, The New International Commentary on the New Testament: Paul's Second Epistle to the Corinthians (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1962), 36.
35. John Calvin, Calvin's New Testament Commentaries, vol. 10, The Second Epistle of Paul to the Corinthians, and the Epistles to Timothy, Titus and Philemon, ed. David W. Torrance and Thomas F. Torrance, trans. T. A. Smail (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1964), 21-22.
36. Thomas Lye, from a sermon titled "How Are We to Live by Faith on Divine Providence?" in Puritan Sermons 1659-1689, vol. 1, a collection of sermons by seventy-five Puritan preachers, originally published in London at irregular intervals between 1660 and 1691 (Wheaton, IL: Richard Owen Roberts, Publisher, 1981), 374.
37. John Flavel, The Works of John Flavel, vol. IV (Edinburgh, Scotland: Banner of Truth Trust, 1982), 336-497.
38. John Murray, The Epistle to the Romans, New International Commentary on the New Testament series, vol. 1 (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1968), 294.
39. Stephen Brown (pastor of Key Biscayne Presbyterian Church), "The Song of Grace (Part 1), 1 Peter 5:6-14," cassette (Key Biscayne, FL: Key Life Tapes, 1990). He noted that our problem isn't that we made the gospel too good, but that we didn't make it good enough.
40. Richard Gilbert, "Sola Gratia and Sanctification," Modern Reformation (September/October 1990): 7.
41. Charles Hodge, Commentary on the Epistle to the Romans (1886; repr., Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1955), 384.
42. John Murray, The New International Commentary on the New Testament: The Epistle to the Romans, vol. 2 (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1965), 111.
43. Paraphrased from Frederick William Faber, Growth in Holiness (1854; Westminster, MD: The Newman Press, 1960), 93.
44. Martin Luther, quoted in R. C. H. Lenski, The Interpretation of St. Paul's Epistle to the Romans (Minneapolis, MN: Augsburg, 1936), 746.
45. George Smeaton, The Apostles'Doctrine of the Atonement (Edinburgh, Scotland: Banner of Truth Trust, 1991 ed.), 248.
46. Stephen Charnock, as quoted by C. H. Spurgeon in The Treasury of David, vol. 2, Psalms 119-127 (1882-1887; repr., Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 1984), 249.
47. Ernest F. Kevan, The Grace of Law (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 1976), 63.
48. Abraham Booth, The Reign of Grace (repr., Swengel, PA: Reiner Publications, 1976), 201.
49. William Law, A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life, rev. ed. (Grand Rapids, MI: Sovereign Grace Publishers, 1971), 6.
50. Charles Hodge, An Exposition of the Second Epistle to the Corinthians (London: Banner of Truth Trust, 1959), 133.
51. John Brown, Expository Discourses on I Peter, vol. 1 (1848; reprint edition, Edinburgh, Scotland: Banner of Truth Trust), 106.
52. Philip E. Hughes, The New International Commentary on the New Testament: Paul's Second Epistle to the Corinthians (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1962), 258.
53. Leon Morris, The Apostolic Preaching of the Cross (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1965), 59.
54. John Calvin, Calvin's New Testament Commentaries, vol. 8, The Epistle of Paul to the Romans and to the Thessalonians, ed. David W. Torrence and Thomas F. Torrence, trans. Ross Mackenzie (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1964), 263.
55. D. G. Kehl, Control Yourself! (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1982), 25. This is an excellent book for those who want to pursue the subject of self-control further.
56. George W. Bethune, The Fruit of the Spirit (Swengel, PA: Reiner, 1839), 179.
57. Harold S. Kushner, When Bad Things Happen to Good People (New York: Avon Books, 1981), 6.
58. Samuel Bolton, The True Bounds of Christian Freedom (1645; repr., Edinburgh, Scotland: Banner of Truth Trust, 1978), 219.
59. Robert H. Bainton, Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther (Nashville: Abingdon, 1950), 44.
60. Robert H. Bainton, Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther (Nashville: Abingdon, 1950), 49.
61. The phrase "no merit of my own I claim" is a late twentieth-century revision of unknown origin of Mote's original line, "I dare not trust the sweetest frame."
62. Arthur W. Pink, The Doctrine of Sanctification (Swengel, PA: Bible Truth Depot, 1955), 200.
63. George Smeaton, The Apostles'Doctrine of the Atonement (Edinburgh, Scotland: Banner of Truth Trust, 1991 ed.), 239.
64. Arthur W. Pink, The Doctrine of Sanctification (Swengel, PA: Bible Truth Depot, 1955), 200.
65. The phrase "I tell you the truth" in verses 3 and 5 is literally "truly, truly." Among the Jews the repetition of a word was intended as an emphatic statement.
66. Charles Wesley, "And Can It Be That I Should Gain?" Worship and Service Hymnal (Chicago: Hope Publishing Company, 1957), 259. This historic, classic hymn appears in most standard hymnbooks; unfortunately, some leave out this particular stanza.
67. William Hendriksen, New Testament Commentary: Exposition of Philippians (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 1962), 120.
68. John Owen, Temptation and Sin, ed. James M. Houston (Portland, OR: Multnomah, 1983), 153.
69. Sinclair B. Ferguson, John Owen on the Christian Life (Edinburgh, Scotland: Banner of Truth Trust, 1987), 154.
70. 1 John 2:29; 3:9 (twice); 4:7; 5:1; 5:4; 5:18.
71. John Owen, Temptation and Sin, ed. James M. Houston (Portland, OR: Multnomah, 1983), 152.
72. Samuel Bolton, The True Bounds of Christian Freedom (1645; repr., Edinburgh, Scotland: Banner of Truth Trust, 1978), 220-221.
73. John Owen, Temptation and Sin, ed. James M. Houston (Portland, OR: Multnomah, 1983), 28.
74. G. Ch. Aalders, Bible Students Commentary: Genesis, vol. 1, trans. William Heynen (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1981), 102.
75. J. A. Thompson, The Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries: Deuteronomy: An Interpretation and Commentary (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity, 1974), 134-135.
76. Philip E. Hughes, The New International Commentary on the New Testament: Paul's Second Epistle to the Corinthians (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1962), 451.
77. John Blanchard, Truth for Life: A Devotional Commentary on the Epistle of James (Welwyn, England: Evangelical Press, 1986), 268.
78. Philip E. Hughes, The New International Commentary on the New Testament: Paul's Second Epistle to the Corinthians (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1962), 443.
79. Harry Blamires, Recovering the Christian Mind (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity, 1988), 32-33.
80. John Owen, Temptation and Sin, ed. James M. Houston (Portland, OR: Multnomah, 1983), 41-42.
81. Gordon D. Fee, The New International Commentary on the New Testament: The First Epistle to the Corinthians (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1987), 37.
82. Horatius Bonar, God's Way of Holiness (1864; Durham, England: Evangelical Press, 1979), 51-52.
83. John Owen, Temptation and Sin, abridged by ed. James M. Houston (Portland, OR: Multnomah, 1983), 99.
84. Charles Hodge, An Exposition of the Second Epistle to the Corinthians (London: Banner of Truth Trust, 1959), 192.
85. Samuel Bolton, The True Bounds of Christian Freedom (1645; repr., Edinburgh, Scotland: Banner of Truth Trust, 1978), 94.
86. For the original quote, see John Brown, Analytical Exposition of Paul the Apostle to the Romans (1857; repr., Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 1981), 93.
87. Ernest Kevan, The Grace of Law (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 1976), 190. Kevan quotes verbatim from the Puritans, including their seventeenth-century spelling and pronunciation. I have modernized both for the convenience of the reader.
88. Scripture indicates that God at times does allow Satan to tempt us, as he did Peter (Luke 22:31-32), but at least in that instance God was apparently using Satan to get at Peter's pride (see verse 33).
89. R. C. Sproul, "Suffering and Merit?" Tabletalk 13, no. 1 (February 1989), 5.
90. Philip E. Hughes, Hope for a Despairing World (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 1977), 18.
91. William Romaine, The Life, Walk and Triumph of Faith (1793; Cambridge, England: James Clarke & Co. Ltd., 1970 ed.), 280.
92. George Smeaton, The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit (1882; Edinburgh, Scotland: Banner of Truth Trust, 1958 ed.), 228.
93. Samuel Bolton, The True Bounds of Christian Freedom, rev. ed. (1645; Edinburgh, Scotland: Banner of Truth Trust, 1964), 25.
94. R. C. H. Lenski, The Interpretation of the Acts of the Apostles (Minneapolis, MN: Augsburg, 1934), 853.
95. Horatius Bonar, "God's Way of Holiness," as quoted in Free Grace Broadcaster, Issue 146 (October 1993): 32, Mt. Zion Bible Church, Pensacola, FL.
96. Charles B. Williams, The New Testament in the Language of the People (Nashville: Holman Bible Publishers, 1986), 351.
97. Charles Hodge, A Commentary on the Epistle to the Ephesians (1856; repr., Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 1980), 389.
98. John Owen, as quoted by John Brown in An Exposition of Hebrews (1862; repr., Edinburgh, Scotland: Banner of Truth Trust, 1961), 626.
99. George MacDonald, quoted in J. R. Miller, "Finding One's Mission" (Swengel, PA: Reiner Publications, n.d.), 2.
100. John Lillie, Lectures on the First and Second Epistle of Peter (1869; repr., Minneapolis, MN: Klock & Klock Christian Publishers, 1978), 320.
101. Philip Hughes, A Commentary on the Epistle to the Hebrews (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1977), 532-533.
102. F. F. Bruce, The Epistle to the Hebrews, rev. ed., New International Commentary on the New Testament series (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1990), 346.
103. John Piper, Desiring God (Sisters, OR: Multnomah, 2003), 49.