Notes
Notes
CHAPTER TWO: The Disappearance of Sin
1. Karl Menninger, MD, Whatever Became of Sin? (New York: Hawthorne Books, 1973), 14–15.
2. Peter Barnes, “What! Me? A Sinner?” The Banner of Truth, April 2004, 21.
3. Marsha Witten, All Is Forgiven (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1993), 81.
CHAPTER THREE: The Malignancy of Sin
1. Ralph Venning, The Sinfulness of Sin (Edinburgh, Scotland, and Carlisle, PA: The Banner of Truth Trust, 1965, first published 1669), 31.
CHAPTER FOUR: The Remedy for Sin
1. Brian H. Edwards, Through Many Dangers: The Story of John Newton (Welwyn, England: Eurobooks, 1980), 191.
2. An alternate reading of the last phrase is “Save from wrath and make me pure.” Of ten hymnals I consulted, five use the phrase I have used. Five use the alternate reading. Either way, the meaning is ultimately the same.
3. An exposition and application to life of some of these Scriptures is included in chapter 6 of my book The Gospel for Everyday Life, also published by NavPress.
CHAPTER EIGHT: Anxiety and Frustration
1. John Newton, Letters of John Newton (Carlisle, PA: The Banner of Truth Trust, 1960), 137.
2. I am aware that some people suffer from extreme anxiety attacks that are totally consuming and often result in physical complications. These cases may require professional help and are beyond the scope of this book. I am dealing with what we might call the anxieties of ordinary, daily life.
CHAPTER NINE: Discontentment
1. From “In Acceptance Lieth Peace,” page 293 of Mountain Breezes by Amy Carmichael. Copyright 1999 by Dohnavur Fellowship, and published by CLC Publications, Fort Washington, PA. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
2. I have dealt with these attributes of God more in depth in my book Trusting God: Even When Life Hurts (NavPress).
CHAPTER FOURTEEN: Impatience and Irritability
1. This expression is taken from the title of the book, War of Words by Paul David Tripp, P&R Publishing, Phillipsburg, NJ. This is an excellent book that I highly recommend.
CHAPTER FIFTEEN: Anger
1. Robert D. Jones, Uprooting Anger (Phillipsburg, NJ: P & R Publishing, 2005), 13.
2. I am indebted to Robert Jones for these thoughts, though I have not quoted him exactly. For readers who want to pursue the subject of anger beyond this chapter, Jones’ book Uprooting Anger is an excellent resource.
3. I realize that the scriptural principles for marriage taught by Paul and Peter in Ephesians 5:22-33 and 1 Peter 3:1-7 should govern these situations, but I am dealing with the anger that results when they are not observed.
4. Again I know that I have treated this subject lightly. Robert Jones has an excellent chapter in his book (cited previously) that deals extensively with the subject of anger against God.
CHAPTER SIXTEEN: The Weeds of Anger
1. Some readers may wonder why I do not refer to the phrase “root of bitterness” in Hebrews 12:15 as a warning against the sin of bitterness. The expression is an allusion to Deuteronomy 29:18 and the phrase “poisonous and bitter fruit,” which in that passage speaks of inward, heart rebellion against God. In Hebrews 12:15, the writer is using that expression from Deuteronomy to warn against apostasy, not the bitterness of ongoing resentment.
CHAPTER TWENTY: Worldliness
1. Joel Belz, “Stingy Givers,” World Magazine, June 24, 2006, 4.
3. Gene Edward Veith, “Who Gives Two Cents for Missions?” World Magazine, October 22, 2005, 28.