Notes
Front Matter
1. C.S. Lewis, The Weight of Glory:
And Other Addresses (New York: HarperSanFrancisco, 2001), p. 170.
Introduction
1. See John 10:10.
2. See Job 42:1-6.
3. See John 1:29.
4. Revelation 7:17, NLT.
Chapter 1: The Core of Submission to Authority
1. 2 Corinthians 1:19.
2. See John 10:10, NIV.
3. See Genesis 2:9, 2:17.
4. See Romans 5:12-14.
5. Charles R. Swindoll, Strengthening Your Grip: Essentials in an Aimless World (Waco, TX: Word Books, 1982), pp. 242-243.
6. A.W. Tozer, The Pursuit of God (Camp Hill, PA: Christian Publications, Inc., 1982), p. 102.
7. Exodus 3:14.
8. Major W. Ian Thomas, The Saving Life of Christ and The Mystery of Godliness (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House, 1988), p. 190.
9. Genesis 1:3.
10. Watchman Nee, Spiritual Authorty (New York: Christian Fellowship Publishers, Inc., 1972), p. 22.
11. Exodus 5:2, paraphrased.
12. Isaiah 9:6.
13. See Philippians 2:7-8.
14. See Philippians 2:8.
15. See Jude 1:8-10.
16. See Romans 1:5-6.
17. See Deuteronomy 21:18-21.
18. See Numbers 16:1-33.
19. See 1 Samuel 15:1-35; 1 Kings 22:1-40.
20. Paul E. Billheimer, Destined for the Throne (Minneapolis, MN: Bethany House Publishers, 1975).
21. See 2 Corinthians 4:4.
Chapter 2: The Spirit of Submission
2. See Genesis 1:27; Colossians 1:16.
3. See Isaiah 43:10; Romans 13:1.
4. See Matthew 28:18, Kjv.
5. See Jeremiah 18:1-6.
6. See Romans 12:1.
7. See Romans 13:1-2.
8. See Luke 2:51.
9. See John 5:19, 6:38-40, 7:16-17;
1 Corinthians 15:28.
10. See 2 Kings 2:1-14.
11. See Genesis 16:9.
Chapter 3: The Benefits of Submission
1. See Luke 15:11-32.
2. Luke 15:18-19, paraphrased.
3. Tozer, The Pursuit of God, p. 100.
4. See 2 Kings 25:1-2; Jeremiah 21:7.
5. See Genesis 12:4, 13:2-13, 19:1-38.
6. See 2 Kings 5:15-27.
7. See 2 Kings 5:14.
8. See Philemon 1:8-21.
9. Philemon 1:12-13, paraphrased.
10. See Ephesians 6:1-3.
11. See Matthew 11:29.
12. See Genesis 29:1-27.
13. Numbers 11:28, Kjv.
14. See Numbers 27:18-23; Deuteronomy 31:1-7.
15. See Isaiah 57:15.
16. See Luke 15:22-24.
17. See Deuteronomy 1:29-40, 6:10-25, 7:12-24, 11:8-32, 27:15-26, 28:1-68, 29:14-29, 30:1-20.
18. See Proverbs 4:10-13, 13:1, 13:13, 13:18, 15:31, 15:33, 16:20, 19:20, 22:4, 22:17-21.
19. See Ruth 1:1-18, 2:2, 2:22, 3:1-18, 4:15-22.
20. Ruth 1:11-13, paraphrased.
21. Lucy Ann Bennett, “I Am the Lord’s.” Public domain.
Chapter 4: Christ, Our Example
1. Roy Hession, The Calvary Road (Fort Washington, PA: CLC Publications, 1990), pp. 93-94.
2. John 1:29, 1:36; 1 Peter 1:19, NLT.
3. See Romans 5:12; 1 Corinthians 15:45.
4. John 1:14.
5. See Hebrews 6:20.
6. Philippians 2:7, nasb.
7. See Hebrews 4:15.
8. 2 Peter 1:4.
9. See Genesis 1:26.
10. See Ephesians 1:4, 1:7, 1:10-11, 1:13, 3:12.
11. Matthew 11:28-29.
12. Tozer, The Pursuit of God, p. 64.
13. See Hebrews 5:8.
14. Matthew 11:29.
15. Jeanne Guyon, Spiritual Torrents (n.p.: The SeedSowers Christian Books Publishing House, [1989]), pp. 85-86.
16. See Hebrews 5:8.
17. See Luke 2:41-51.
18. See Leviticus 12:8.
19. See Matthew 13:55; Mark 6:3.
20. John 8:28.
21. John 12:50, NLT.
22. John 14:31, nasb.
23. See Luke 6:12-13.
24. See John 2:24.
25. See John 11:1-44.
26. See John 11:5.
27. See Mark 1:22.
28. See Mark 4:39; Luke 8:24, 8:26-33; John 11:43-44.
29. Watchman Nee, Secrets to Spiritual Power, comp., Sentinel Kulp (New Kensington, PA: Whitaker House, 1998), p. 287.
30. Nee, Spiritual Authority, p. 14.
31. Hession, The Calvary Road, p. 94.
Chapter 5: We Must Obey Delegated Authority
1. Native Indian garments consisting of a long collarless shirt worn over drawstring pants.
2. There are exceptional cases where we must oppose our delegated authorities in order to obey God. See Chapter 10.
3. Ibid.
4. 1 Samuel 8:7, paraphrased.
5. See Numbers 30:3-15.
6. See Exodus 2:1-8; Numbers 12:1-15.
7. Numbers 12:4.
8. See Numbers 12:10.
9. See Numbers 16:1-33.
10. Numbers 16:20-21, paraphrased.
11. Numbers 16:23-24, paraphrased.
12. See Leviticus 10:1-2.
13. See Exodus 6:23, 24:1, 24:9, 28:1; Leviticus 10:1; Numbers 3:2, 3:4, 26:60-61; 1 Chronicles 6:3, 24:1-2.
14. See Leviticus 10:1-2; Numbers 3:4, 26:61.
15. Matthew 6:9-10; Luke 11:2.
16. Matthew 6:13; Luke 11:4.
17. See Ephesians 2:2.
18. See Genesis 9:20-29.
19. C.S. Lewis, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (New York: Harper Trophy, 1978), pp. 40-41, 121-132.
20. See 2 Samuel 15:1-15, 15:30-31, 16:15-17:15, 17:21-23, 18:9-15.
21. See 2 Samuel 16:23.
22. See 2 Samuel 11, 23:34.
23. See 2 Samuel 12:13.
24. Stephen R. Covey, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People: Restoring the Character Ethic (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1989), pp. 81-88.
25. See Proverbs 13:18.
26. Isaiah 45:1.
27. See Acts 9:26-30, 11:19-30, 12:25-13:13, 13:42-51, 15:36-41.
28. See Acts 9:26-27.
29. See Acts 11:25-26, 13:2, 13:7.
30. See Acts 13:43.
31. See Colossians 4:10, Kjv.
32. 2 Timothy 4:11.
33. Numbers 13:27.
34. See Numbers 13:26-33.
35. Numbers 14:2, NIV.
36. See Numbers 14:13-25.
37. See Numbers 14:34-38.
Chapter 6: Our Response to Authority
1. See Genesis 4:1-15.
2. See Genesis 8:15-11:32.
3. See Exodus 20:1-17.
4. See 1 Timothy 5:17.
5. See Ephesians 5:23.
6. See Acts 20:28-29; 1 Peter 5:2-4.
7. See Acts 15:13-22.
8. See Genesis 2:18-25.
9. See Ephesians 5:33; Colossians 3:18.
10. Dr. Emerson Eggerichs, Love & Respect (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, Inc., 2004), p. 4.
11. Ideas taken from Eggerichs, Love & Respect, pp. 14-15.
12. Matthew 12:48.
13. John 2:4, Kjv.
14. See 2 Samuel 15:1-12.
15. A loincloth worn by some men in India.
16. See Romans 13:7.
Chapter 7: Godly Examples of Submission
1. See Matthew 4:4.
2. See Acts 9:1-30, 11:19-26, 13:1-3, 13:42-44, 14:3, 14:27-28, 15:6-29, 16:16-34, 18:12-15, 19:10, 21:30-40, 22:22-30, 23:1-35, 24:1-25:27, 27:3, 27:42, 28:30-31; Galatians 1:1, 1:18.
3. See Philippians 3:5-6.
4. Acts 9:4-5.
5. Acts 9:5.
6. Acts 9:5.
7. Acts 9:6.
8. Acts 9:6.
9. See Acts 13:42-44, 14:3, 14:27-28, 19:10, 28:30-31.
10. See Galatians 1:18.
11. See Acts 19:35-41, 21:26-36, 21:37-40, 22:22-29, 23:7-35, 27:3, 27:42-43, 28:30-31.
12. Acts 18:14-15, paraphrased.
13. Acts 23:4.
14. Acts 23:5.
15. See 1 Samuel 13:8-14, 16:1-19:18, 20:1-7, 22:1-5, 23:14-29, 24:1-22, 26:1-25; 2 Samuel 1:1-27, 2:1-7,
5:1-4, 7:1-17; 1 Chronicles 11:9.
16. 1 Samuel 16:1, paraphrased.
17. See 1 Samuel 18:17, 18:25.
18. 1 Samuel 22:5, NIV.
19. See 1 Samuel 24:4, 24:10.
20. 1 Samuel 24:8.
21. 1 Samuel 24:9-14, paraphrased.
22. 1 Samuel 24:16, NIV.
23. 1 Samuel 24:17, 24:19, NIV.
24. See Psalm 27:13.
25. 2 Samuel 1:13, NIV.
26. 2 Samuel 1:13, NIV.
27. 2 Samuel 1:15.
28. 2 Samuel 2:1, NIV.
29. See 2 Samuel 5:4.
30. See 1 Chronicles 11:9.
31. See 1 Chronicles 14:17.
32. See Genesis 37:2-36, 39:1-23, 40:15, 41:1-7, 41:38-57, 42:1-24, 43:1-34, 45:1-8, 46:28-34, 47:1-12, 49:22-24, 50:15-21.
33. Genesis 37:10, paraphrased.
34. Genesis 37:14, paraphrased.
35. Genesis 37:13.
36. Genesis 37:19, NIV.
37. Genesis 37:20, NIV.
38. See Genesis 42:21.
39. See Genesis 37:2, 41:46.
40. Genesis 41:55, nlt.
41. See Genesis 43:7.
42. See Matthew 16:25.
43. See Isaiah 57:15.
44. See Genesis 39:2-3, 39:5, 39:21-23, 45:8; 1 Samuel 18:14; 2 Samuel 5:10, 8:14; 1 Chronicles 14:17; Acts 13:42-44, 14:3, 14:27-28, 19:10-11.
Chapter 8: Why We Rebel
1. See Genesis 3:17.
2. See Isaiah 14:12-15.
3. See Psalm 40:7-8; John 10:18.
4. Nee, Spiritual Authority, p. 99.
5. Genesis 3:1-5, paraphrased.
6. Nee, Spiritual Authority, p. 21.
7. See Romans 8:7.
8. See 2 Kings 5:1-14.
9. See 2 Kings 5:12.
10. See Isaiah 14:12-15.
11. See Isaiah 14:13-14.
12. William Ernest Henley, “Invictus,” in Modern British Poetry, ed., Louis Untermeyer (New York: Harcourt, Brace and Howe, Inc., 1920), p. 10. Public domain.
13. See Luke 15:11-32.
14. Luke 15:29-30, paraphrased.
15. See Psalm 78.
16. See Revelation 12:3-4.
17. See Numbers 16:1-40.
18. See Numbers 13:31-14:4.
19. See Romans 16:17; 1 Corinthians 5:11;
2 Timothy 3:1-5.
20. Genesis 6:22, NIV.
21. See Genesis 16:9-10.
Chapter 9: Biblical Principles for Exercising Authority
1. See 2 Samuel 24.
2. See Titus 2:3-4.
3. See 1 Samuel 2:12, 2:22-36, 4:17.
4. See Daniel 4.
5. See 1 Kings 12:25-30, 15:33-34, 16:11-13; 2 Kings 13:1-7, 21:1-15.
6. Herbert Prochnow and Herbert Prochnow Jr., 5100 Quotations for Speakers and Writers (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1986), p. 432.
7. Hession, The Calvary Road, p. 95.
8. Matthew 11:29, nasb.
9. See 2 Chronicles 26:1-21.
10. See Revelation 3:17-20.
11. See 1 Timothy 1:15.
12. C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity (New York: HarperCollins Publishers, Inc., 2001), p. 128.
13. Compact Oxford English Dictionary of Current English, 3rd ed., s.v. “lord.”
14. Definition taken from http:// encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/ dictionary/DictionaryResults. aspx?refid=1861605901. (Accessed April 27, 2008).
15. See 1 Peter 5:1-3.
16. Watchman Nee, The Character Of God’s Workman (New York: Christian Fellowship Publishers, Inc., 1988), p. 163.
17. See 1 Timothy 3:1.
18. See John 13:4-15.
19. D.E. Hoste took over the leadership of the China Inland Mission after Hudson Taylor.
20. Phyllis Thompson, D.E. Hoste (London: China Inland Mission, n.d.), p. 217.
21. See Luke 15:11-32.
22. See Exodus 15:23-25, 16:2-12, 17:1-4.
23. See Exodus 32:7-14; Numbers 11:1-2, 14:10-20.
24. See 1 Kings 12:1-19; Matthew 23:10-12.
25. See 2 Corinthians 1:8-3:3.
26. See Numbers 12:3, Kjv.
27. Numbers 20:8, paraphrased.
28. Numbers 20:12, paraphrased.
Chapter 10: When Our Authorities Go Wrong
1. See 1 Samuel 20:8, 24:11, 26:18.
2. See Acts 12:25, 13:13.
3. See 1 Samuel 19:9-12.
4. See 1 Kings 13:1-24.
5. See Matthew 4:21-22.
6. See Galatians 1:16.
7. See Acts 17:11.
8. See Genesis 44:1-12.
9. See Exodus 1:6-2:4.
10. See Daniel 1:3-16.
11. See Daniel 3:1-27.
12. See Daniel 6:1-23.
13. See 1 Peter 2:20.