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Dec 4, 2020 · I Fear God, and I’m Afraid of God. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Not only that, but the fear of the Lord is the beginning of the Christian life. The Bible makes it clear that to love God, to honor God, to obey God, we must fear God. But “fear” is a word with many dimensions, many definitions.
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Proverbs 28:14says, “Blessed is the one who fears the Lord always, but whoever hardens his heart will fall into calamity.” So fearing God is contrasted with a hard, unperceptive heart. Or Isaiah 66:2says, “This is the one to whom I will look: he who is humble and contrite in spirit and trembles at my word.” So again, fearing is corresponding with h...
Now, is that just for the Old Testament? What does the New Testament say? Philippians 2:12–13: “Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you.” This is really interesting. You should fear and tremble because God is working to keep you. And I think it means the sheer awesome presence of God in our lives working ...
We want to be rid of some aspects of fearing God, and we don’t want to be rid of some aspects of fearing God. So 1 John describes the kind we want to be done with. 1 John 4:18: “There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love.” So, God doesn’t want us to...
Now here are two pictures, and I will close. I went to visit a man named Dick Teegan, with Karsten when he was six. He had a dog at the door when we opened the door, and he looked Karsten eyeball to eyeball. This is a giant dog. And I sent Karsten back to the car to grab something that we had forgotten, and the dog went loping up behind the six-yea...
Jun 7, 2023 · For the unbeliever, the fear of God is the fear of the judgment of God and eternal death, which is eternal separation from God (Luke 12:5; Hebrews 10:31). For the believer, the fear of God is something much different. The believer’s fear is reverence of God. Hebrews 12:28-29 is a good description of this: “Therefore, since we are receiving ...
If we truly fear God, this brings us into a deep personal love relationship with God. It is written: “You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only shall you serve.” Luke 4:8. This relationship we have with Him will be carried on into eternity. “Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by ...
Jun 11, 2019 · Every time you catch a thought that is like the old fear, pause… take a deep breath, identify the thought, consider the process you have gone through and mentally push the thought away. Speak the truth over yourself once again. Step 6: Leave God room to work and practice letting him in. Much of this life is a mystery.
Jul 11, 2024 · The fear of the Lord is more akin to what Saint John Chrysostom describes when he says, “The fear of God is the fountain of life, of wisdom, of understanding… it fills men with its fruit.” (Voicu & Oden, 2014) This fear is life-giving, not life-diminishing.
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Fearing God means recognizing His power and holiness and being in awe of it. When you rightly recognize that power and holiness, fear is a natural response. That fear changes how you relate to God. Misunderstanding the fear of God can push you away from God. Understanding the fear of God correctly will draw you closer to Him and help you see ...
