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   Should we fear God?

   • We should fear in the sense that we seek refuge from God away from God’s terrible wrath. God’s grace in Christ is the refuge from God’s wrath outside Christ. There is terror outside of Christ, and there is a different kind of trembling inside of Christ. “Fear of God is contrasted with a hard, unperceptive heart”

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   What is the fear of God?

   • 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 a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe, for our ’God is a consuming fire.’”

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   What does the Bible say about fearing God?

   • Proverbs 28:14 says, “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 66:2 says, “This is the one to whom I will look: he who is humble and contrite in spirit and trembles at my word.”

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   What is a holy fear of God?

   • A holy fear of the Lord is also urged in the New Testament to prevent carelessness in relationship to God, and as an incentive for repentance. During the pivotal time of the Early Church, God publicly killed a husband and wife (Ananias and Sapphira) who attempted to deceive God and the Church (Acts 5:5).

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   Is fear a motive for not turning away from God?

   • So, the New Testament treats the fear of God as a motive for not turning away from him. We should fear in the sense that we seek refuge from God away from God’s terrible wrath. God’s grace in Christ is the refuge from God’s wrath outside Christ. There is terror outside of Christ, and there is a different kind of trembling inside of Christ.

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   Do the wicked fear God?

   • In contrast the Bible teaches that the wicked do not fear God. (Psalm 36:1-4) In the New Testament Jesus Christ told his disciples to not fear those who could harm their physical bodies, but rather to fear God who could eternally destroy them. (Matthew 10:28) We see the early church walking in fear of the Lord. (Acts 9:31)

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   Apr 1, 2014 · We should fear in the sense that we seek refuge from God away from God’s terrible wrath. God’s grace in Christ is the refuge from God’s wrath outside Christ. There is terror outside of Christ, and there is a different kind of trembling inside of Christ.

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   Over and over in the Bible we are exhorted to fear God, to have the fear of the Lord, to live in godly fear. But why should we fear God? Isn’t God love? Yet, 1 John 4:18 clearly tells us that: “There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love.”

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   Jun 7, 2023 · We have His promise that He will never leave us or forsake us (Hebrews 13:5). Fearing God means having a reverence for Him that greatly impacts the way we live. The fear of God is respecting Him, obeying Him, submitting to His discipline, and worshiping Him in awe.

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   Apr 18, 2022 · Having A Healthy Fear Of God. We should be God fearing. We should stand in awe of Him, find our strength in Him, listen to what the Holy Spirit says, and place our hope in His love. Doing so brings pleasure to God and tells those around us about who we serve. Fearing God is also good for us.

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   Jul 3, 2024 · In the Old Testament, the fear of the Lord is an indication of true devotion and reverance. It is a fear combined with love and hope, and is therefore not a slavish dread, but rather the respect and reverence of children for their Heavenly Father. The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever;

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   Oct 21, 2024 · We fear the Lord and serve Him in fear and trembling because He means so much to us. He is our loving Father. He does not spare the rod when we need correction.

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   Oct 2, 2023 · Paul told the Corinthians that “we know the fear of the Lord” (2 Cor 5:11). He admonished the Philippians to work out their salvation “with fear and trembling” (Phil 2:12). And Jesus himself instructed his disciples to fear God (Luke 12:5).