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Oct 1, 2019 · With God’s help, each one of us can progressively improve in the way we fight fear, worry, and anxiety. All throughout the gospels, Jesus addressed the fear, worry, and anxiety that those around Him were experiencing.
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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...
1 day ago · Greg: We are enjoined to fear God, but not to live in fear of God the way she is characterizing it. The difference here is that perfect love casts out all fear. So, if the fear is a fear of judgment, a fear of recrimination of some sort, or condescension, or all kinds of things we might fear from a greater power, Scripture specifically tells us that this is not what we are to understand from God.
Nov 19, 2024 · What does it mean to fear God? I believe the simple answer is this — obey! Do our best to obey His commandments and live a holy life, accepting the righteousness of Christ to cover our failures. The marvelous Grace of God motivates us to obey Him, and not to fear Him.
Jul 26, 2024 · God tells us not to be afraid of being alone, of being too weak, of not being heard, and of lacking physical necessities. These admonishments continue throughout the Bible, covering the many different aspects of the “spirit of fear.”
Apr 6, 2023 · God encourages us many times in the Bible not to be afraid or walk in fear. Yet, despite these exhortations, we have the real possibility of experiencing fear. So how do we bridge this gap?
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Jun 7, 2023 · A biblical fear of God, for the believer, includes understanding how much God hates sin and fearing His judgment on sin—even in the life of a believer. Hebrews 12:5-11 describes God’s discipline of the believer.
