Comments on: Learning to Fear God http://wordnverse.com/2007/10/09/learning-to-fear-god/ Glorifying Christ; Edifying the Flock Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:34:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Sicarii http://wordnverse.com/2007/10/09/learning-to-fear-god/comment-page-1/#comment-880 Sicarii Fri, 12 Oct 2007 03:09:22 +0000 http://www.sicarii.net/2007/10/09/learning-to-fear-god/#comment-880 Dear Shalene: I am so glad to know that you are well! Thank you for the comment and the support on the homosexuality issue. I think I do get your gist on the fear of God and I quite agree with you that our predominate feelings should always be reverence and awe. God bless! Dear Shalene:

I am so glad to know that you are well!

Thank you for the comment and the support on the homosexuality issue. I think I do get your gist on the fear of God and I quite agree with you that our predominate feelings should always be reverence and awe.

God bless!

]]> By: Shalene http://wordnverse.com/2007/10/09/learning-to-fear-god/comment-page-1/#comment-884 Shalene Thu, 11 Oct 2007 18:05:38 +0000 http://www.sicarii.net/2007/10/09/learning-to-fear-god/#comment-884 Yes, fear of the Lord is necessary. Just as a child fears their parents. We should be afraid of Him when we are disobedient, but I think that our predominate feeling towards Him should be reverence and respect, because prayerfully, we are not being disobedient as often as we would choose to be without it. I don't know if that makes sense, but I do agree with you. I also agree with your post about homosexuality btw. Blessings and Shalom. Yes, fear of the Lord is necessary. Just as a child fears their parents. We should be afraid of Him when we are disobedient, but I think that our predominate feeling towards Him should be reverence and respect, because prayerfully, we are not being disobedient as often as we would choose to be without it. I don’t know if that makes sense, but I do agree with you. I also agree with your post about homosexuality btw. Blessings and Shalom.

]]> By: Sicarii http://wordnverse.com/2007/10/09/learning-to-fear-god/comment-page-1/#comment-885 Sicarii Wed, 10 Oct 2007 16:12:09 +0000 http://www.sicarii.net/2007/10/09/learning-to-fear-god/#comment-885 Dear Jonathan, Thank you for visiting again. I hope everything is well with you, brother. I only realized that quite recently as I told King's Kid. Previously, I stuck with the explanation given that the fear of God is just respect and reverence. I don't really blame my Bible Study leader for doing that though, for I was a rather young Christian and he could have been afraid that it would scare me off. Yet I think we shouldn't sugar-coat things even to young Christians if they ask of it. The seeding of a genuine fear of God could be a good thing. In hindsight, I don't think I would have backslided so badly if I did have this proper definition of fear taught to me. God bless! Dear Jonathan,

Thank you for visiting again. I hope everything is well with you, brother.

I only realized that quite recently as I told King’s Kid. Previously, I stuck with the explanation given that the fear of God is just respect and reverence. I don’t really blame my Bible Study leader for doing that though, for I was a rather young Christian and he could have been afraid that it would scare me off.

Yet I think we shouldn’t sugar-coat things even to young Christians if they ask of it. The seeding of a genuine fear of God could be a good thing. In hindsight, I don’t think I would have backslided so badly if I did have this proper definition of fear taught to me.

God bless!

]]> By: Sicarii http://wordnverse.com/2007/10/09/learning-to-fear-god/comment-page-1/#comment-887 Sicarii Wed, 10 Oct 2007 16:08:11 +0000 http://www.sicarii.net/2007/10/09/learning-to-fear-god/#comment-887 Dear King's Kid: You have quoted my favorite verse regarding the fear of God! :-) Indeed, the fear of God is a good thing when it keeps us in line, and I totally agree with you on the wrong explanation of "fear" that shouldn't be preached. I was under that impression myself until recently as well, hence the post. God bless! Dear King’s Kid:

You have quoted my favorite verse regarding the fear of God! :-)
Indeed, the fear of God is a good thing when it keeps us in line, and I totally agree with you on the wrong explanation of “fear” that shouldn’t be preached. I was under that impression myself until recently as well, hence the post.

God bless!

]]> By: Jonathan Franzone http://wordnverse.com/2007/10/09/learning-to-fear-god/comment-page-1/#comment-886 Jonathan Franzone Wed, 10 Oct 2007 15:54:43 +0000 http://www.sicarii.net/2007/10/09/learning-to-fear-god/#comment-886 Very good explanation of views on this topic. I've always held to the fear of the Lord as more of a parental type fear as you describe it above. Also of note is that anywhere angels are viewed by humans their initial greetings include "fear not". And those are just angels. The might and glory of God should truly strike awe and fear into our teensy-weensy human minds and hearts. Very good explanation of views on this topic. I’ve always held to the fear of the Lord as more of a parental type fear as you describe it above. Also of note is that anywhere angels are viewed by humans their initial greetings include “fear not”. And those are just angels. The might and glory of God should truly strike awe and fear into our teensy-weensy human minds and hearts.

]]> By: King's Kid http://wordnverse.com/2007/10/09/learning-to-fear-god/comment-page-1/#comment-888 King's Kid Wed, 10 Oct 2007 14:37:00 +0000 http://www.sicarii.net/2007/10/09/learning-to-fear-god/#comment-888 I see this as one of the root problems of humanity. Proverbs 9:10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding. I have heard that some pastors are telling congregations, "Wherever the word fear is in the scriptures, replace it with love. This is an errant doctrine that helps us understand why Jesus said, the road to destruction is broad, and there be many who go in by it. Matt 7:13 Fear is always a good thing when it keeps us from doing something detrimental to our salvation. Peace I see this as one of the root problems of humanity. Proverbs 9:10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.

I have heard that some pastors are telling congregations, “Wherever the word fear is in the scriptures, replace it with love. This is an errant doctrine that helps us understand why Jesus said, the road to destruction is broad, and there be many who go in by it. Matt 7:13

Fear is always a good thing when it keeps us from doing something detrimental to our salvation.

Peace

]]> By: Sicarii http://wordnverse.com/2007/10/09/learning-to-fear-god/comment-page-1/#comment-881 Sicarii Wed, 10 Oct 2007 07:44:20 +0000 http://www.sicarii.net/2007/10/09/learning-to-fear-god/#comment-881 I read Robert's post on that a couple of days or so ago, and perhaps that's why this subject on the fear of God entered into my thoughts. Props to Robert if that's so. :-) To be honest, I am worse off than you -- I pray mostly while standing up, on a noisy and crowded train, walking and smoking (I lapsed quite a lot these few days on the no-smoking policy due to a deal I am chasing *shame*), etc. I read Robert’s post on that a couple of days or so ago, and perhaps that’s why this subject on the fear of God entered into my thoughts. Props to Robert if that’s so. :-)
To be honest, I am worse off than you — I pray mostly while standing up, on a noisy and crowded train, walking and smoking (I lapsed quite a lot these few days on the no-smoking policy due to a deal I am chasing *shame*), etc.

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