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Do you fear God?
Dear Fellow-Human,
With all due respect to the motivations of folks like Brent Hume of Fox News, I think it may be just a bit more complex than "Hey Tiger why don't you embrace my religion over yours." May I be so bold, as a born-again believer/Jesus follower/Christian––Jesus is the Way, the Truth and the Life, no one comes to the Father (ultimately) except Jesus receives that person––and He has already received everyone (including all those in the future) who desires to come, etc... to say that the primary question on the floor is the following:
DO YOU FEAR GOD?
I believe that there are people who are Buddhists and Muslims and Hindus and Jews (etc.) who actually fear God more than many Christians do. Should we be in a constant state of being "afraid" of God? No. That's not it. It's a question of reverencing God with our lives, not just our rhetoric. I aspire to this.
Any thoughts?
I love it, Kirk! Solid food and not the milk of the Word! 1 Corinthians 3:1-2 (New Century Version) 1 Brothers and sisters, in the past I could not talk to you as I talk to spiritual people. I had to talk to you as I would to people without the Spirit—babies in Christ.2 The teaching I gave you was like milk, not solid food, because you were not able to take solid food.
“On Christ the solid rock I stand; All other ground is sinking sand…
“The fear of the Lord” is repeated over and over in the Old Testament. It denotes awe toward God, a reverential respect & trust- a trust so complete that we would commit all who we are and own, to him.
Posted by: Tammy | January 17, 2010 at 09:49 PM
I heard this today. “When we move toward God, we move away from fear. When we move away from God, we move toward fear.” Pastor/Dr. Ed Young
Posted by: Tammy | January 18, 2010 at 03:10 PM
Although I believe folks who don't follow Christ as Savior AND Lord fear God from a "terror" standpoint, I do believe that Kingdom citizens are to fear or revere God for who He is. Our fear is not that of a 'spirit' of fear, for we know that He has not given us that, but it is a reverential ear likened to a child and his father and/or mother. Think of that relationship. Our reverence also comes in the fact that we are clay and God is the Potter. And we can say that we reverence Him, but actually living our lives as dependent clay for a reliable Father is the substance of this faith. You'd only have to tattoo it on your eyes to show everyone because you're not living a life that shows everyone the wisdom, glory, love and fear of the Lord.
Posted by: Marcus B | February 08, 2010 at 04:13 PM