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Fear of God. Reverent Fear Is Vital To A Well-Rounded Faith. Required in the Old and New Covenants Deut. 10:12 2 Cor. 7:1 Based on a recognition of His power Ex. 20:18-20 Key to Instruction, Prosperity, Wisdom and Relationship Ps. 25:12-14. Our Fear of God Is A Motivator.
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Reverent Fear Is Vital To A Well-Rounded Faith • Required in the Old and New Covenants • Deut. 10:12 • 2 Cor. 7:1 • Based on a recognition of His power • Ex. 20:18-20 • Key to Instruction, Prosperity, Wisdom and Relationship • Ps. 25:12-14
Our Fear of God Is A Motivator • To Keep His Commandments • Matthew 10:28 • To Glorify Him • Jeremiah 5:22 • To Show Gratitude To Him • Hebrews 12:28-29 • To Care For God’s People • 1 Kings 18:3-4
Our Fear of God Must Be Balanced • Don’t Fall For Satan’s Second Lie • Lie 1: You can disobey God. (Gen. 3:1-6) • Lie 2: You must hide from God. (Gen. 3:7-11) • “I was afraid…” (Gen. 3:10) • “Behold Then The Kindness and Severity of God.” Rom. 11:17-22 • Balanced Fear Brings Joy, Confidence, & Humility • Fear and Grace Work Together • Ps. 103:11, Ps. 118:4, Ps. 145:17-19, Luke 1:50, Acts 10:35,
Fear and Grace Work Together • (Psalms 103:11) For as high as the heavens are above the earth, So great is His lovingkindness toward those who fear Him. • (Psalms 118:4) Oh let those who fear the LORD say, "His lovingkindness is everlasting."
Fear and Grace Work Together • (Luke 1:50) "AND HIS MERCY IS UPON GENERATION AFTER GENERATION TOWARD THOSE WHO FEAR HIM. • (Acts 10:35) but in every nation the man who fears Him and does what is right is welcome to Him.
Perfecting Your Fear With A Perfected Love • Love and Fear are both matters of faith. • Faith That God Loves and Will Reward • Faith That God Judges and Will Punish • Love of Action • 1 John 4:12 • Love Perfected By Practice Will Cast Out Unhealthy Fear • No longer fear God as a slave, but as a son or daughter. (Rom. 8:15, 1 Pet. 1:17)
Balance Your Faith • “See how great a love the Father has bestowed on us, that we would be called children of God; and such we are. For this reason the world does not know us, because it did not know Him.” • 1 John 3:1 • “The conclusion, when all has been heard, is: fear God and keep His commandments, because this applies to every person. For God will bring every act to judgment, everything which is hidden, whether it is good or evil.” • Ecclesiastes 12:13-14