Luke 12:4-5 (NKJV) 4 “And I say to you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. 5 But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear Him who, after He has killed, has power to cast into hell; yes, I say to you, fear Him!
The fear of God is something that not many people want to teach or want to talk about.
It’s uncomfortable and can sometimes cause heated discussions.
Nobody likes to think of God as one to be feared. They prefer instead to think of His love, mercy and compassion.
But speaking only of God’s kinder attributes creates a lopsided image of Him; an image that’s not wholly accurate.
And those kinds of things can lead to perverted faith that honors something and someone who God is not; a pacifist who never disciplines and never chastens those He loves.
The word of God teaches us repeatedly that we need to fear Him. It is right there in black and white.
Even Jesus, the One that most people think of when they think of God’s incredible love, taught this Biblical principal of fearing God.
This truth is foundational to knowing God in His fullness.
Let us not water down who God is just to make people comfortable or try to make God more acceptable to them. He is who He is.
It is God in His fullness who sets us free. And it is knowing everything we can know about Him that creates a more complete relationship with Him.
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443
401-439-3780
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