Luke 12:4 "And I say to you, My friends, don't fear those who kill the body, and after that can do nothing more.Luke 12:5 But I will show you the One to fear: Fear Him who has authority to throw people into hell after death. Yes, I say to you, this is the One to fear!
What is the fear of God? It seems that in churches today we have been caught up in the “lovey-dovey” God and the God who is “just so beautiful”. With that kind of a mindset, the fear of God is simply (as I have heard before) “God is just so wonderful” and “I just respect Him so much.” Seriously? Ok, let’s think about something for a minute. If I receive Christ as my personal Savior I get to spend eternity with Him. I no longer have to incur the judgment of God for the payment of my sin. Now let’s take a quick turn, if I don’t accept Christ what happens? I must pay for my own sin. How is that? I will have to endure God’s wrath which has the power to send me to hell.
Fear of God. Is part of it God being wonderful, yes. Is part of it respect, yes. Those are great, but it seems that true “fear of God” has more to do with what God can do with my soul if I do not turn my life over to Him. As martyr Bishop Hooper said, “life is sweet, and death bitter; but eternal life is more sweet, and eternal death more bitter.” Yes, I say to you, this is the One to fear!
(if you need more information on how to escape eternity hell and spend eternity with Christ, email me at adtaylor2@liberty.edu)
Aaron Taylor
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