ptl@fluke.UUCP (Mike Andrews) (09/09/85)
Hi, In case any of you have had the same difficulties with `fear of the Lord' that I have, here's some interesting info --- In the Roman Catholic version of the Bible, the word `fear' appears 454 times. After looking up a bunch of the references found in the trusty old concordance I found two very distinct types of fear: fear of the Lord, and human fear. The two verses that said the most to me are: Proverbs 8:13 "The fear of the Lord is to hate evil" Proverbs 29:25 "The fear of man brings a snare, but he who trusts in the Lord is safe." There are lots of other good verses, of course. In Mark 5:36 Jesus said "Fear is useless. What is needed is trust." The one verse that I really enjoy is Isaiah 41:13 "For I am the Lord, your God, who grasps your right hand; It is I who say to you, `Fear not, I will help you.' " If you're interested in looking some others up: Prov 1:7 Sir 1:12,16 Prov 9:10 Ps 111:10 Job 28:28 Jer 5:22 Is 51:12-13 Ps 56:5 Ps 118:6 Is 43:1 Is 43:5 Sir is the Book of Sirach, not found in some Bibles. A lot like the Book of Wisdom and the Book of Proverbs. Sir 1:12 "The beginning of wisdom is fear of the Lord, which is formed in the faithful in the womb." Sir 1:16 "Wisdom's garland is fear of the Lord, with blossoms of peace and perfect health." Enjoy and God Bless, Mike Andrews -- God said He would never leave me nor forsake me, and that I am His temple. A man is what he thinks. A body led by the soul is only 2/3 of a person : the soul tries to get rid of the spirit. A body led by the spirit is a whole person : the spirit works to make the soul help the body. And a spirit led by God the Holy Spirit is invincible.