ptl@fluke.UUCP (Mike Andrews) (04/08/85)
Hi,
For years it's bothered me that I am to fear the Lord and love Him
all at the same time. So finally I grabbed my trusty concordance
and my New American Bible, and looked up `fear'. The word appears
in the NAB 454 times. I found 2 kinds of fear - fear of God and
human fear. There were lots of great passages, but these particularly
hit me:
Fear of God ---
Prov 8:13 "The fear of the Lord is to hate evil ..."
Prov 1:7 "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;
wisdom and instruction fools despise."
Sirach 1:12 "The beginning of wisdom is fear of the Lord, which is
formed with the faithful in the womb."
Human fear ---
Prov 29:25 "The fear of man brings a snare, but he who trusts in the
Lord is safe."
Isaiah 51:12-13 "I, it is I who comfort you. Can you then fear mortal
man, who is human only, to be looked upon as grass,
and forget the Lord, your maker ..."
Isaiah 41:13 "For I am the Lord, your God, who grasp your right hand;
it is I who say to you, "Fear not, I will help you."
Isaiah 43:5 "Fear not, for I am with you ..."
From Jesus, regarding human fear ---
Mark 5:36 "...`Fear is useless. What is needed is trust.' "
Like I said, there is lots more.
God Bless All of you and your families, Happy Easter - PTL!
Mike Andrews
P.S. Isaiah 43:1 "... Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have
called you by name: you are mine."
P.P.S? And for those of you without families, God Bless you in very
special ways. And you do have a special family in the Body
of Christ. There are Brothers and Sisters that you can Love
and who will Love you. We don't always understand each other,
and sometimes we fight, but we are a family aren't we!
And when we Love in Christ, can we Love! Christ's Peace.
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