"Fear is not in the habit of speaking truth.” Tacitus
It appears to me that fearing God is not bad...it has its place in the quest for the truth about God. In fact it is the beginning of this wisdom...
"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom" (Proverbs 9:10)
However, when fear enslaves us, we never move on to seek the truth and find the liberty that comes when we find the truth. Thomas Paine once said...
"The slavery of fear had made men afraid to think. But such is the irresistible nature of truth, that all it asks, and all it wants, is the liberty of appearing.” Rights of Man, 1791
When men think and reason about God....and discover the truth...their fear of God 's wrath becomes love for God's Grace....but few seem to find it...that is sad to me.
"There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves punishment, and the one who fears is not perfected in love. (1 John 4:18)
"..the truth will make you free." – Jesus
For my wife, children and grandchildren..and anyone else who may be interested!
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“For the law , having a shadow of the good things to come , and not the very image of the things, can never with these same sacrifices,...
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"Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us" (Titus 3:5) Think about that in light o...
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When religion frustrates me I return to the basics I learned from my parents. "All have sinned and come short of the glory of God...