Of course, I could not admit that, for I had had a healthy dose
of the fear of God instilled in me by my mother.
The «good works» done simply out
of fear of God's wrath.
but I would ask for forgiveness totally only out
of fear of God's wrath.
It is also a principle of Islam that if a sinner repents and abstains from committing further sins because
of fear of God and a determination to uphold His orders, God has pledged to forgive the sin.
its not sad, it might be scary for you to believe things just are but at least we do not go through life doing good out
of fear of god, we do not go through life thinking the after life will be better.
But what if our perception
of the fear of God is wrong?
Your statement appears to want it both ways, if we do good acts because
of a fear of God, would more or equal amount of us do bad acts because
of a fear of God as well?
But broach the subject
of the fear of God with the same people and they pull back like they've touched a hot stove.
Not exact matches
No
Fear also saw the opportunity to extend its brand into music, and partnered in 2007 with House
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of Blues / Live Nation to launch an annual No
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Of Go
Of God.
Early Marker: Creation in 2000
of his stock charter Madea, a «
God -
fearing, gun - toting, pot - smoking, loudmouthed grandmother» who triggered a series
of plays and provided a springboard for Perry's film and TV career.
Based on months
of negotiation, my conviction is that the German finance minister wants Greece to be pushed out
of the single currency to put the
fear of God into the French and have them accept his model
of a disciplinarian eurozone.
Is it «marginal products» theology;
fear of being struck down by the «marginal products
gods»?
Fortunately my
fear is not so great that I feel I must exterminate all those that believe differently, or in a different view
of God which helps them live their lives; and sadly there are many in the world who must believe so strongly they kill to salve their anxiety, panic and
fear.
TREY said: But
God is love... and He did not give us a spirit
of fear.
We don't dig up the bones
of «heretics» either the way some did in the Dark Ages who held grip on the people, ruled over them by
fear, and claimed they had authority
of God, holding keys to heaven or hell in their possession, making people hostages by their lies... I think you have a lots
of things mixed up in your mind friend!
Plus, if it doesn't happen, won't the doomsday talkers just lesson the
fear of Gods wrath in the eyes
of his people?
It is what helped keep The Church ignorant and trusting and
fearing man instead
of God alone during the «Dark Ages».
I had in my heart and tongue the Name
of Allah when ever I had
fears, troubles or depression
of any kind but from Jan 05 1995 when had lost my father and second brother in a car accident, it was the time I really felt am alone at age
of 33 to face all the challenges my father has left upon me to run and manage among other partners therefore had been investigating the Quran as to understanding every word
of it rather than to memorize it, have been did a lot
of reciting verses
of prayers begging
God to look upon me and give me strength... am sure through such difficult times if I had no faith in
God I would have perished and lost every thing long ago... Another thing my heart always gave me signs and my mind gave me logic
of what to believe although have read many books abroad in my youth
of many beliefs out
of curiosity but could not belief in other than that
God is one and Muhammed is his last prophet in all belief
of the Quran he brought upon me / us in all that it says... Should mention at times had experienced dreams seeing signs and warnings long in advance
of things going to happen A year or more before losing my father in a car accident I had seen him in my dream good bye wearing white cloth and going to board a tourist ship all crew dressed in white uniform rolling a red carpet on front
of him and when was on the top
of the stairs weaver smiling good bye... seen in another dream how or wealth will be stolen and what I will hold... so many things like that..
Could that be what the author was getting at when he described the
fear of God as the beginning
of wisdom?
I find it interesting that
god fearing, commandment following children
of a benevolent higher force feel they need to take it upon themselves and offer death threats to Mr. Silverman.
Seems to me that
fear, jealousy, anger, and revenge are ALL negative, and your
god embodies all
of these traits, then it follows that your religion is * directly * based on those tenets.
Yet, while contemplating the relationship between evangelism and the
fear of God over the next few days, some thoughts about
fear began to gel.
Because the angels and inhabitants
of other worlds would have served
God out
of fear — they would not have understood why Satan was destroyed since sin was unknown then.
It would serve no purpose that any such
god could conceivably have, but such nonsensical
fear mongering DOES serve the purpose
of church leaders who want to herd everyone under them.
Fear of punishment is not the way to
God it is the result
of rejecting
God.
If I live a purely good life now, an honest,
God fearing life right now, who's to say that my version
of what I was raised to believe happens to me when I die is wrong?
If anyone has ever traveled through the bible belt in the US you will see some
of the most ignorant
god fearing people on earth.
It bothers me often when I think
of the youth that I was a pastor to and those who I was placed in authority over, I seriously
fear at times about what I have done, yet I also thank
God for his grace and mercy.
I'd been chewing on the first two chapters
of Proverbs for a few weeks before I began writing this piece, and when I reached this line again, it hit me like a ton
of bricks: The
fear of God is the beginning
of wisdom.
Do the cross & resurrection lead you to
fear H.ell or be in awe
of God's love?
If they would get rid
of the term «10 Commandments» and call them say «Good Advice for
God fearing Men and and women» or «a philosophy for modern living», they wouldn't be stigmatized as they are.
I see a lot
of Atheists responding to the last 2k years worth
of mankind's legacy
of irrational
fear in trying to explain who
God is, using those silly
fears interpreted in the Bible (although yes I agree, they stated them as fact) as justification to deny the existence
of God, & not the concept itself.
Without the
fear of God, most would just revert to pillaging and raping.
That would be like saying all Canadians are evil, undermining atheists when in fact the overwhelming majority
of Canadians are in fact
God fearing and
God honoring.
It's one
of those ancient
fear things that was created hundreds
of years ago when people still believed that bad things can happen to you if you don't believe in
God and obey Him.
As a
God -
fearing soul - filled person, I see no reason to bargain with atheists or their idiotic vestiges
of palpable dogma they spew forth by their desicrating religious faiths
of abundant measures Teach your children well you parents
of Atheistic dissention.
What we do know about all claims for
God's existence, and supposedly inherent qualities, is that they are all indelibly stamped by the
fears, wants, prejudices, errors, and limitations
of their obviously human authorship.
I suppose that we couldn't expect much more, since there is little incentive not to lie without
fear of God... barring faith in some truly man - made myths that I'm sure this group is willing to offer.
What if Jesus withheld certain actions because He
feared those darn pharisees might think He has an agenda to include the gentiles into the fold
of God?
Personally, the
fear of God's judgement could cause someone to seek
God, but if you say you believe and even fill a church pew the rest
of your life, because
of fear, but you really don't believe, I think you're just as lost as those who deny his existence.
But as a
God fearing man he had to reconcile his conscience with what the Word
of God says about such practices.
Let
God deal with Gays if its a sin, he does a much better job at it then a mere mortal
of Hate and
Fear.
A godless Soviet Union and its puppet states faced a
God -
fearing America and its allies in the causes
of freedom and democracy.
In other words, a
god that instills
fear, rather than love is not worth worshipping because even my hell bound soul should be
of exponential value to
god, despite the fact my soul is just one
of billions.
Sikhism believes in One Universal Creator
God, The Name Is Truth, Creative Being Personified, No
Fear, No Hatred, Image
Of The Timeless One, Beyond Birth, Self Existent, By Guru's Grace.
I've never felt a need or
fear of trying to please
God or that I'm going to be punished for not doing something right... I'm forgiven, not perfect, but
God puts a desire in my heart to serve thise that are less fortunate.
Put the
fear of God into them so they won't misbehave.
Hell and
fear of God was also a big part
of his teachings.
They could, but you would get as many answers as there are people, because belief is a very personal thing and we all craft our
gods in our own image... or in the image
of what we
fear most.
The
fear of God is the sense
of awe we experience when we're brought face to face with the transcendent (unequaled, surpassing, matchless) splendor and beauty
of who He is and the incredible love that He has for us.