NOTES: Should Christians Fear God? --Youtube clip
-1 Peter 1:17-19 "live your lives here as strangers in reverent fear..." "not with perishable things...that you were redeemed....but with the precious blood of Christ"
-Luke 12:4-5 "do not be afraid of those who kill the body....Fear him who, after the killing of the body, has the power to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him."
-Titus 1:16 "they claim to know God, but by their actions they deny him. They are detestable, disobedient and unfit for doing anything good"
-What do my actions indicate?
-"detestable, disobedient" actions are often referred to as committing crimes or doing something exceptionally bad. Yet, I think a closer look at some Biblical truths that God gives us shows that even to be "lukewarm" is detestable in God's eyes, and disobedient to one's calling as Christian in nature. [Revelation 3:16-17]
Not inheriting the kingdom of God through bad practices:
-1 Corinth 6:9-11, Gal. 5:19-21, Eph. 5:3-5, Col 3:5-11, Rev. 21:8, Rev. 22:14-15
-Phil 2:12-13; "Work out your salvation with fear and trembling..."
-Collaborate with the Holy Spirit to live a righteous life through our conduct; being responsive to the Spirit
-Acts 9:31 "walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Spirit, they were multiplied"
Acts 10:34-35 "whoever fears Him and works righteousness is accepted by Him"
-We need to fear God to understand the consequence of sin
-Rev. 20:12-15
-Jesus is coming back!
-until you can understand the righteous judgement of God, you cannot fully understand His love.
Simple but significant message. I love good theology :)
ACT OF LOVE: My friend IMed me at around 11:40-ish and wanted to talk about a video clip centering on fear of God as Christians. He asked if I would do a joint QT together and discuss it when were done. Since I still had alot of homework to do and was building momentum, I initially decided that I would just do it when I was finished. However, I decided to forgo my hw for a while and do the QT with him immediately so he wouldn't have to wait. Had an interesting discussion about having a healthy relationship between fear of God and understanding His perfect love.
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