EDITOR’S NOTE: Ron Merrell and I are each other’s biggest cheerleaders. This article comes from a message he preached several years ago during a verse-by-verse expository series on the Book of Exodus. I loved it so much, I’ve been pestering him to convert his sermon notes into an article here for months now. Due to his incredibly busy… Read More »
We’ve spent the first two articles in this series exploring where we obtained the concept of “on earth as it is in heaven” and then examined how that translates into our personal relationship with our Heavenly Father. In this final article, we will now discuss how the Kingdom of God expresses itself through us towards a hopelessly-lost-without-Jesus humanity.… Read More »
, but fools despise wisdom and instruction. Proverbs 1:7 , and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. Proverbs 9:10 Luke 12:5 (Jesus speaking) Whole books have been written by other authors on the fear of the Lord. If you are struggling with this concept as a Christ-follower, I urge you to find and read one or… Read More »
, but whoever trusts in the Lord shall be safe. Proverbs 29:25 As it is written: “There is none righteous, no, not one; there is none who understands; there is none who seeks after God. They have all turned aside; they have together become unprofitable; there is none who does good, no, not one.…” Romans 3:10-12,18 (emphasis mine)… Read More »
This type of fear is purely spiritual in nature. Ultimately, it boils down to a lack of confidence in the goodness of our Heavenly Father and His promises to either bless us or protect us from evil. That insufficient trust can result from any or all of the following listed here in no particular order: A crippled or… Read More »
Fear of imminent danger is the natural emotion which we feel when a criminal comes along and sticks a gun in our face, or a drunk swerves from the opposing lane into ours, and all other such occasions where life or personal safety is somehow threatened. Sometimes a threat lacks the presence of a human agent such as… Read More »
Introduction Ever since the Rebellion in Eden, God has spoken through His Word a single, consistent message to scads of people over several millennia: “Don’t be afraid!” This command is recorded hundreds of times in Scripture. Someone claims to have accurately counted 365 such verses. This means we literally have 1 for each day of the year. This… Read More »
Introduction + The Fear of Missing Out The Fear of Imminent Danger The Fear of the Unknown The Fear of Man The Fear of the Lord
