Fear God
U7 – Reverent Fear – Proverbs 9:10
Key Words: Worship, Fearing God, Love, Reverence, Wisdom
- How do we use the word and concept of fear today?
- What things do we fear?
- How is the word ‘fear’ being used in this context?
- King James reads in 2 Timothy 1:7 that God does not give us a spirit of fear, how does that reconcile with the approximately 100 times in the Bible we are told to fear God?
- 1 John 4:16-18 says the “God is love”… It goes on to say, “Perfect love drives out fear… The one who fears is not made perfect in love”… How do we reconcile love and fear of God?
- The root of the Hebrew word for “fear” includes the idea of reverence; how does reverence enhance this concept of fear?
- What is the opposite attitude of reverent fear?
- How does a reverent or holy fear of God lead to wisdom and wise choices?
- How does a casual or flippant attitude towards God and his commands lead to foolishness and destruction?