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Old 02-04-2010, 04:44 PM
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Re: The Fear Of God: The Key To End Time Revival

I've heard it said that the "fear of the Lord" isn't being afraid or scared of God; it is just respect, honor, and reverence. But I say baloney! You are right, Michael. You should be scared!

Fear is one of the oldest tools of the church. Great fear spread throughout the infant church, when Ananias and Sapphira dropped dead at Peter's feet. Spreading fear was the reason for their deaths. Instilling fear in followers and prospective converts has been one of the main tactics ever since. Fear of hell, punishment, death. Fear to keep them in line. And be very careful, when it's time for taking communion. If you partake unworthily, you might get sick, and might even die!

What about Spirit-filled believers? Do they have reason to be afraid? Of course! They can't know for sure what their spiritual status will be when they die, so they have no way of knowing if their eternity will be a good one or a very bad one. And any one of them could be among those who will be surprised to hear "I never knew you: depart from me."

Of course, they will have no basis to complain: everyone deserves eternal death, anyway. Nobody deserves to be saved from it. Nobody deserves that unmerited favor.

Be afraid. Be very afraid.
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