Knowing The Terror Of The Lord

[Michael The Disciple]

My point in the thread is to show that Paul the Apostle who taught from the Holy Ghost believed that FEAR was a good incentive to give Christians to provoke them to a life whereby they might be accepted by Christ on judgment day.

I would never (and have never) said LOVE is not primary in a walk with Christ Jesus. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind and strength. Only when you are engaging him like this you will continue with him.

And yet the scriptures give FEAR also as an essential ingredient of the Christian walk.

One need not walk around every moment meditating on his fear. Yet it needs to be sown into our heart so that just IF in your love toward God you find a temptation you think you just cant pass up you will understand that YES he just might punish you immediately. Or even worse perhaps lead to spiritual ruin and being rejected of him on that day.

Love and fear are both used in Gods plan. I have noticed over the years many do not want to accept this truth. Its ok to embrace it. There just may be times in our lives it will be the very thing that keeps us from sinning.