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NASB | Isaiah 8:13 "It is the LORD of hosts whom you should regard as holy. And He shall be your fear, And He shall be your dread. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Isaiah 8:13 "It is the LORD of hosts whom you are to regard as holy and awesome. He shall be your [source of] fear, He shall be your [source of] dread [not man]. |
Bible Question: In Philippinas 2:12 Paul says to to "...work out your salvation with fear and trembling;" I understand the "work out your salvaation" part. Can someone shed some light on the "fear and trembling part? |
Bible Answer: Dear Calmira, Jerry Bridges wrote, "There was a time when committed Christians were known as God-fearing people. This was a badge of honor. But somewhere along the way we lost it. Now the idea of fearing God, if thought of at all, seems like a relic from the past." There are two kinds of fear: One is a kind that does not change a life (Mark 5:15; James 2:19). The other is the kind that causes us to seek God (Luke 12:5). This fear is rooted in the knowledge of His incredible holiness, majesty, and power. It stems from knowing that He is just and right to condemn us to eternal punishment. In the modern Evangelicalism today there is little fear of God. Not only is this a grave sin, but it gives rise to sin. That is why we see so many modern religious leaders involved in theft, corruption, and immorality. I can say conclusively that if anyone lacks a fear of God, they do not know about Him and certainly do not know Him. "Why is it that, today, the masses are so utterly unconcerned about spiritual and eternal things, and that they are lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God? Why is it that even on the battlefields multitudes were so indifferent to their soul's welfare? Why is it that defiance of heaven is becoming more open, more blatant, more daring? The answer is, Because 'There is no fear of God before their eyes' (Romans 3:18). Again; why is it that the authority of the Scriptures has been lowered so sadly of late? Why is it that even among those who profess to be the Lord 's people there is so little real subjection to His Word, and that its precepts are so lightly esteemed and so readily set aside? Ah! what needs to be stressed to-day is that God is a God to be feared. 'The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom' (Proverbs 1:7). Happy the soul that has been awed by a view of God's majesty, that has had a vision of God's awful greatness, His ineffable holiness, His perfect righteousness, His irresistible power, His sovereign grace. Does someone say, 'But it is only the unsaved, those outside of Christ, who need to fear God?' Then the sufficient answer is that the saved, those who are in Christ, are admonished to work out their own salvation with 'fear and trembling.' Time was, when it was the general custom to speak of a believer as a 'God-fearing man' that such an appellation has become nearly extinct only serves to show whither we have drifted. Nevertheless, it still stands written, 'Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear Him' (Psalm 103:13)! "When we speak of godly fear, of course, we do not mean a servile fear, such as prevails among the heathen in connection with their gods. No; we mean that spirit which Jehovah is pledged to bless, that spirit to which the prophet referred when he said, 'To this man will I (the Lord) look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at My Word' (Isaiah 66:2). It was this the apostle had in view when he wrote, 'Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king' (1Pe 2:17). And nothing will foster this godly fear like a recognition of the sovereign majesty of God." --A. W. Pink In Him, Doc |
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