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NASB | Matthew 1:21 "She will bear a Son; and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 1:21 "She will give birth to a Son, and you shall name Him Jesus (The LORD is salvation), for He will save His people from their sins." |
Bible Question:
MommaPBS, I followed your post exchange with Aizen7z2. And I ended up asking myself: Do I love God or Do I fear God. Do I do things because of love or fear of Him. I am a man. Surely, you are aware of the gender's weakness when it comes to analysing the heart issues. Is there really any difference? Would it really matter? A lot of verses say " Fear the Lord " although the 1st commandment says " Love God ". God Bless, Ngop |
Bible Answer: Greetings! Ponder these Scriptures: "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding." Prov 9:10 What is "the knowledge of the Holy One"? As we contemplate Jesus, who He is and what He did we see the love of God - we KNOW Him and the power of His ressurrection (Phi 3:10) which gives us not only hope but confidence to stand before God as worthy, because Jesus makes us so! What love! The absence of faith is fear, therefore, the fear here is a different sort. I see it as a reverence for who God is, an apprehension of His holiness as well as His great love for us. Allow this to overwhelm you! "So then, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your salvation with fear and trembling;" Phil 2:12 "We have come to know and have believed the love which God has for us. God is love, and the one who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.By this, love is perfected with us, so that we may have confidence in the day of judgment; because as He is, so also are we in this world.There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves punishment, and the one who fears is not perfected in love. We love, because He first loved us." 1 John 4:16-19 How do you respond? Out of duty or obligation or out of a desire to worship and return the love of God for you as He enables . . . I think most of us have learned to love the Lord as we grow in our faith and knowledge of Him. Perhaps we are so overcome by our sinfulness, and recognize that we rightly deserve punishment that we have a bit of trouble receiving the forgiveness of God in Christ. But as we continue to walk with the Lord, we find that His heart is merciful, compassionate and full of unconditional love. Truly, meditation on the love of God which is IN CHRIST, does indeed cast out any fear we have of judgement or punishment. As we respond to HIS qualities, allowing our spirits to be conformed to the image of Jesus, we too will reflect the love of God - toward ourself and others. Your questions are good and worth reflecting upon. May the Lord encourage your heart to trust and respond to Him in love, mommapbs |