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NASB | 1 Peter 1:17 ¶ If you address as Father the One who impartially judges according to each one's work, conduct yourselves in fear during the time of your stay on earth; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Peter 1:17 ¶ If you address as Father, the One who impartially judges according to each one's work, conduct yourselves in [reverent] fear [of Him] and with profound respect for Him throughout the time of your stay on earth. |
Subject: Fear God! |
Bible Note: You think that most modern preachers dedicate a fifth of their sermons to the fear of God? I think a better paradigm to study (rather than how much "fear" is preached) is whether we have a balance between law and gospel. God's moral law in Scripture shows us the righteous requirements of an infinitely moral, infinitely holy, infintely powerful Judge. That is sufficient to convict God's people of their sin and helplessness, and also show us as followers of Christ what the goal is of our sanctification. The gospel shows us God's gracious provision to meet for us the righteous demands of His law in the person of Jesus Christ. Everything in Scripture can be preached in terms of law and gospel, and in those two we have the whole picture of the character of God and what our response should be. Therefore, both should be clearly preached in every sermon. --Joe! |