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NASB | 1 John 4:18 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. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 John 4:18 There is no fear in love [dread does not exist]. But perfect (complete, full-grown) love drives out fear, because fear involves [the expectation of divine] punishment, so the one who is afraid [of God's judgment] is not perfected in love [has not grown into a sufficient understanding of God's love]. |
Subject: God loves that you love |
Bible Note: God's day to you, Wofa Ato, and welcome to the SBF, I am going to ask you several questions. What "fear is perverse faith"? I fear the Lord, my God. Three verses - read their context. John 9:31 "We know that God does not hear sinners; but if anyone is God-fearing and does His will, He hears him. Acts 9:31 So the church throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria enjoyed peace, being built up; and going on in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, it continued to increase Cornelius was a righteous and God-fearing (Acts 10:2, 10:22). Searcher |