For me, andho w I have been taught, fear of the lord is to reverence Him, realizing that He is the One True God and has all authority over you and creation to do as pleases according to His perfect character and will. Therefore, He has the perogative and power to bless or curse, give life or bring someone to death, raise up or bring low, bring calamity or spare one from harm, discipline someone or give them repentance, let them suffer the consequences of their choices or deliver them by grace, allow trials and tribulations or peaceful engagement with others. I could name much more. Being a Christian doesn't spare us from such action by God. However, in the end, we will be saved completely and enter eternal life with him. But in the mean time, we must serve Him with reverent fear knowing that disobedience, unbelief, and rebellion will most likely bring upon us such actions from God that we see as negative, as suffering, as tribulation. Sometimes we encounter such things despite being upright in our walk think about Job, the apostles, and martyrs).
Regular fear is the reaction of our beings to a real or perceived threat that will kill, harm, or influence our response in a situation. This fear is often spoken of as "fight or flight", but I think some people do just freeze and do nothing will being overtaken by the threat. In these situations we are to pray for God's help, deliverance, or to prepare us for impending death that will bring us into eternal life with Him.
Hi Marco Romero, the fear of the Lord is wanting to always do his good pleasure to stay in his graces. Regular fear is actually being afraid of something or someone for no good reason
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Proverbs 9:10
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
Proverbs 8:13
The fear of the Lord is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.
Proverbs 19:23
The fear of the Lord tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.
Job 28:28
And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.
Luke 1:50
And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.
Phillipians 2:12-13
Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. For it is God which worketh in you both to Will and to Do of his good pleasure.
Deuteronomy 31:6
Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them (enemies) : for the Lord thy God, he it is that goes with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
Comment: it means to honor and respect; to trust and follow God.
This is a good question.
For me, andho w I have been taught, fear of the lord is to reverence Him, realizing that He is the One True God and has all authority over you and creation to do as pleases according to His perfect character and will. Therefore, He has the perogative and power to bless or curse, give life or bring someone to death, raise up or bring low, bring calamity or spare one from harm, discipline someone or give them repentance, let them suffer the consequences of their choices or deliver them by grace, allow trials and tribulations or peaceful engagement with others. I could name much more. Being a Christian doesn't spare us from such action by God. However, in the end, we will be saved completely and enter eternal life with him. But in the mean time, we must serve Him with reverent fear knowing that disobedience, unbelief, and rebellion will most likely bring upon us such actions from God that we see as negative, as suffering, as tribulation. Sometimes we encounter such things despite being upright in our walk think about Job, the apostles, and martyrs).
Regular fear is the reaction of our beings to a real or perceived threat that will kill, harm, or influence our response in a situation. This fear is often spoken of as "fight or flight", but I think some people do just freeze and do nothing will being overtaken by the threat. In these situations we are to pray for God's help, deliverance, or to prepare us for impending death that will bring us into eternal life with Him.
Hope this helps.
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Proverbs 9:10
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
Proverbs 8:13
The fear of the Lord is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.
Proverbs 19:23
The fear of the Lord tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.
Job 28:28
And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.
Luke 1:50
And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.
Phillipians 2:12-13
Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. For it is God which worketh in you both to Will and to Do of his good pleasure.
Deuteronomy 31:6
Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them (enemies) : for the Lord thy God, he it is that goes with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
Comment: it means to honor and respect; to trust and follow God.
Mishael
Well spoken. To honor and respect and reverence God can lead to salvation.
God bless
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