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Fear of the Lord
Fear involves reverence for Christ, His mercy and sacrifice.
What does it look like to ‘fear’ the Lord?
Fearing the Lord:
means the believer holds His name up high.
means the believer desires the things of God.
means the believer has an intimate understanding of what He did for them.
‘Fear’ of the Lord can indicate terror or dread, but it also expresses awe or reverence.
Fearing God is seen when a believer shows loyalty to Him, and is faithful to His covenants and statutes.
Those who fear Him also trust Him.
They are obedient to Him.
God recognizes Abraham’s obedience when he was willing to sacrifice his only son.
shows the close link between fearing God and keeping His commandments.
One of the reasons we fear the Lord is to gain true wisdom.
Believer, why would we place value on ‘fear’ of the Lord?
We will ALL appear before the judgment seat of Christ.
Listen to Warren Weirsbe’s words on this verse:
We Persuade Others
How can the Christian prepare for the Judgment Seat of Christ?
To begin with, he must maintain a clear conscience ().
No doubt some of the enemies at Corinth were saying, “Just wait until Paul stands before the Lord!”
But Paul was not afraid, because he knew that his conscience was clear (see ).
The truth about each one of us shall be revealed and Jesus Christ will commend us for those things that have pleased Him.
Warren W. Wiersbe, The Bible Exposition Commentary, vol. 1 (Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1996), 647.
We Persuade Others
Therefore, knowing the fear of the Lord, we persuade others.
Persuasion is hard work.
Persuasion is lengthy work.
Persuasion is costly work.
Persuasion is necessary work.
Persuasion was necessary for the Jewish leaders to acquit Barabbas and convict Jesus.
It was necessary to convince the disciples that He’d risen.
Luke 24:6-
Persuasion is necessary for you and I as believers.
One of the verses I use when I do my evangelistic fishing clinics is .
Another translation says, “zeal has consumed me.”
When was the last time we’ve been “eaten up” with a burden to share the gospel?
Check out this verse in .
Here we see Paul warning people night and day WITH TEARS!
Friends, we have a fear of the Lord as believers.
A respect and reverence that comes with knowing who He is; His power and righteousness.
We also know the fear that non-believers should have, but don’t because they don’t know the Lord.
Let me encourage you to lovingly help people get a healthy fear of the Lord that leads to faith and repentance.
Persuade them that they are sinners in desperate need of God’s saving grace.
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