Fear (45)
To fear man is natural; to fear God is wholly supernatural.
Triumphing over Sinful Fear, 20
John Flavel
Triumphing over Sinful Fear, 20
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Our immoderate love of life and its comforts and conveniences is another cause of sinful fear in times of danger. If we loved our lives less, we would fear and tremble less.Triumphing over Sinful Fear, 42
Are you afraid of a man, Christian, when devils are afraid of you? The world ought to fear you, seeing as you will judge it.
To the extent that our souls are empty of faith, they are filled with fear. We read of people who have died by no other cause than their fear. But we never read of anyone, once brought to life by faith, dying because of fear.Triumphing over Sinful Fear, 35
Upon their king's death, it was the Persians' custom (I am not saying it was laudable) to grant everyone liberty for five days to do whatever they wanted. The unbridled lust was so great that it made the people long and pray for the installment of their next king. In this way it endeared government to them. Blessed be God for law and government, for using them to curb people's raging lusts, and thereby procuring rest and comfort for us in the world!Triumphing over Sinful Fear, 22-23
It is only the fear of God that can deliver us from the fear of man.
As the embankment keeps out the water, so the fear of the Lord keeps out uncleanness.
Fear consults with flesh and blood, while faith engages with God to supply strength to endure the siege.Triumphing over Sinful Fear, 53
The Christian, like a net, must have both the lead of a godly fear and the cork of a lively faith.
True piety is never separate from the fear of God.
The essential ingredients of the fear of God are correct concepts of the character of God, a pervasive sense of the presence of God and a constant awareness of our obligation to God.
The true fear of God can cause a spiritual earthquake in a man's heart, able to overthrow all the Devil's strongest holds or bosom sins.God’s Striking to Correct or Revenge
If we fear God, we dare not ignore what He commands. If His fear is exalted in our hearts, it will enable us to obey Him in duties accompanied with deep self-denial.Triumphing over Sinful Fear, 20
We are more concerned about looking stupid (a fear of people) than we are about acting sinfully (a fear of God).When people are big and God is small
Always fear to offend God, and you need not fear any other peril.
a trembling life destroys the spiritual comforts that flow from God's promises. It also destroys our experience of the promises - the sweetest pleasures we have in this world.
Fear naturally produces cowardice in people - a poor, low spirit that faints and yields upon every slight assault.Triumphing over Sinful Fear, 54
fear makes people impatient while waiting for God's time and method of deliverance. It discourages the soul and drives it into the next temptation's snare.Triumphing over Sinful Fear, 54
Sinful fear arises from unbelief - an unworthy distrust of God. This occurs when we fail to rely upon the security of God's promise; in order words, when we refuse to trust in God's protection.Triumphing over Sinful Fear, 12
No man acts with true wisdom till he fears God and hopes in his mercy.
The fear of God promotes spiritual joy; it is the morning star that ushers in the sunlight of comfort.
If you had a trial pending for your estate, and your heart was distracted with cares and fears about the result, yet someone very skilful and faithful assumed responsibility for your case, what a relief it would be to you! If he were to say to you, "Do not trouble yourself about this business, do not lose an hour's sleep over this matter, commit it to me, and trust me with its management," what a burden would be lifted as soon as you committed the matter to him! You would be able to eat with pleasure and sleep in quietness. Committing the matter of your fear to God would give much more ease and quietness. His power, wisdom, and faithfulness are greater than anything found in people.
I do confess myself one of the old-fashion professors, that covet 'to fear God, and honour the king.' I also am for blessing of them that curse me, for doing good to them that hate me, and for praying for them that despitefully use me , and persecute me.
When the terrors of death are great, the comforts of the Almighty are small.
fear says, "Give a little more ground and retreat to the next security." We comply externally with what we know is forbidden, hoping God will be merciful to us as long as we keep our hearts for Him.Triumphing over Sinful Fear, 56-57
The Lord is with us while we are with Him. Satan cannot attempt to ruin us while we are under the wings of God's protection. To do anything to us, he must first force us out from under those wings. Nothing does this more effectively than fear.Triumphing over Sinful Fear, 52
If people were to dig to the root of their fears, they would find unbelief. "Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith?" (Matt. 8:26). The weaker the faith, the greater the fear; unbelief generates fear and fear strengthens unbelief.Triumphing over Sinful Fear, 35
If we thoroughly understand and believe what power is in God's hand to defend us, what tenderness is in His heart to help us, what faithfulness is in His promises, our hearts will be calm - our courage will grow stronger and our fear will grow weaker.Triumphing over Sinful Fear, 29
the awful, filial fear of God is the natural passion sanctified - changed and baptized into the name and nature of a spiritual grace.Triumphing over Sinful Fear, 18
The sinfulness of fear consists in its power to dispose and incline people to use sinful means to escape danger. This casts them into the hands of temptation.Triumphing over Sinful Fear, 18
The best people find it difficult to keep their thoughts from wandering and their minds from distraction in the greatest calm. It is a thousand times more difficult in the tumult of fear.Triumphing over Sinful Fear, 18
Under extraordinary fear, both grace and reason, like the wheels of a watch wound above its due height, stand still and have no motion at all.Triumphing over Sinful Fear, 17
The sinfulness of fear consists in the distracting influence it has upon the heart, whereby it unfits us for the discharge of our duties. At times, fear puts people into such a frenzy, and their thoughts into such disorder, that they receive little support or relief from their graces or from their reason.Triumphing over Sinful Fear, 17
To trust in any creature as if it had God's power to help us, or to fear any creature as if it had God's power to hurt us, is exceedingly sinful. It provokes God. He condemns such inordinate trust in our text.Triumphing over Sinful Fear, 15
When we exalt a creature's power by fearing it, we give it ascendancy over us. In effect, we act as if it had arbitrary and absolute dominion over us and our comforts - to do with them whatever it pleases. In so doing, we elevate the creature beyond its class and rank to the place of God. This is a very sinful and evil fear.Triumphing over Sinful Fear, 15
It is a great sin to love or fear any creature above its worth, as if it were master of all our temporal and eternal comforts.Triumphing over Sinful Fear, 14
The sinfulness of fear lies in its excess and immoderacy when we fear more than we ought. We might say of our fear, as the philosopher says of water, "It is hard to keep it within bounds."Triumphing over Sinful Fear, 14
They decide that a good horse will do them more service than a good promise. They think Egypt offers them better security than heaven. This is the fruit of gross infidelity. Wicked people forsake God and cleave to the creature in times of trouble.Triumphing over Sinful Fear, 13
The remarkable thing about God is that when you fear God, you fear nothing else, whereas if you do not fear God, you fear everything else.
The fear of God reigning in the heart is the beauty of the soul.
Fear is such a powerful emotion for humans that when we allow it to take us over, it drives compassion right out of our hearts.
We fear men so much, because we fear God so little. One fear cures another. When man's terror scares you, turn your thoughts to the wrath of God.
it is not the mere fear of punishment that restrains him from sin. Loving and revering God as his Father, honoring and obeying him as his Master, although there were no hell, he would revolt at the very idea of offending him.Institutes, Book 1 Chapter 2
There is a right fear of God, and we neglect and ignore that at our peril; but there is also a wrong fear of God and that is a craven fear; 'a fear that hath torment'. Those people, I suggest, tend to develop this kind of wrong fear. They regard God as a taskmaster, they regard Him as Someone who is constantly watching to discover faults and blemishes in them, and to punish them accordingly.Spiritual Depression (168)
Therefore, fear not. Your adversaries can do no more than God grants. And he will grant you the faith you need. These promises are blood bought and sealed. Gospel promises.http://www.desiringgod.org/blog/posts/the-logic-of-fearlessness
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