Fear of God (26)
To fear man is natural; to fear God is wholly supernatural.
John Flavel
Triumphing over Sinful Fear, 2058.2K
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
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
As the embankment keeps out the water, so the fear of the Lord keeps out uncleanness.
It is only the fear of God that can deliver us from the fear of man.
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
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
Always fear to offend God, and you need not fear any other peril.
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.
Fear of God is a leading grace; it is the first seed God sows in the heart. When a Christian can say little of faith and perhaps nothing of assurance, yet he dares not deny but he fears God. God is so great that he is afraid of displeasing Him and so good that he is afraid of losing Him.
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To fear God is to have the awe of God abiding upon the heart, to be under a sense of the majesty and glory of the Lord shining forth in all His attributes, especially in His holiness and omniscience; the glory of His holiness, and the sense of such a holy eye upon the soul strikes it with dread and consternation. This is expressed in Scripture by sanctifying the Lord in the heart. "I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me" (Lev. 10:3). "Sanctify the LORD of hosts himself; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread" (Isa. 8:13).Heaven Opened
When the fear of God is strong in your heart, then the fear of man ceases. When the dictator ruled at Rome, then all other officers ceased; and when this fear of God rules, all other fears will be hushed.
We fear man so much because we fear God so little. One fear cures another. Complete Armour
the fear of God is the soul of godliness
When the fear of God is laid aside, and all respect for his word, there is nothing to be expected but the worst of evils.
O how deplorable a thing is it, that even this fear usually lasts not long when plague, sword, famine, or the like judgements come first amongst us!A Glimpse of God\'s Glory
Tis a sad case my brethren, that nothing but blows will make us fear; when God falls a plague, then usually men [do fear].A Glimpse of God\'s Glory
Indeed we talk much of fearing God, but where is the man that lifts up God on high in his heart, by making him his dread? That acknowledges so his eminency with reverence, as to stand in awe of him above all creatures?A Glimpse of God\'s Glory
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.
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.
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.
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