Fear

[airIam2worship]

Jesus wants us to be at Peace, peace means shalom shalom, nothing missing, nothing broken

 Joh 14:27 Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

[sincereheart]

F= false
E=evidence
A=appearing
R=real

Rom 1:25  Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.

Wow! That's an easy one to remember! 

[Soldier4Christ]

I the Lord will hold thy right hand,
saying unto thee, Fear not;
I will help thee.

---Isaiah 41:13

[airIam2worship]

Isa 41:10 ¶ Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

[airIam2worship]

Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil. -Aristotle

[airIam2worship]

Borrowed from Matthew Henry Conscise Commentary:

 Doubts and fears about the eternal state, are a horrible pit and miry clay


2Ti 1:7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

 Ro 8:15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.

[airIam2worship]

 
If I had three hundred men who feared nothing but God, hated nothing but sin, and were determined to know nothing among men but Jesus Christ and Him crucified, I would set the world on fire. --John Wesley

[airIam2worship]

 Mt 10:28 And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

 Lu 1:50 And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.

I would like to make a comment on the following verse;

 Lu 12:7 But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.

Luke 12:7 says the hairs of our head are numbered, not counted as many people tend to believe. There is a difference in being numbered and counted, when you count anything say oranges on a tree for example you can tell how many oranges you've counted and therefore know how many you have. But when you number the oranges you are giving each one a number not just counting them. If 3 oranges happened to fall off the tree, you would be able to tell which 3 fell off because you had numbered them. Not just 3 oranges fell off the tree, but 3 specific oranges. You know which ones and where they were before they fell. Likewise with the hairs of our head, the Bible says they are numbered and therefore God knows exactly which hair fell and where it fell from. If each person has a million hairs on their head, then God has a number for each one of those hairs, not just knowing how many hairs, but the number of each hair.
If God takes so much care to number our hairs of our head, why should we fear anything at all? He who know all things knows what we have and what we don't have, what we need and what we don't need. It is such a comfort to know that God is Omniscient and know all things.

[nChrist]

Don't be afraid!

(Octavius Winslow)

Are you going through a sorrowful affliction?

"Take courage! It is I. Don't be afraid!"
    Matthew 14:27

What a Friend,
what a Brother,
what a Helper,
is Jesus!

Never, no never, does He leave His suffering
child to travel that mournful night unvisited
and unsoothed by His presence.

He is with you now.

His faithfulness never falters.

His love never changes.

His tenderness never lessens.

His patience never wearies.

His grace never decays.

His watchfulness never slumbers.

Jesus loves to visit us in the stormy night of
our grief. He says, "It is I. Don't be afraid!"

The incarnate God delights to be near His
helpless and timid children. He is near to
you as the strength of your sinking soul.


"And surely I am with you always, even to
 the very end of the world." Matthew 28:20

[Dave...]

This was always a confusing issue for me. Where do we draw the line between a proper fear and a sinful fear? Sometimes it helps just to see it layed out in front of you. This is only the nuts and bolts of it, but I hope it helps. Straight from the index in the back of my Macarthur study bible.

FEAR, GODLY.

God is the object of. Isaiah 8:13

God is the author of. Jeremiah 32:39-40

Searching the scriptures gives understanding of. Proverbs 2:3-5

Described as...

...Hatred of Evil. Proverbs 8:13

...Wisdom. Job 28:28; Psalm 111:10

...A treasure to saints. Proverbs 15:16; Isaiah 33:6

...A fountain of life. Proverbs 14:27

...Sanctifying. Psalm 19:9

...Filial and reverential. Hebrews 12:9; Hebrews 12:28

Commanded. Deuteronomy 13:4, Psalm 22:23; Ecclesiastes 12:13; 1 Peter 2:17

Motives to...

...The Holiness of God. Revelation 15:4

...The greatness of God. Deuteronomy 10:12; Deuteronomy 10:17

...The Goodness of God. 1 Samuel 12:24

...The forgiveness of God. Psalm 130:4

...Wondrous works of God. Joshua 4:23-24

...Judgements of God. Revelation 14:7

A characteristic of saints. Malachi 3:16

Should accompany the joy of saints. Psalm 2:11

Necessary to...

...The worship of God. Psalm 5:7, Psalm 89:7

...The service of God. Psalm 2:11; Hebrews 12:28

...Avoiding of Sin. Exodus 20:20

...Righteous government. 2 Samuel 23:3

...Impartial administration of justice. 2 Chronicles 19:6-9

...Perfecting holiness. 2 Corinthians 7:1

Those who have...

...Afford pleasure to God. Psalm 147:11

...Are pitied by God. Psalm 103:13

...Are accepted of God. Acts 10:35

...receive mercy from God. Psalm 103:11, Psalm 103:17; Luke 1:50

...Are blessed. Psalm 112:1; 115:13

...Confide in God. Psalm 115:11; Proverbs14:26

...Depart from evil. Proverbs 16:16

...Converse together of Holy things. Malachi 3:16

...Should not fear man. Isaiah 8:12-13; Matthew 10:28

...Desires of, fulfilled by God. Psalm 145:19

...Days of, prolonged. Proverbs 10:27

Should be...

...Prayed for. Psalm 86:11 

...Exhibited in our callings. Colossians 3:22

...Exhibited in giving a reason for our hope. 1 Peter 3:15

...Constantly maintained. Deuteronomy 14:23; Joshua 4:24; Proverbs 23:17

...Taught to others. Psalm 34:11

Advantages of. Proverbs 15:16; Proverbs 19:23; Ecclesiastes 8:12-13

The wicked destitute of. Psalm 36:1; Proverbs 1:29; Jeremiah 2:19; Romans 3:18

Exemplified...

...Abraham. Genesis 22:12

...Joseph. Genesis 39:9; Genesis 42:18

...Obadiah. 1 Kings 18:12

...Nehemiah. Nehemiah 5:15

...Job. Job 1:1, Job 1:8

...Christians. Acts 9:31

...Cornelius. Acts 10:2

...Noah. Hebrews 11:7



FEAR, UNHOLY

A Characteristic of the wicked. Revelation 21:8

Is described as...

...A fear of idols. 2 Kings 17:38

...A fear of man. 1 Samuel 15:24; John 9:22

...A fear of judgements. Isaiah 2:19; Luke 21:26; Revelation 6:16-17

...A fear of future punishment. Hebrews 10:27

...Overwhelming. Exodus 15:16; Job 15:21, Job 15:24

...Consuming. Psalm 73:19

A guilty conscience leads to. Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10; Psalm 53:5; Proverbs 28:1

Seizes the wicked. Job 15:24; Job 18:11

Surprises the hypocrite. Isaiah 33:14, Isaiah 33:18

The wicked judicially filled with. Leviticus 26:16-17; Deuteronomy 28:65-67; Jeremiah 49:5

Shall be realised. Proverbs 1:27; Proverbs 10:24

God mocks. Proverbs 1:26

Saint sometimes tempted to. Psalm 55:5

Saints delivered from. Proverbs 1:33; Isaiah 14:3

Trust in God, a preservative from. Psalm 27:1

Exhortations against. Isaiah 8:12; John 14:27

Exemplified...

...Adam. Genesis 3:10

...Cain. Genesis 4:14

...Midianites. Judges 7:21-22

...Philistines. 1 Samuel 14:15

...Saul. 1 Samuel 28:5, 1 Samuel 28:20

...Adonijah's guests. 1 Kings 1:49

...Haman. Esther 7:6

...Ahaz. Isaiah 7:2

...Belshazzar. Daniel 5:6

...Pilate. John 19:8

...Felix. Acts 24:25

Dave

[RKJ]

Ps 19:9 The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether.
2Co 7:1 Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.