The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom… (Proverbs 9:10)
Often in the modern church, ‘fear’ is said to be ‘respect’, ‘awe’ or ‘reverence’. Indeed, fear is thought to be incompatible with love. How could any fear a god which, through grace, offers salvation and eternal life? How could anyone keep the first commandment to love God, and yet fear Him at the same time? The answer lies in the rest of the verse from Proverbs:
….and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
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So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares?
He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?
But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.
Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn. (Matthew 13:27-30 KJV)
For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.
CAN GOD FORGET? CAN WE EXPECT THE TIMES WHEN WE FALL SHORT TO BE OVERLOOKED WHILE REMAINING EVER IN HIS CARE? CAN AN OMNISCIENT BEING HAVE SELECTIVE MEMORY? In this post I examine and contrast, human forgetfulness with that of an all-knowing God.
In this post on my blog ‘God-breathed Words’, I take a look at temptation and find that both the original Greek and Hebrew words in the Bible have a range of meaning that includes ‘test’, ‘assay’, ‘prove’ and ‘trail’.
When tempted, no one should say, ‘God is tempting me.’ For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone; but each person is tempted when they are dragged away by their own evil desire and enticed. Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death. (James 1:13-15)
Jealousy and Envy are often treated as synonyms; but actually, they have different meanings and applications. By illustration, if a woman sees her husband flirting with another woman, she is jealous; but if she desires another woman’s husband, she is envious. One man is hers by right the other is not, and to obtain him, she would have to take that man from his wife. Thus, envy is sin while jealousy is not. Previously, I posted an examination of Jealousy from a Biblical perspective, now I consider Envy – or as many translations say, Covetousness. Read more
God Breathed Words 