fear and trembling

By C. Randall Waters on 2/13/2008 11:00:00 AM

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Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed—not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence—continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose.
Philippians 2: 12-13

What is Paul saying here? Continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling. We should fear our salvation or be in fear of the fact that Jesus was able to be our salvation. I think this ties into the concept of being a God fearing man. Which is something that I have wrestled with for awhile now. Why should I fear God? Doesn't God love me and want to do great things with me? Aren't I supposed to love God back? How is living in fear of God going to let me grow closer to God?

Now, I have done some research into what this idea of fearing God really means. Most scholars have said it is a way to express a deep respect for God. I believe that is a valid point, however I feel being in love with God is another way to show deep respect for him. I still cannot fathom how fearing God will get me closer into his love. So I will continue on loving God and working on figuring out if I will fear him.

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Posted on February 15, 2008 at 1:45 PM  

Nice post. Tough topic. I am no scholar or seminary student but I have always seen "fearing God" as not watering down is message and understanding his power. I feel it is important to fear God because his message should not be manipulated. I also feel that it is saying we should not take Him for granted and to truly realize that He is the only reason we remain on Earth. here is link to a page i found on this topic though. http://www.tentmaker.org/Biblematters/fear.htm

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