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<blockquote data-quote="SolitaireZeta" data-source="post: 1425726" data-attributes="member: 20567">When the word fear is used in the context of verses likes this, such as &quot;fear God&quot; as well as many others, it has more to do awe, reverence and respect for God than literally being scared.&nbsp; Though there should be a healthy fear of offending God, and thus grieving the Holy Spirit and damaging one&#039;s connection with Him.&nbsp; Though If one deliberately and flagrantly turns their back on God and His salvation, it is indeed a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the Living God.Overall there is a difference in &quot;fear God&quot; between &quot;God&#039;s gonna get me!&quot; versus &quot;Woe is me!&nbsp; He has done a mighty work in my life and the world!&nbsp; For a miserable mortal like me, to comprehend His glory and the heights of His ways is beyond me!&nbsp; Why has He granted this lavish mercy to one so abominable as myself?&nbsp; How can I even begin to wrap my head around the depths of His Love, and the horrors of his justifiable Wrath and Chastisement?&quot;Yes, one should never &quot;outgrow&quot; a sense of the majesty and Holiness of God, which should reduce us to humble trembling before His impossibly perfect presence. While being children of God, we should never grow too &quot;familial&quot; with Him to the point of forgetting precisely who He is: Our Master, our King and our One True Perfect God; worthy of adoration and glorification, and not just our &quot;buddy&quot; whom we can just casually rattle off our wish list to:[MEDIA=youtube]nUyH7wkKbdw[/MEDIA]Nevertheless, if one&#039;s primary motivation in their Christian walk is &quot;I don&#039;t want to go to Hell!&quot; especially after an extended period of what is supposed to be growth and maturity, that mentality is indeed a problem and something to be outgrown.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="SolitaireZeta, post: 1425726, member: 20567"] When the word fear is used in the context of verses likes this, such as "fear God" as well as many others, it has more to do awe, reverence and respect for God than literally being scared. Though there should be a healthy fear of offending God, and thus grieving the Holy Spirit and damaging one's connection with Him. Though If one deliberately and flagrantly turns their back on God and His salvation, it is indeed a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the Living God. Overall there is a difference in "fear God" between "God's gonna get me!" versus "Woe is me! He has done a mighty work in my life and the world! For a miserable mortal like me, to comprehend His glory and the heights of His ways is beyond me! Why has He granted this lavish mercy to one so abominable as myself? How can I even begin to wrap my head around the depths of His Love, and the horrors of his justifiable Wrath and Chastisement?" Yes, one should never "outgrow" a sense of the majesty and Holiness of God, which should reduce us to humble trembling before His impossibly perfect presence. While being children of God, we should never grow too "familial" with Him to the point of forgetting precisely who He is: Our Master, our King and our One True Perfect God; worthy of adoration and glorification, and not just our "buddy" whom we can just casually rattle off our wish list to: [MEDIA=youtube]nUyH7wkKbdw[/MEDIA] Nevertheless, if one's primary motivation in their Christian walk is "I don't want to go to Hell!" especially after an extended period of what is supposed to be growth and maturity, that mentality is indeed a problem and something to be outgrown. [/QUOTE]

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