What does it mean to fear God, I thought if we believe in Jesus and follow his teachings, no need to fear?
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The New Testament is meant to be the resolution of the Old Testament.  The Jews had the paradigm of fear.  Jesus, especially in the story of the Resurrection, is showing there is nothing to fear, not even death.
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Fear is the absence of love. The Devil is just a symbol that man uses to project the "demons of the ego." It is the ego of man that does not want to let go and let God. \n\nSo if someone is still fearful of the Devil, regardless of claiming to be "born again of Light", obviously he/she still does not feel enough Love within. It's easy to say one thing and not really feel it. \n\nPlus Christianity places too much emphasis on the fear of the Devil which is ridiculous, BUT sometimes people need that fear in order to "behave" like model citizens like a child would be afraid of a parent's punishment. So it works both ways. For some it is unnecessary, but for some it is necessary.\n\nI have no fear in my life. Anytime you believe in something, you give it life. Therefore I believe in no such illusion, then it does not exist in my reality.\n\nI heard this in a dream recently:\n\n"I asked Fear, 'What do you fear? Have you faced your fears?' "
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If you are a Christian there is no reason for you to live in fear.\n\n1Jo 4:18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.
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If you believe in him, then there is not problem. You never have to go to church or even pray, as long as he knows you believe in him and love him, then your safe. Don't worry. I don't go to church either. So if i'm full of BS then we will be chillin together. lol
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Oh please, if I hear that "Christianity is not based on fear" crap again I'll puke.  What would you call the concept of eternal damnation?\n\nIt's fairly straightforward... fear's the easiest way to control people.  Understanding empowers the individual.  We wouldn't want that now, would we?
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fear OF God is good. you're supposed to fear God. some people start out in fear of evil, fear of hell...that kind of thing...and that's good. good to start out i mean. b/c i know, from experience, that that fades as you come to know Him more. your fear fades.
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I'm unsure about my beliefs now, but I was a believer purely out of fear. My parents raised me christian and when I was really little, they made me watch a movie about the rapture. I believed even more solidly because I didn't want god to get mad and take my family away from me. Now that I'm older and seen all the other failed predictions about the end of the world, I don't have that fear anymore. And for various reasons, I now question the existence of god.
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basically FEAR>>>>scared that they might not be RIGHT...\n\nand then there Are those who take their religion seriously and heavy WITHOUT condemning others....those are my kind of people.\n\nlive for the joy and peace...:)
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That is a good question, ESPECIALLY when God said that he will do away with Wars once and for all (Isa. 2:4, Dan. 2:44) Why would a God fearing person want to go to war if God himself said he was going to do away with wars.  There is no issue about freedom here, because if we belong to Christ, as Christians state, they already ARE free.\n\nAdd on top of that the fact that war is murder and murderers will not inherit God's kingdom  (Rev. 21:8)  True Christians would not go to, or support, war.
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There are still many people that fear God.  \nThere has always been people that DIDN'T fear God.\nI guess it depends on who you are talking to.
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Spiritual, don't think that's a "religion", but don't really like the thought of someone else telling me what to believe. I was raised hard-core catholic, catholic school, church twice a week, pray before every meal, and told that if I ever went against God, I would burn in Hell forever. Why would you want to be afraid of what you believe in? I believe in God, but not church, not Adam and Eve, not "religion".
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No, I am not scared at all. I believe in Hell, but I know I will go to Heaven. I am a Christian and will always follow Jesus Christ. As long has I keep on doing what I am doing, I will go to Heaven. On judgement day, you will realize that there was a Hell and you will regret not believing in it. You better think about believing in Heaven, Hell, and Jesus Christ.
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Christians are HUMAN... to FEAR is human.\n\nRevenge is not limited to people of one religion or another.
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The beginning of knowledge is the fear of the Lord!\n\nThat is what Christians know!\n\nYou must have the fear of the Lord, and be humble to see God as God and not in the terms of man!\n\n\nThe Bible appears to be skeptical stories otherwise. \n\nIf you are a Christian you must be able to dismiss the instinct of pride within that says I can justify myself to the Creator of the universe. However, with the mindset that God is no more special than yourself, how can you be expected to understand.\n\n\nThe book of Job shows how not matter how we think we are justified, God abilities and understanding of everything surpasses ours. If you think big whoop God created the world or that some mathematically impossible number of events happened to make the earth, how can we even have a rationale discussion!\n\nChristians accept God's authority!\n\nread this please~!
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Make a decision to turn you will & life over to God.  I am usually fearful when I want a certain person, place, thing and / or situation to be the way I want it to be.  When I think this way I set myself up to be fearful that the person, place, thing or situation may not be the way I want it.  \n\nIf I turn this over to God, and except that His will is going to be done, and not my will, I will find release from my fear.  The opposite of fear is courage, and courage is fear that has said its prayers.  Also, FEAR stands for 'flase evidence appears real', so sometimes my fears are based on things that I believe to be true when in reality they are not.  \n\nI also pray for the strength to except His will, what ever that may be.  Thy will be done, not my will.
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i was reading some of the put downs, doesnt any one have any faith or even common sense. god talks to each and every one of us. its the voice in your head telling you to do something or not to do something its the guilt you feel when you have done something wrong. who are we to say god did not speak to him. the bible says judge ye not! and it also tells us to have faith.who are we to decide who god can and can not talk to. would you believe him if he said satan talked too him?
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Well in the Bible it says " do not be anxious of anything" I dont remember maybe in the Gospels. I have anxiety attacks but it does not mean I am a bad Christian. I help my attacks by taking medicine.