FEAR OF GOD

TEXT: JOB 2:1-3; PROV 1:7; PSA 111:10; ECCL 12:13; DEUT 6: 1-4; PSA 1:1-6
MINISTERING: REV. DR. A.A.OBE
DATE: 14TH FEBRUARY, 2021.

DEFINITION: FEAR OF GOD TALKS ABOUT ONE HAVING A SENSE OF RESPECT, HONOUR, ADORATION, WORSHIP, CONFIDENCE THANKFULNESS, ETC. AND SUBMISSION TO A DEITY, AND IN THE CASE OF WE BELIEVERS (CHRISTIANS) TO GOD ALMIGHTY

NOTE THAT THE GOD WE ARE TALKING IS THE ALMIGHTY GOD, THE CREATOR OF HEAVEN AND THE EARTH, THE MAKER AND CREATOR OF MAN, THE ONE THAT CREATED THE UNIVERSE, JEHOVAH IS HIS NAME – PSA 24:1-6.

BIBLE: WORD OF GOD
STUDY: TO LEARN THE WORD OF GOD
KNOWLEDGE: TO KNOW THE WORD OF GOD
UNDERSTANDING: UNDERSTANDING OF THE WORD OF GOD
WISDOM: TO BE WISE THROUGH THE WORD OF GOD

I. TYPES OF FEAR
1. FEAR OF GOD – ECCL 12:13-14

2. FEAR OF MEN – JER 17:5

3. FEAR OF SELF – PROV 3:3

4. FEAR OF DANGER – ISA 43: 1-2

5. FEAR OF O THE UNKNOWN – MATT 6:34

6. FEAR OF DEATH – 1THESS 4:13-17

OTHERS ARE:
– FEAR OF POVERTY
– FEAR OF OLD AGE
– FEAR OF FAILURE
– FEAR OF OFFENDING OTHERS
– FEAR OF APPEARANCE
– FEAR OF SUCCESS

LAWS OF FEAR:
1. HONOUR YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER
2. RESPECT THOSE IN AUTHORITY
3. FEAR OF GOD

BIBLICALLY, NOTE THAT:
1. FEAR IS NOT THE OPPOSITE OF FAITH

2. FEAR IS NOT THE OPPOSITE OF COURAGE

3. UNBELIEVE IS THE OPPOSITE OF FAITH

4. COWARD IS THE OPPOSITE OF COURAGE

II. WHAT TO UNDERSTAND ABOUT THE FEAR OF GOD
1. THE FEAR OF GOD GIVES KNOWLEDGE – PROV 1:7

2. THE FEAR OF GOD GIVES UNDERSTANDING – PROV. 9:10

3. THE FEAR OF GOD GIVES WISDOM – JOB 28:28; PSA 111:10

4. THE FEAR OF GOD PROLONGS YOUR DAY – PROV 10:27

5. THE FEAR OF GOD IS THE FOUNDATION OF LIFE – PROV 14:27

6. THE FEAR OF GOD GIVES HONOUR – PROV 13:33

7. THE FEAR OF GOD WILL KEEP YOU FROM EVIL – PROV 16:6

8. THE FEAR OF GOD BRINGS RICHES – PROV 22:4

PRACTICALS:
1. JOB FEARED GOD – JOB2:3

2. DAVID FEARED GOD – 1SAM 13:14, PSA 89:20-37, I JOHN 1:9

PRAYER:
OH LORD, CAUSE ME TO FEAR AND REFERENCE YOU IN JESUS NAME.