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The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom (Prov. 1:7) c. By humility and the fear of the Lord is honor, riches and life. (Prov. 22:4) d. Blessed are all who fear the Lord, who walk in His ways. (Psa. 128:1) e. He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cry and saves them. (Psa. 145:19) f. The Lord delights in those who fear Him, who put their hope in His unfailing love. (Psa 147:11) g. The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, turning a man from the snares of death. (Prov. 14:27) 2. WHAT WE SHOULD NOT FEAR - a. The fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is kept safe. (Prov. 29:25) b. King Saul made a terrible mistake when he said, "I fear the people." (I Sam. 15:24) c. Do not fear earthly calamities (Luke 21:25-28) d. Do not fear punishments (Heb. 10:27) e. Do not fear "fear itself" (Job 15:24) f. Do not fear troubles. The Lord said, "Fear not for I am with you" (Isa. 41:10) g. Do not fear about your worries or insecurities. (Phil. 4:6,7) 3. WE ARE COMMANDED TO ONLY FEAR THE LORD - a. "You will walk after the Lord your God and fear Him and keep His commandments and obey His voice and serve Him and cling to Him. (Deut 13:4) b. "Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the King. (I Pet. 2:17) c. "Let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God." (2 Cor. 7:1) d. By fearing God we are able to live circumspect lives 4. HOW TO DESCRIBE THE FEAR OF GOD TO OTHERS - a. The fear of the Lord is to hate evil. (Prov. 8:13) b. Better is a little with the fear of the Lord than great wealth with turmoil. (Prov. 15:16) c. The fear of the Lord is sanctifying - cleansing the heart, conscience and mind. (Psa. 19:9) d. The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life. (Prov. 14:27) e. The fear of the Lord helps us worship God. f. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. (Psa. 111:10) g. For to those who fear Him there is no want. (Psa. 34:9) 5. MOTIVATIONS TO FEAR GOD - a. God’s holiness causes us to fear Him. "Who will not fear you, O Lord and glorify your name? For you alone are holy." (Rev. 15:4) b. God’s greatness causes us to fear Him. (Deut. 10:12-17) c. The goodness of the Lord causes us to fear Him. (I Sam 12:24) d. God’s forgiveness motivates us to fear Him. (Psa. 130:4) e. God’s great works and deeds cause us to fear Him. (Josh. 4:23,24) f. His coming judgments cause us to fear the Lord. (Rev. 14:7) g. Answers to prayer cause us to fear God. (John 15:7) 6. WHY IS IT NECESSARY TO FEAR GOD? - a. To facilitate our worship - In reverence will I bow down toward your holy temple. (Psa. 5:7) b. To encourage spiritual growth - Speaking the truth in love, let us grow up in all aspects into Christ. (Eph. 4:15) c. To encourage greater service - "Serve the Lord with fear and rejoice with trembling (Psa. 2:11) d. To have good governance over people. "When one rules over men in righteousness when he rules in the fear ofGod, he is like the light of a morning at sunrise." (2 Sam. 22:3,4) e. To facilitate good administration and justice (2 Chron. 19:6-9) f. To perfect holiness. (2 Cor. 7:1) g. To keep us from sin and self-destruction (Ex 20:20) 7. RESULTS OF FEARING GOD - a. It brings pleasure to the Lord - (Psa. 147:11) b. It increases the Lord’s sense of pity for His children (Psa. 103:13) c. It brings greater acceptance with God. (Acts 10:35) d. It brings the mercy of God. (Psa. 103:17) e. It brings greater blessings. (Psa. 112:1,2) f. It brings greater confidence (Prov. 14:26) g. It brings separation from evil (Prov. 16:6) h. It brings Christian fellowship (Mal. 3:16) i. It supersedes the fear of man (Isa. 8:12,13) j. It brings greater answers to prayer (Psa. 145:19) k. It brings long life. (Prov. 10:27) 8. 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