TEXT: Deuteronomy 20:1-4 The fear of the Lord helps us to not fear man So that we can avoid that trap. The trap of: fear of man; fear of being manipulated by others; fear of being influenced toward sin; fear of peer pressure; fear of dishonoring the Lord So we can have confidence in obeying…
The wrong fear can cause us to do wrong Fear can cause us to rebel against God Numbers 14:9 Fear can cause us not to obey God Numbers 21:34 Fear can cause us to be controlled by someone other than God Proverbs 29:22-27 Letting fear control us is very discouraging Deuteronomy 1:21 Living by the…
The word fear is used 385 times in the Bible. In the Old Testament it is used 316 times, with 64 uses in Psalms and 35 in Isaiah. In the New Testament, it is used 69 times, with 20 uses in Luke and 10 in Matthew. TEXT: Genesis 9:1-17; 15:1-7 What the fear of the…