PROPER FEAR OF GOD
“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of
the holy is understanding.” Prov. 9:10
The whole Mosaic economy according to Matt. 22:37, 40 is fulfilled by the man who loves God, the
prophets, their denunciation of sin, their call to right character, and all
obeyed in answer to the impulse of the love of God. The new fear of God, which
is the beginning of wisdom, is love of God. The old fear of God, which was the
beginning of unutterable foolishness, was slavish fear, fear born of ignorance
of Him, fear that made men hurry away, banish His Name, and refuse to meet Him.
The new fear is not fear that He will hurt me, it is fear lest I should hurt
Him, fear lest I cause sorrow to His heart, fear lest my sin would Him again.
That is the fear that is the beginning of wisdom, and that is the fear of love.
“Jesus said unto him,
Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and
with all thy mind…..On these two commandments hang all the law and the
prophets.” Matt. 22:37, 40
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