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Nothing to me. A parental figure that demands love and obedience through invoking fear makes no sense to me whatsoever. This sounds more like man attributing a human value system to deity.
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Another way of avoiding answering an honest question from an unbeliever. Why do I need to fear a Loving God?
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In the Bible the word “fear” has a number of shades of meaning. There is the physical fear or dread that we feel when someone wants to do us harm. Thus, the Israelite armies “were very much afraid” of Goliath. (1 Samuel 17:23, 24) Then there is the fear of the startlingly unexpected or unknown, such as Zechariah felt when suddenly confronted by God’s angel in the temple. (Luke 1:11, 12) However, the fear Jesus felt for his Father was unlike either of these. Rather, the original Hebrew and Greek words used in the Bible for “fear” often refer to a profound reverence and awe of God. Such was the godly fear that Jesus had and that the angel was encouraging everyone today to cultivate, It grows when we contemplate his mighty works, and it is also developed by prayerfully remembering the fact that he is the Supreme Judge, with the power to give life as well as to punish with everlasting death,As with Adam and Eve.
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