I was rebuked, yesterday, for expressing this thought in a Facebook dialogue in which we were discussing this article:

Steve Hill: The 7 Great Lies in the Church Today — Overemphasis of Prosperity • Exaggerated View of Grace • Antinomianism = against rules, so “anything goes” (but “Jesus didn’t set us free to sin; He set us free from sin”) • Worshiping Man, not God • Challenging the Authority of the Word • Rejecting Hell • Universal Reconciliation

A woman commented:

“Wow. I will pray for this fear mongering man [Steve Hill]. If his heart was to heal he would approach the whole topic without alienating the audience he is speaking to. Lol small minds.”

I responded:

The fear of the Lord is a good thing, and is totally biblical:

“So then, my beloved, even as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and *trembling*.” (Php. 2:12)

Most pastors falsely teach that this just means ‘reverence,’ but then how does ‘trembling’ fit in?

Jesus said:

“Fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.”

This isn’t just ‘reverence.’

The fear of the Lord should compel us to walk on the narrow path that the New Testament lays out. The fear of the Lord is a good thing.

Paul, himself, ran his race to win, making sure he walked in purity, and he made sure he was right with everyone:

“Herein I also practice always having a conscience void of offense toward God and men.” (Rom. 24:16)

Only when we walk according to the Spirit are we biblically “in Christ” to where there is “no condemnation”:

“There is therefore now *no condemnation* to those who are *in Christ Jesus*, who don’t WALK according to the flesh, but ACCORDING TO THE SPIRIT.” (Rom. 8:1)

“For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are children of God.” (v. 14)

She then rebuked me for quoting scripture.

– –

Related:

Who-Goes-To-Heaven Scriptures — Narrow is the Way | Who are the Children of God? No one has been able to refute this; though, I offered $6,000 to anyone who could

The meaning of “Grace” (χαρις) in the Bible: It’s not what you think?

How Many Will Be in Heaven? How Many Find the WAY? Only 1 in 40 — 2.5%!?!!

Kevin Conner on the Believer’s CONDITIONAL Security: “OBEDIENCE IS the very law of SECURITY for all created beings. There can be NO SUCH THING as UNCONDITIONAL security.”

[ video ] Asbury Revival, 1970: “‘Dr. Kinlaw, I am a liar. Now what do I do?’ … Three days later, she came to me radiant, and she said, ‘Dr. Kinlaw, I’m free!’” Many need to get right with people they’ve hurt to be free! Then God can move!

The Welsh Revival of 1904-05 by J. Edwin Orr: A Countrywide Asbury-like REVIVAL! The 4 Points: #1 Confess any known sin, and put any wrong done to man right again. #2 Put away any doubtful habit. #3 Obey the Spirit promptly. #4 Confess your faith publicly.

My 1990 Key-to-Revival Prophecy: “There is might and there is power and there is glory, but it is being withheld until these relationships are made right, until we love our brother enough to…”

[ video – The MOST BEAUTIFUL SONG! ] Benny Hester: “When God Ran”