The wages of sin is death...
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Fear and trembling is misunderstood. It means a "lack of trust in one's own abilities." In other words, we are dependent upon Jesus Christ and rest in Him. Look in the Greek and other verses that use that saying, even the apostle Paul spoke of preaching with fear and much trembling, meaning distrusting in his own abilities and relying on the Spirit's power.
It is an interesting to study out in the N.T. the term "fear and trembling". It is not what it was in the O.T.
If we let scripture interpret scripture we see that in the 2 other places where "fear and trembling" was used it referred to the woman with the issue of blood and Jesus healed her. She experienced the goodness and love of Jesus and she had awe and reverence for the goodness done to her.
Mark 5:33 (KJV)
[SUP]33 [/SUP] But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth.
The other usage was Paul and he was referring to having no confidence in himself as he was coming to preach the gospel to the Corinthians. 1 Cor. 2:3-5
Fear and trembling = being in awe and reverence of the goodness of God to us and our complete reliance on Him for all things..especially in preaching the gospel.
It is never being "afraid" of God. It's knowing His love for us that takes away the bad kind of fear.
1 John 4:17-19 (NASB)
[SUP]17 [/SUP] By this, love is perfected with us, so that we may have confidence in the day of judgment; because as He is, so also are we in this world.
[SUP]18 [/SUP] There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves punishment, and the one who fears is not perfected in love.
[SUP]19 [/SUP] We love, because He first loved us.
It is an interesting to study out in the N.T. the term "fear and trembling". It is not what it was in the O.T.
If we let scripture interpret scripture we see that in the 2 other places where "fear and trembling" was used it referred to the woman with the issue of blood and Jesus healed her. She experienced the goodness and love of Jesus and she had awe and reverence for the goodness done to her.
Mark 5:33 (KJV)
[SUP]33 [/SUP] But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth.
The other usage was Paul and he was referring to having no confidence in himself as he was coming to preach the gospel to the Corinthians. 1 Cor. 2:3-5
Fear and trembling = being in awe and reverence of the goodness of God to us and our complete reliance on Him for all things..especially in preaching the gospel.
It is never being "afraid" of God. It's knowing His love for us that takes away the bad kind of fear.
1 John 4:17-19 (NASB)
[SUP]17 [/SUP] By this, love is perfected with us, so that we may have confidence in the day of judgment; because as He is, so also are we in this world.
[SUP]18 [/SUP] There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves punishment, and the one who fears is not perfected in love.
[SUP]19 [/SUP] We love, because He first loved us.
L
Because we who are sons must see everything IN RELATION TO the cross now because we are now sons. If you are reading the Bible apart from the cross., you will not rightly interpret the meaning concerning you if you are a son., it all changes when you are IN Christ because the cross changes everything. Jesus makes all things new.
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According to the Greek, Fear, means either, "To reverence God, or to be in dread and terror".
And "Trembling means, A quaking with fear".
So we either reverence God and quake with fear, or,
We are in dread or terror of God, with a quaking fear. So either way, we have to let God do a work in us, Phil 2: 13.
We should fear and tremble, [In a good sense], as it keeps us in the will of God.
Because going out of God's will, or disobedience could lead to, defeat, lack of blessings, sickness or even death.
So we should let God do a work in us.
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you know, it certainly does sound like the god you describe, ( not the real God ) , is " 4 you " sounds like he is really hard to please, concerned about clothes, things like that. I invite to experience the Love of the REAL God, who loves you so much he sent his son to die for your sin. that is 4 you.
J
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Proverbs 3:1 My son, do not forcing, but keep my ...[TABLE]
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Romans 13:9 The commandments shall not commit adultery ...[TABLE]
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Psalm 119:10 I seek you with all my heart; do not let me stray ...[TABLE]
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commandments. ... Do not let me wander away from your commandments. ...[/TD]
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Leviticus 26:14 "'But if you will not listen to me and carry out ...[TABLE]
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Deuteronomy 4:2 Do not add to what I command you and do not ...[TABLE]
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[TD="class: s, bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]... Do not add a thing to what I command you nor subtract from it, so that you may keep
the commandments of the LORD your God that I am delivering to you. ...[/TD]
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1 Kings 11:38 If you do whatever I command you and walk in ...[TABLE]
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[TD="class: s, bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]... If then thou wilt hearken to all that I shall command thee, and wilt walk in my
ways, and do what is right before me, keeping my commandments and my precepts ...[/TD]
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1 John 2:4 Whoever says, "I know him," but does not do what he ...[TABLE]
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What is obsolete is man-made traditions by the leaders of the written and oral law and man-made twisting and confusion that makes Paul out to be schizophrenic.
God's law will never be obsolete.
Matthew 7:A Tree and its Fruit
…21Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven. 22Many will say to Me onthat day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Yourname, and in Your name drive out demons andperform many miracles?’ 23Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness.’… <<<<<<<---------------
Salvation for Zion
Isaiah 51:5"My righteousness is near, My salvation has gone forth, And My arms will judge the peoples; The coastlands will wait for Me, And for My arm they will wait expectantly. 6"Lift up your eyes to the sky, Then look to the earth beneath; For the sky will vanish like smoke, And the earth will wear out like a garment And its inhabitants will die in like manner; But My salvationwill be forever, And My righteousness will not wane.7"Listen to Me, you who know righteousness, A people in whose heart is My law; Do not fear the reproach of man, Nor be dismayed at their revilings.…
[TR]
[TD="class: s, bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]... You know the commandments: Do not murder; do not commit adultery; do not steal;
do not bear false witness; do not defraud; honor your father and mother." ...[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
Luke 18:20 You know the commandments: 'You shall not commit ...[TABLE]
[TR]
[TD="class: s, bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]... You know the commandments: Do not commit adultery; do not murder; do not steal;
do not bear false witness; honor your father and mother." " ...[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
1 John 3:22 and receive from him anything we ask, because we keep ...[TABLE]
[TR]
[TD="class: s, bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]... and whatever we ask we receive from him, because we keep
his commandments and do what pleases him. ...[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
Matthew 19:17 "Why do you ask me about what is good?" Jesus ...[TABLE]
[TR]
[TD="class: s, bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]... And he said to him, “Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only one
who is good. If you would enter life, keep the commandments.”[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
Deuteronomy 28:15 However, if you do not obey the LORD your God ...[TABLE]
[TR]
[TD="class: s, bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]... “But if you will not obey the voice of the LORD your God or be careful to do all
his commandments and his statutes that I command you today, then all these ...[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
1 Chronicles 29:19 And give my son Solomon the wholehearted ...[TABLE]
[TR]
[TD="class: s, bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]... and give to my son Solomon a perfect heart to keep Your commandments, Your testimonies
and Your statutes, and to do them all, and to build the temple, for ...[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
1 Kings 9:6 "But if you or your descendants turn away from me and ...[TABLE]
[TR]
[TD="class: s, bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]... But if you turn aside from following me, you or your children, and do not keep my
commandments and my statutes that I have set before you, but go and serve ...[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
Psalm 119:19 I am a stranger on earth; do not hide your commands ...[TABLE]
[TR]
[TD="class: s, bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]... I am a stranger in the earth; Do not hide Your commandments from me. ... I am a
foreigner in this world. Do not hide your commandments from me.[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
Proverbs 3:1 My son, do not forcing, but keep my ...[TABLE]
[TR]
[TD="class: s, bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]... My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments, .... ...[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
Romans 13:9 The commandments shall not commit adultery ...[TABLE]
[TR]
[TD="class: s, bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]... The commandments: Do not commit adultery; do not murder; do not steal; do not covet;
and whatever other commandment--all are summed up by this: Love your ... [SIZE=-1]
[/SIZE][/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
Psalm 119:10 I seek you with all my heart; do not let me stray ...[TABLE]
[TR]
[TD="class: s, bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]... With all my heart I have sought You; Do not let me wander from Your
commandments. ... Do not let me wander away from your commandments. ...[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
Leviticus 26:14 "'But if you will not listen to me and carry out ...[TABLE]
[TR]
[TD="class: s, bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]... “But if you will not listen to me and will not do all these commandments, ....[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
Deuteronomy 4:2 Do not add to what I command you and do not ...[TABLE]
[TR]
[TD="class: s, bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]... Do not add a thing to what I command you nor subtract from it, so that you may keep
the commandments of the LORD your God that I am delivering to you. ...[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
1 Kings 11:38 If you do whatever I command you and walk in ...[TABLE]
[TR]
[TD="class: s, bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]... If then thou wilt hearken to all that I shall command thee, and wilt walk in my
ways, and do what is right before me, keeping my commandments and my precepts ...[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
1 John 2:4 Whoever says, "I know him," but does not do what he ...[TABLE]
[TR]
[TD="class: s, bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]... Whoever says, "I know him," but does not do what he ... If someone claims, "I know God,"
but doesn't obey God's commandments, that person is a liar and is not ...[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
What is obsolete is man-made traditions by the leaders of the written and oral law and man-made twisting and confusion that makes Paul out to be schizophrenic.
God's law will never be obsolete.
Matthew 7:A Tree and its Fruit
…21Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven. 22Many will say to Me onthat day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Yourname, and in Your name drive out demons andperform many miracles?’ 23Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness.’… <<<<<<<---------------
Salvation for Zion
Isaiah 51:5"My righteousness is near, My salvation has gone forth, And My arms will judge the peoples; The coastlands will wait for Me, And for My arm they will wait expectantly. 6"Lift up your eyes to the sky, Then look to the earth beneath; For the sky will vanish like smoke, And the earth will wear out like a garment And its inhabitants will die in like manner; But My salvationwill be forever, And My righteousness will not wane.7"Listen to Me, you who know righteousness, A people in whose heart is My law; Do not fear the reproach of man, Nor be dismayed at their revilings.…
Amen...And it completely disappeared in 70AD when the romans came in and sacked the temple and ended the sacrifices. They tore apart every stone just like Jesus predicted they would because the Jews refused Jesus.
In order for the "law-keepers" to keep the whole law - they need to go back to the temple system of sacrifices which has been destroyed. The book of Hebrews warns people to not rely on the old obsolete Jewish system but to rely only on Christ alone.
In order for the "law-keepers" to keep the whole law - they need to go back to the temple system of sacrifices which has been destroyed. The book of Hebrews warns people to not rely on the old obsolete Jewish system but to rely only on Christ alone.