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the Fear of God
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[quote:Sombra:MV83NTk4MjVfMTE2Njg5MDBfRDRBRTc0OTM=] [quote:Anonymous Coward 633680] It means to take him serious. Christians are told "God is not mocked" and reminded that we reap what we sow, with the mockery consisting of us not *really* thinking we'll reap what we sow, and believing that we can somehow "get away" with inappropriate conduct. Who determines what is inappropriate conduct? Well, for christians, it's scripture. And I'm talking generally. We should realize that if we cheat to get ahead, it'll catch up to us. In an obvious example, televangelists can't screw around under the table and stay hidden. And yet, so many think they can. They don't take God seriously on his word. They think it somehow doesn't apply to them. Ok. Does god tell you directly what is inappropriate or are you born knowing it? Or is there someone you beleive has god's ear and exists to tell you what is inappropriate? It all boils down to what each of us thinks and two people who profess to the same beleifs will pick and choose totally different things that are inappropriate. The justifications for the choices will be very similar, though, which I find intersting. Your example of the televangilists who believe they can get away with conduct you consider inappropriate. They have chosen the belief that that conduct is not inappropriate, maybe because they think they are above the law or maybe because they just really think it is ok. And it boils down to everyone has their own personal list of things they will feel guilty for doing. We're pretty much o the same page, then. Paul says at one point "All things are lawful, but not all things edify", and encourages each of us to settle these kinds of matters in our own heart. The example is given that some folks are fine eating meat that was offered to idols, while others' conscience has a problem with it. Generally, if we have the "fear of God", we'll act in such a way that shows we take Him serious. Some people are all talk, and declare one thing while living something totally contradictory. [/quote] and some people don't think it is appropriate to call god a 'him'. It is all in what we think we need, what we fear, what we want, how we identify ourselves. Just like going into a psychiatrists office, in order to go into a church we have to make ourselves smaller than we really are. [/quote]
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What does that mean? Is it literal or figurative, does it have some obtuse meaning that has nothing to do with fear?
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