The Fear of the LORD

"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding." -- Proverbs 9:10 (NKJV)

"The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, To turn one away from the snares of death." -- Proverbs 14:27 (NKJV)

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These are some takeaways from the above clip which are poignant with revelation for understanding of the Fear of the LORD.

* There is a difference between the fear of the LORD and being afraid of God. A non-believer would be very afraid of God and rightly so because of the dread of the LORD. But, believers can have the confidence through faith in Christ Jesus to come before God's throne with reverence.

* The proof of God's love for you is grace. The proof of your love for God is obedience. We may be sinning still, but God still loves us. However, we cannot say that we love God when we are living in disobedience. Jesus said, "“If you love Me, keep My commandments."" (John 14: 15; NKJV)

* The end goal of discipleship is: Christlikeness. We need to have a balance between Word-centric and Spirit-centric. Pastor Benny has outlined how we can achieve this by showing the process of nurturing Christlikeness with the need for both the Word of God and the Holy Spirit as follows:

CHRISTLIKENESS
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Transformation by renewing of the mind
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Apply God's Word
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Spiritual Delights in the disciplines (I want to do it)
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Spiritual Disciplines (I have to do it)
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Spiritual Hunger
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The Holy Spirit imparts spiritual hunger

The Word without the Spirit, we will dry up.
The Spirit without the Word, we will blow up.
The Word and the Spirit, we will all grow up.