Many people love or have regards for God only because of the fear of punishment. Or they think that some bad may occur to them.
2006-09-27 07:28:25 · 33 answers · asked by dragon77 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Certainly, a reasoning person does not want to be punished. And Proverbs teaches that the fear of God is the beginning of wisdom. Fear is not necessarily a bad thing. If we love God, we would not want to displease him or hurt him. Sometimes we say to a loved one, "I was afraid I hurt your feelings." How much more so then should we fear to hurt or offend the most High God!
Still, our love for and worship of God should be real and should never be motivated by any terror of him.
Hannah
2006-09-27 07:33:58 · answer #1 · answered by Hannah J Paul 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think I should be answering this question. I might start a war here!!!!
;-)
But what the heck! Since you have asked the question & I've opened the answer page: here goes my answer!
As per my idea, there is no God!
The idea of God was created so that people committing mistakes do not need to feel burdened with the responsibility of their mistakes and can balme it on someone else saying:
"God wanted me to do it!"
So, I dont love or have regards for God because of the fear of punishment, for the evil things I've done. Instead, I take full responsibility for my own actions!
I think that will give you your answers!
All the best!
AB
2006-09-27 07:58:08 · answer #2 · answered by arnab.boral 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dear,
You understand what is the role of GOD.
The God should protect you & Force you to overcome problems.
You may obey to GOD's words because of FEAR ,but Nobody can love truly because of fear.
GOD is your REMEDY and described as an absolue IDEA by Few ,so follow the good words of God to get benefited or to attain salvation.
Fear over wrong deeds is not FEAR of GOD ,but fear of your wrong doings.
If you are not Guilty enough NO force in this world can make you fearful.
So be happy & Listen to God's whisper everything will be Right
May GOD Bless you
V C Malarmannan
mannan_malar@yahoo.co.in
2006-09-27 20:39:53 · answer #3 · answered by mannan_malar 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you happened to meet me anywhere? God is exactly like me- thin, pale, poor and not at all handsome. Do you fear me?
You are very often looking at the mirror, yea? God is exactly like you. Do you fear you ?
You enjoy the beautiful evenings after a day's hard work. God is exactly the miraculous sunset, wind, breeze, waterfalls, a caterpillar and everything you find around you. Do you fear them?
But when you commit a mistake, your conscience taunts you. Whether you are afraid of any other force or not, you can't escape from your judgement.
2006-10-04 07:20:47 · answer #4 · answered by Baby 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
These are some great answers. But a love for God is a love for God. Sure, it sounds better to say that you were drawn into His love through faith. But the fact is that some have been scared into a relationship with Him, and then the love grows from there. He scared me to Him, and I'm not affraid of death anymore, but the love is still here. And no matter how great my love for God becomes, His will always be greater. For He loved me before I loved Him. God is great, Praise be to God for sending His son that I should not have to face my own sins. He Loves.
2006-09-27 07:40:07 · answer #5 · answered by 2ndammendmentsupporter 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You cannot love someone that you do not know, and so I guess the most logical and honest answer to your question is this.
In my youth, when I first started to follow God, I was afraid of the punishment of hell for not believing. As I grew older and more mature in my faith, I followed God because He demonstrated His love for me time and time and time again. This in turn caused me to love Him more and more and more, and deepened my relationship with him more and more and more, and brought a great will to please Him more and more and more, because the more I walked with God, the more I understood the sacrifice that He made for me, which ironically, makes me love Him even more.
2006-09-27 07:35:30 · answer #6 · answered by Rebecca 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't fear God punishing me The wrong I do is what causes the punishment.when I live outside Gods laws that brings my trials and punishment.
2006-09-27 07:40:41 · answer #7 · answered by punkin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are three levels of devotion. First, out of fear. Most are in this category. They don't want to go to hell, they don't want to feel bad, etc...
Second, is out of duty. They feel they should obey because it is their responsibility.
Finally, the third level is out of love. This is the best and highest degree to obey, however, it is hard to maintain and keep. I believe all have it at one point or another, but it comes and goes. This type of love comes through faith, and is a gift of God to those that have worked to achieve it.
2006-09-27 07:34:42 · answer #8 · answered by AT 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why is it your objective to save breeding and breeding? stop IT! the global is overpopulated. your babies will be a burden to the earth and could be residing in risky situations. do you want that? Use birth control or close your legs. imagine about how your movements will effect human beings too. God isn't genuine. it truly is all only a fairytale. i merely can not trust you may praise a "god" that you imagine is able to giving women human beings miscarriages, no longer because the lady needs to eliminate it, yet giving them miscarriages to "punish" them for making mistakes contained in the previous.. yet having an abortion which the lady chooses is evil! you and your god are sickos.
2016-12-02 04:39:43 · answer #9 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont know.
At the time I feel I love God coz he gives me many things whether I deserve it or not.
But it isnt due to out of fear, coz many things I do to offend him to punish me, he doesnt do that to.
I guess my love towards GOD is out of UNCERTANITY OF FUTURE.
I need something to have faith in to keep my life going on.
The day my belief will be over I guess I will be dead already.
2006-10-03 07:20:28 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋