How do you fear God?

Question

I always hear "I am a God Fearing person...."

or

"I fear God because I am sinful and ...."

But one question. How do you fear God? How come I don't feel this anxiety?

Plus, is the word "FEAR" properly used in relation to is definition and its meaning?

Answer 1

It means to "honor" God above all else. Like... imagine you are about to go before a king for the first time. Would you not be afraid? He commands the highest respect in the land and is highly honored... he controls life and death with a word - how would you feel?
This is the kind of fear described here; all encompassing. Honor, respect, fear!

Answer 2

I would imagine that if you were speeding and all of a sudden the red lights started flashing behind you that you would be a little bit afraid when the officer walked up to your car especially if you had left your license at home.Or when you go to the Doctor and your not sure what the matter is.Or when your boss looks you in the eye and says "you need to come to my office".These are all people with authority and should be feared,respected,and appreciated.God so often is looked upon as only loving and kind God who wouldn't hurt a fly.We forget that He is a just Judge and has the power to cast us into a fiery pit.A just Judge will demand justice.Without Christ as our Savior we would be lost because we could never pay the penalty for our sins.God owns the air we breath , at any given time He could say "That will be enough of My air". How have we been using the air God gives us ?

Answer 3

Anxiety is unhealthy fear. There are healthy fears, you know;

God told Abraham:
Gen 15:1 After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I [am] thy shield, [and] thy exceeding great reward.
Why would God say this, if Abraham was supposed to FEAR him? Because there is a difference.
Sometimes fear is a motivator:
2Ch 14:14 And they smote all the cities round about Gerar; for the fear of the LORD came upon them: and they spoiled all the cities; for there was exceeding much spoil in them.

and the wrong kind of fear is not of God:
2Ti 1:7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

The Fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom:
Pro 15:33 The fear of the LORD [is] the instruction of wisdom; and before honour [is] humility.

There are 110 verses in the Bible with this exact phrase, promising long life, wisdom,confidence and knowledge for those that FEAR the Lord.

Answer 4

Fear is not the correct word-God has the awesome glory that we, beings of a lesser intellect cannot even imagine. In old testament, you will see people crying to Moses that let God do not talk to them directly, for they will die if they heard his voice. No human can look at his face and be alive.Difficult to comprehend? can anyone look at the sun from a close vicinity?

Answer 5

I fear God in that I recognize His power to do justice in judgment. I fear God so do my best to keep His commandments. This fear is healthy and holy and respectful and awe-inspiring. This fear of the consequences for wickedness encourages me to avoid it instead of give into it. It keeps me within the boundaries because I know it's best for me and obedience brings blessings. Have you ever felt terror when the lightning flashed and the thunders rolled? That's a drop in the bucket to the awesome power of God. My fear comes with love and trust that He is in control and wants the best for me.
It is comforting to know and fear God. When I was a sinner this fear caused me many sleepless nights as I knew I was not ready to die and didn't deserve another chance to taste of God's saving grace.
I do not fear evil. God has not given us the spirit of fear in the sense the world has fear but of a sound mind because we are adopted into God's family.

The word fear as used in the Bible has several applications; http://www.studylight.org/dic/kjd/view.cgi?number=T2215
Yes it is properly used. We just need to study it to understand the differents uses.

Answer 6

In the Old Testament, God was a crazy old dude that murdered even his followers in their sleep. He was someone to fear. Then Jesus came and made everything all nice and wholesome. The Old Testament God would kill you for not believing or for asking questions on the internet.

So yes, fear means fear.

Answer 7

I did not fear my earthly parents therefore why should I fear my Heavenly Father.?
That is why Jesus came to earth
also the great comforter..The Holy Spirit was sent to help guide us

Answer 8

The word "fear" can mean something scary, something that repells us, that we want to avoid, stay away from. But fear can also be a positive force. The Scriptures repeatedly urge God's servants to fear God. (Deuteronomy 6:13; Ecclesiastes 12:13; Revelation 14:6,7)

Some may ask the question then, "How can we love God and at the same time fear him?"

The kind of fear of God that the Bible talks about is a "reverential fear". A type of fear that puts us in awe of God. Something that makes us think of how great God is and how much higher he is than us and how He is our Creator and deserves our worship. A type of fear, that after coming to know God's personality and perfect qualities, and that as 1 John 4:8 says he is love, makes us not want to displease Him. So it is a fear of displeasing him.

When we look at God's magnificent creative works, it helps us perceive our own insignificance in comparison to the rest of his awesome creation. King David said at Psalm 8:3,4: "When I see your heavens, the works of your fingers, the moon and the stars that you have prepared, what is mortal man that you keep him in mind?" It makes us happy, but also feel in awe, that we are so puny in comparison to the heavens, for example, but yet God does keep us in mind. He loves us and guides us to live life the best possible way through his Word, the Bible. So that moves us to feel like David who wrote this, at Psalm 139:14; "I shall laud you because in a fear-inspiring way I am wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful, as my soul is very well aware."

So fear, in a negative sense, makes us run away, stay away, but the kind of fear mentioned in the Bible, the fear of God, makes us stand in amazement of him, and in awe of him and makes us want to know this great God, our Creator. It also moves us to be thankful to him and praise him for all the amazing and good things he's done and created for us. (Revelation 15:3; Revelation 4:11)

Then there is the fear of displeasing him. Although he is definitely loving and merciful, Jehovah God does not tolerate unrighteousness and willful wrongdoing. (Psalm 5:4,5; Habakkuk 1:13; Exodus 34:6,7) Those who deliberately and unrepentantly practice wickedness in God's eyes and who attempt to stand against him cannot do so with impunity. The apostle Paul said at Hebrews 10:31: "it is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God." This is good for us, to have a fear of disobeying God because it ultimately protects us, to try our best not to sin against him, so that we do not become wicked or willful sinners which will be held accountable in a future time. (2 Chronicles 16:9; Psalm 37:9,10,11,28,29)

Psalm 128:1 says: "Happy is everyone fearing Jehovah, who is walking in his ways," God encourages us to fear him because he knows this quality protects us from doing things that are against his laws which cause harm to us and others.(Deuteronomy 5:29; Proverbs 3:7)

Answer 9

I have no fear of my creator which is a part of me and I am a part of it.
But in christian terms yes they do . As you are supposed to be a sinful person and you let Jesus "the Christ" die on the Cross.
Fear of the punishment of their Father for letting this happen.

Answer 10

fear in that sense is reverence. fearing God could resemble:
- a child fearing his dad who's authority
- fearing your boss
- fearing police and law
- fearing to hurt your loved one
not like, i'm afraid of the dark and spiders