Fear of the Lord is not a recipe for passivity and inaction. Rather, it is the beginning of true wisdom. The capable wife described in Proverbs 31 is praised as one “who fears the Lord.” ...

Into this fear, the Lord speaks a word of hope and peace again and again through Scripture: Do not be afraid! In Luke 1:74, Zechariah prophesied that Jesus’ coming meant that God’s people ...

When we truly fear the Lord, we will always be in obedience to the Word of God. Proverb 3:7 says, “Be not wise in your own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.” ...

Last time in this space, we talked a bit about what the fear of the Lord is not: It is not servile or cringing fear. This is news to a lot of people in our culture — and not all of them are non ...

The Bible tells us to “fear not” 365 times but also has almost 200 verses that encourage us to fear God. The fear of the Lord | Faith | newsminer.com Skip to main content ...

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Psalm 111 is the first of a pair of acrostic poems. Each line of this poem begins with the successive letter of the Hebrew alphabet.

One of the gifts of the Holy Spirit, fear of the Lord is born out of wisdom and love. It’s the fear of being separated by our faults from the One who loves us and whom we also love.

Vatican City, Jun 11, 2014 / 04:02 am. During his general audience Pope Francis spoke on the Holy Spirit's gift of Fear of the Lord, saying it does not mean we should be afraid of God, but rather ...

His delight shall be the fear of the LORD. ~ Isa. 11.3 Midway through a Psalms-based retreat I was leading for faculty and staff of a Jesuit high school, the young teacher spoke from the back of ...