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Rejoice and Tremble: The Surprising Good News of the Fear of the Lord
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Fear is one of the strongest human emotions, and it is one that often baffles Christians.
When they turn to the Bible, the picture seems equally confusing: Is fear a good thing or a bad thing? While God commands his people to fear him, they are also told to fight fear. Michael Reeves brings clarity where there is confusion as he encourages readers to rejoice in the strange paradox that the gospel both frees them from sinful fear and leads them to godly fear. This book argues from Scripture that godly fear is the opposite of being afraid of God or his punishment, as if he were a tyrant. Instead, it is the intensity of the saints’ love for, delight in, and enjoyment of all that God is. Rejoice and Tremble examines what it looks like when a believer is filled with a right and healthy fear of God, and how this fear is the means by which the people of God exhibit to the world the divine qualities of holiness, blessedness, happiness, wholeness, and beauty as they point to Christ Jesus.
Also available as a concise version: What Does It Mean to Fear the Lord?
176 pages
Chapter 1: Do Not Be Afraid!
Chapter 2: Sinful Fear
Chapter 3: Right Fear
Chapter 4: Overwhelmed by the Creator
Chapter 5: Overwhelmed by the Father
Chapter 6: How to Grow in Fear
Chapter 7: The Awesome Church
Chapter 8: Eternal Ecstasy
This is an insightful exploration of the fear of God, a misunderstood concept, two-dimensional to most. Reeves explains the positive fear of God, the one that is the beginning of wisdom, that is so rich and deep that it becomes one of God's names, 'the Fear of Issac'. Loved his creative exploration of the fear of God in non-Christian writings, teaching me to keep my eye open for treasures in places previously closed.
Really loving the book! It is extremely biblical, insightful and cuts to the soul. Previously struggled with the concept of the Fear of God, I was blessed by the book as it offers biblical wisdom into why we need to Fear God, How the Fear of God is the beginning of Wisdom, and how we can grow in this wondrous, filial fear of the Lord.
This is an insightful exploration of the fear of God, a misunderstood concept, two-dimensional to most. Reeves explains the positive fear of God, the one that is the beginning of wisdom, that is so rich and deep that it becomes one of God's names, 'the Fear of Issac'. Loved his creative exploration of the fear of God in non-Christian writings, teaching me to keep my eye open for treasures in places previously closed.
Really loving the book! It is extremely biblical, insightful and cuts to the soul. Previously struggled with the concept of the Fear of God, I was blessed by the book as it offers biblical wisdom into why we need to Fear God, How the Fear of God is the beginning of Wisdom, and how we can grow in this wondrous, filial fear of the Lord.
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