-Psalm 22:23, 33:8, 89:6-7- "You who fear the Lord, praise Him...", "Let all the earth fear the Lord...", "For who in the skies above can compare with the Lord? Who is like the Lord among the heavenly beings?"
-Proverbs 8:13- "The fear of the Lord is to hate evil.."
-Proverbs 3:5-7, 16:6, 23:17- "Do not be wise in your own eyes, fear the Lord and shun evil.", "Through the fear of the Lord a man avoids evil", "always be zealous for the fear of the Lord".
Awe- a feeling of deep wonder and respect for overpowering grandeur.
Reverence- Regard with affectionate awe.
Honor- To treat someone or something, according to their actual value.
Fear of the Lord- Seeing God for who He really is and respond accordingly.
If I do fear God I want to value what is important to Him.
Wrong attitudes about sin:
- "If we know we can be forgiven we can sin without it being a big deal."
(But forgiveness cost God everything! It is a big deal!)
2. "We have to work really, really hard not to sin, because we are afraid of the consequences."
(That would mean your view of God is based on fear, not a relationship.)
3. "The more I sin the more I feel unworthy to receive forgiveness."
(Jesus came to deliver His people from sin.)
How sins develop:
Tempted--> Sin--> Weight on your will--> Habit--> Bondage (trapped)
-Psalm 25:4-5- "Show me you ways, o Lord, teach me your paths; guide me in your truth and teach me for you are God my savior, and my hope is in you all day long."
How do we avoid Sin?
- Recognize it's our choice
- Get honest with ourselves and God
- Ask for God's help
- Be diligent
- Deal with our sin:
-Confession- admitting there's a problem
-Repentance- ask for forgiveness
-Renounce- saying "no more"
-Restitution- bring back to original state.
*Teaching by Dawn Borchers
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