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This week, I hope you've enjoyed this talking about what does it mean to fear God and the importance of fearing God.

Again, I'll just, the intro here, I know when I was, before I was a Christian, the idea of fearing God seemed like a very bad thing.

You're told in our world, not be afraid, don't fear anything.

So now you want me to fear God?

Why would God make me someone who would want to tremble?

God would want to make me someone who would stand tall and not be afraid of anything.

I think a lot of Christians have in an effort to seem appealing or be liked, have said,

oh, it doesn't mean fear God.

It means, it means be in awe of a respect.

Okay, sure.

It also means fear.

Proverbs 2814 said,

Blessed is the one who fears the Lord always.

But whoever hardens his heart will fall into calamity.

So fearing God is contrasted with a hard heart.

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