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This week we're talking about the fear of God. What does that mean? What is the fear of God?

Sounds like a bad thing, but it's the most important thing.

This conversation reminded me of this sermon from Paul Washer.

Pretty famous sermon.

There's a short video on the YouTube that has the whole backstory of it.

If you search for something like the story behind this shocking youth message and he tells

all the backstory.

But the quick of it is he was at a youth conference and he was invited.

And these kids were hooting and hollering for Jesus.

And he's watching this thinking, these kids have no idea.

So he finally gets up and just lays down the scriptures.

Like these kids and a vast majority of Christians have never heard before.

And I want to play for you this one part here where he makes a statement and everyone applauds.

They cheer.

And to him that just proved that they have no idea what he's talking about.

Here it is.

Why am I a Christian?

Because there was a time in my life when I prayed and asked Jesus Christ to come into my heart.

I want you to know that the greatest heresy in the American evangelical and Protestant church is that if you pray and ask Jesus Christ to come into your heart, he will definitely come in.

You will not find that in any place in Scripture.

You will not find that anywhere in Baptist history until about 50 years ago.

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