GENUINE FEAR LEADS TO GENUINE FAITH

TRUE FAITH BEGINS WITH A HEALTHY FEAR OF THE LORD

*  Psalm 111:10 - "The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom:  a good understanding have all they that do His commandments:  His praise endures forever." 
*  Matthew 10:28 - "And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear Him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell."
*  Acts 9:31 - "Then had the churches rest throughout all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied."

TRUE FAITH IS THE RESULT OF BELIEVING GOD'S WORD

*  Romans 10:8-17 - "...the Word of faith, which we preach; that if you will confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.  For with the heart man believes unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.  For the Scripture says, Whosoever believes on Him shall not be ashamed.  For there is no difference between the Jew and the Gentile:  for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon Him.  For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.  How then shall they call on Him in Whom they have not believed?  And how shall they believe in Him of Whom they have not heard?  And how shall they hear without a preacher?  And how shall they preach, except they be sent?  As it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the Gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!  But they have not all obeyed the Gospel.  For Isaiah said, Lord, who has believed our report?  So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God."

THERE IS NO FEAR WHEN WE KNOW GOD LOVES US

*  1 John 4:15-19 - "Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwells in him, and he in God.  And we have known and believed the love that God has to us.  God is love; and he that dwells in love dwells in God, and God in him.  Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as He is, so are we in this world.  There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear:  because fear has torment.  He that fears is not made perfect in love.  We love Him, because He first loved us."
*  Revelation 21:8 - "But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone:  which is the second death."

 

FEAR LEADS TO LISTENING AND LISTENING LEADS TO FAITH!