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Phobeo: Fear of the Lord

There are two words in Hebrew used for “fear”: Pakhad – פחד – is fear in general. Yir’ah – יראה – is more a reverential fear associated with authority, power, and holiness. In Greek there is primarily one word, – Phobeo, from which are derived words...

Fear of God and Mutual Submission

There are many beautiful and penetrating things written about the fear of God in the Bible. We fear God because He punishes evil, even eternally (Luke 12:5). The fear of God is pure and lasts forever (Psalm 19:9). The fear of God leads to miracles and healings (Acts...