Bible Study 4
The Fear of the LORD
Ps. 36:1 ,55:19
When we talk about the fear of the LORD, we are not talking about being afraid of the LORD. But we are talking about respect for HIM, because of who HE is and what HE can do. This wicked world don't fear the LORD. Because if they did, we would not have the problems we have today. A good example of this would be found in Acts 5:1-13.
What brings about the fear of GOD in people?
What brings people to their senses of the fear of GOD is knowledge:
1.) Knowledge of HIS power (Ps. 33:6-9)
2.) Knowledge of HIS Holiness (Rev. 15:4)
Psalms 19:9 The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of
the LORD are true and righteous altogether. {true: Heb. truth}
Psalms 34:11 Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of
the LORD.
Psalms 111:10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good
understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for
ever. {a good…: or, good success} {his commandments: Heb. them}
Proverbs 1:7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools
despise wisdom and instruction. {the beginning: or, the principal part}
Proverbs 1:29 For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the
LORD:
Proverbs 2:5 Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the
knowledge of God.
Proverbs 8:13 The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the
evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.
Proverbs 9:10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the
knowledge of the holy is understanding.
Proverbs 10:27 The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the
wicked shall be shortened. {prolongeth: Heb. addeth}
Proverbs 14:26 In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children
shall have a place of refuge.
Proverbs 14:27 The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the
snares of death.
Proverbs 15:16 Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and
trouble therewith.
Proverbs 15:33 The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom; and before
honour is humility.
Proverbs 16:6 By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the
LORD men depart from evil.
Proverbs 19:23 The fear of the LORD tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall
abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.
Proverbs 22:4 By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and
life. {By…: or, The reward of humility, etc}
Proverbs 23:17 Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the
LORD all the day long.
TEACHING: Knowing GOD Intimately
I feel that for one to know GOD intimately, they have to die to self.
What I mean to this is you will have to stand before the LORD and fight the battle of the flesh. You have to let go of the I, me, my, and etc.
You have to start looking at everything as for GOD, with GOD, and etc., in everything you do or say. Once you have battled the flesh, it does not end there.
You have to constantly discipline yourself to go to the LORD for everything.
You are going to fight the flesh the whole time because the flesh is weak. But if you continue to constantly stay on guard of the flesh, after a period of time it will start getting easier. No matter what the Devil or the LORD puts before you, go to the LORD to ask for wisdom and strength and ask HIM to lead you through it.
HE will just so long as you are willing to follow HIS ways. Now you need to remember HIS way is not your way. It may not make sense what you are doing at that time. But the LORD knows what HE is doing.
There are many examples in the Bible on the different ways HE has handled things, and you know they are not man's way by the way they were handled.
As I have said before in other studies, GOD does not think like us. HE does not react towards things in the same manner we do. Usually when HE is doing something it will involve and effect more than just a few people.
HE will be using you to set an example and teach others HIS ways.
As long as you are willing to walk according to the LORD'S Will, you will see the blessing of the out come of your walk. You will watch people change their ways right before your own eyes. That is a real blessing in itself to be able to see the effect that your walk has had on others. GOD wants us to become dependent on HIM in everything we do, in ever aspect of our lives. As time goes along and you see the out come of things that are taking place in your life. You will want the LORD to control everything. We are the ones who make the mistakes,
GOD don't make mistakes. HE is perfect in every way. It will make you wonder why you waited so long to give HIM total control of your life. Like I said, if you really want to know the LORD intimately, then stand before HIM and fight the flesh and give HIM total control of everything:
Thoughts
Actions
Emotions
Body
Soul
Total control!
Hell
Hell is a real place, it does exist! A lot of pastors or preachers do not preach on Hell. I am not sure why, I have been told some don't believe there is such a place.
You know as well as I do that if it is written in GOD'S word, it does exist. You either believe all of GOD'S word or none of it. I have said it before in other parts of my studies, man makes GOD'S word to fit their own ways and not GOD'S way.
Ps. 119:89 Forever, O LORD, thy word is settled in Heaven:
If you are going to teach GOD'S word, then teach it according to HIS word (all of it, not part of it). Hell is written in GOD'S word for a reason! If you are a true man of GOD, you will teach all of GOD'S word according to the Bible. Another thing that bothers me is someone who tries to teach GOD'S word or so they say. But they don't back what they say by scripture. Be careful of these teaching, the Bible warns us of false teaching. Here is some scripture of Hell from GOD'S word:
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Luke 13:28 There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall
see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom
of God, and you yourselves thrust out.
Matthew 8:12 But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer
darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Matthew 13:42 And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be
wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Matthew 13:50 And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be
wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Matthew 22:13 Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and
foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be
weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Matthew 24:51 And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion
with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. {cut…: or,
cut him off}
Matthew 25:30 And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness:
there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Psalms 139:8 If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed
in hell, behold, thou art there.
Proverbs 5:5 Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.
Proverbs 7:27 Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers
of death.
Proverbs 9:18 But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her
guests are in the depths of hell.
Proverbs 15:11 Hell and destruction are before the LORD: how much
more then the hearts of the children of men?
Proverbs 15:24 The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart
from hell beneath.
Proverbs 27:20 Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man
are never satisfied. {never: Heb. not}
Isaiah 14:15 Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.
Isaiah 28:15 Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with
death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge
shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our
refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:
Ezekiel 31:16 I made the nations to shake at the sound of his fall, when I
cast him down to hell with them that descend into the pit: and all the trees
of Eden, the choice and best of Lebanon, all that drink water, shall be
comforted in the nether parts of the earth.
Ezekiel 31:17 They also went down into hell with him unto them that be
slain with the sword; and they that were his arm, that dwelt under his
shadow in the midst of the heathen.
Ezekiel 32:21 The strong among the mighty shall speak to him out of the
midst of hell with them that help him: they are gone down, they lie
uncircumcised, slain by the sword.
Ezekiel 32:27 And they shall not lie with the mighty that are fallen of the
uncircumcised, which are gone down to hell with their weapons of war: and
they have laid their swords under their heads, but their iniquities shall be
upon their bones, though they were the terror of the mighty in the land of
the living. {with their…: Heb. with weapons of their war}
Matthew 5:22 But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother
without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall
say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever
shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire. {Raca: that is, Vain fellow}
Matthew 5:29 And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from
thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish,
and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. {offend…: or, do cause thee to
offend}
Matthew 5:30 And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from
thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish,
and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
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.
Matthew 16:18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this
rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
{Peter: this name signifies a rock}
Matthew 23:33 Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape
the damnation of hell?
Mark 9:43 And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to
enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire
that never shall be quenched: {offend…: or, cause thee to offend}
Mark 9:45 And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter
halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never
shall be quenched: {offend…: or, cause thee to offend}
Mark 9:47 And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to
enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be
cast into hell fire: {offend…: or, cause thee to offend}
Luke 12:5 But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after
he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.
Luke 16:23 And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth
Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
2 Peter 2:4 For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them
down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved
unto judgment;
Revelation 1:18 I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive
for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.
Revelation 6:8 And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that
sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given
unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with
hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth. {unto them: or, to him}
Revelation 20:13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and
death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were
judged every man according to their works. {hell: or, the grave}
Revelation 20:14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is
the second death.
Mark 9:44, 46, 48 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not
quenched.
Isaiah 66:24 And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcases of the
men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die,
neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unto all
flesh.
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