Posts Tagged ‘fear’
Fear of the Lord
by Randy Blackaby Guardian of Truth Volume 27: Number 4, pp. 118-119, February 17, 1983 Fear is one of those dichotomies of scriptural teaching. We are told, “Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man” (Ecclesiastes 12:13). But we also…
Read MoreThey’re Out to Get You!
Text: Isaiah 8:9-15 I. No all that long ago, when popular opinion was shifting against the then current president, the president’s wife blamed the shift on the presence of “a vast right-wing conspiracy.” A. The world is filled with people who fear that secret societies or groups are colluding to manipulate what is happening around us.…
Read MoreOvercoming Fear
by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Reading: II Kings 6:8-23 It seems wherever we turn, there is something to fear. Some people are afraid of snakes or spiders. Others fear what will happen to the stock market. Instead of being debilitated by our fears, we need to learn how to continue to function despite our fears. Finances Many…
Read MorePaul’s Fears
by Edward O. Bragwell, Sr. Guardian of Truth XXXI: 3, pp. 76-77, February 5, 1987 “For indeed, when we came to Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on every side. Outside were conflicts, inside were fears” (II Corinthians 7:5). Paul admitting to fear? This is the man who had the courage…
Read MoreWhy didn’t the Jews believe Jesus?
Question: Why didn’t the Jews believe Jesus? Answer: It is a curious thing, is it not, that the Son of God came to live among men (John 1:14), and yet he is rejected by the very people who had been expecting his arrival for thousands of years. “He was in the world, and the world…
Read MoreRoles in Salvation
by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Ephesians 2:1-10 I. There are many misleading claims in the denominations regarding salvation A. Most of the misconceptions come because people only look at some of the verses regarding salvation. B. They find verses which says we are saved by God’s grace and then trumpet that salvation is solely by God’s grace.…
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