Fearing God Our Creator

Posted on August 17, 2024 
Filed under Theology

“When was the last time you heard a sermon about the fear of God?

My guess is that if you have, it was a long time ago. But the Scriptures teem with references to the fear of the LORD. Most famously: “the fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom” (Prov 9:10). Or again, from the great Psalm 2: “Serve the LORD with fear and rejoice with trembling” (Ps 2:11).

Yet one of the most frequent commands in Scripture is “do not be afraid”. So are we to fear, or not to fear?…”

– Richard Chin begins a series of articles on the fear of God – at The Gospel Coalition Australia.

Image: Richard Chin speaking at Moore College earlier this year.