![]() Lutheran theologian Rudolf Otto coined the term numinous to express the type of fear one has for God. Writing in the Catholic Encyclopedia, Jacques Forget explains that this gift "fills us with a sovereign respect for God, and makes us dread, above all things, to offend Him." In an April 2006 article published in Inside the Vatican magazine, contributing editor John Mallon writes that the "fear" in "fear of the Lord" is often misinterpreted as "servile fear" (the fear of getting in trouble) when it should be understood as "filial fear" (the fear of offending someone whom one loves). In Proverbs 15:33, the fear of the Lord is described as the "discipline" or "instruction" of wisdom. ![]() is no servile fear, but rather a joyful awareness of God’s grandeur and a grateful realization that only in him do our hearts find true peace.” Roman Catholicism counts this fear as one of the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit. Īccording to Pope Francis, “The fear of the Lord, the gift of the Holy Spirit, doesn’t mean being afraid of God, since we know that God is our Father that always loves and forgives us. Strimple says, "There is the convergence of awe, reverence, adoration, honor, worship, confidence, thankfulness, love, and, yes, fear." In the Magnificat ( Luke 1:50) Mary declaims, "His mercy is from age to age to those who fear him." The Parable of the Unjust Judge ( Luke 18:1–8) finds Jesus describing the judge as one who ".neither feared God nor cared for man." Some translations of the Bible, such as the New International Version, sometimes replace the word "fear" with "reverence". However, from a theological perspective "fear of the Lord" encompasses more than simple fear. The term can mean fear of God's judgment. In the New Testament, this fear is described using the Greek word φόβος ( phobos, 'fear/horror'), except in 1 Timothy 2:10, where Paul describes γυναιξὶν ἐπανγελλομέναις θεοσέβειαν ( gynaixin epangellomenais theosebeian), "women professing the fear of God", using the word θεοσέβεια ( theosebeia lit. People subscribing to popular monotheistic religions for instance, might fear Hell and divine judgment, or submit to God's omnipotence. Religious text on a metal plaque set in a stone boulder near the parking area and viewpoint on Hawksworth Road north of Baildon.įear of God may refer to fear itself, but more often to a sense of awe, and submission to, a deity. For other uses, see Fear of God (disambiguation).
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