Should we fear god?

Originally posted by FeceMan
When the term 'fear' is used, it is not like, "OMG IM GOING 2B SMITED!!!111111!!!!!" fear. It is more reverence and awe.

Either way, I voted yes.

Yes, EXACTALLY.

When scripture says "That the beginning of wisdom is to fear the Lord", it really should be translated awesomeness of greatness....not fear.

no, it should be kept that way, and that is a very good verse, who wrote, was it solomon?

If you don't do anything wrong, and believe in God, you shouldn't have any reason to fear.

it is respect for him not really fear

But then, rather unfailry I think, it's impossible for us NOT to do wrong, or so they say. We are supposadly all born with the sin of what two people did who knows how long ago in the Garden.

he knows we can't help but to sin.thats why he forgives us

Fear of the Lord the
is in the Old Testament used as a designation of true piety
(Prov. 1:7; Job 28:28; Ps. 19:9). It is a fear conjoined with
love and hope, and is therefore not a slavish dread, but rather
filial reverence. (Comp. Deut. 32:6; Hos. 11:1; Isa. 1:2; 63:16;
64:8.) God is called "the Fear of Isaac" (Gen. 31:42, 53), i.e.,
the God whom Isaac feared.

A holy fear is enjoined also in the New Testament as a
preventive of carelessness in religion, and as an incentive to
penitence (Matt. 10:28; 2 Cor. 5:11; 7:1; Phil. 2:12; Eph. 5:21;
Heb. 12:28, 29).

and is therefore not a slavish dread

The term “fear” is used in various senses in scripture. Fear can mean terror, dread and horror. But it also can mean awe, reverence and respect.

What kind of a father would say to his children....I love you, but if you don't do as I say, I'm going to throw you into everlasting burning punishment....??....That is a human indoctrination...and a tyrannical one at that..In fact, it's less than human....Is god more evil than a human father?

god is a bad bad boy

Originally posted by finti
god is a bad bad boy

😂

Originally posted by frodo34x
We should fear his wrath, and the power he has to 'disown' us when it comes to judgement day.

Anyone who doesn't fear God (for whatever reason) is an idiot.

fearing God is not like being scared or afraid of Him

"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

if you fear God, you will keep His commandments, in relation with this:

"For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous."
I John 5:3

it's safe to say that "to fear God" is the same as "to love God"

Fear and love are not the same thing.

You can both fear AND love God though, as you should.

Originally posted by eThneoLgrRnae
Fear and love are not the same thing.

in us humans, yes

but if keeping the Lord's commandments is both fearing and loving Him, then i suppose they are the same in that perspective

In my experience if there were an all-powerful monotheistic being it's personality would be that of a sadistic piece of shit that gradually sucks joy out of a human's life until they're dead, granting that person as an infant just enough joy to define from it's oppisite just enough suffering to satisfy itself at the end of that person's life.

Like Dawkins said, if god did exist, he’s a sadistic bully.