The Beginning of Wisdom (2)

There is fear in faith. There is fear in faith. As we pointed out last time, the fear of the Lord is the Old Testament equivalent of the New Testament concept of faith. And fear is reverence, awe, a profound respect; but fear as the fear of the Lord also contains the element of being afraid. The believer is afraid of displeasing God. There is a fear that faith produces and which is lacking in the unbeliever. Do we not even read in Philippians 2:12, 13? "Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have...