Bible verses about fear and trembling church of the. Fear and trembling that leads to joy and rejoicing. Serving the lord with fear and serving the lord with gladness do not contradict each other. Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyednot only in my presence, but now much more in my absencecontinue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, philippians 2. Fear and trembling for those who fear god and tremble at his word god will look upon, give regard to, save those, provide grace to, and be near to. Working out our salvation means that at some point were going to have to get out of the boat and take a risk. The chronicler makes it clear, in a way that the earlier account did not, that it was satan who incited david to take a census 21. To a christian, fearing and rejoicing seem to be an odd couple. The sense in which we are to work out our salvation in fear and trembling is twofold. Of some ten hebrew nouns and eight verbs that are regularly translated fear, to fear, to be afraid, and the like, only one of each is commonly used in the old testament and they both spring from the root yr the noun being yira or mora and the verb yare. On the surface, it can seem like a strange command. Meaning and bible study may 28, 2014 jack wellman patheos explore the worlds faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality. We tend to view god as a heavenly grandfather, not as one who is a consuming fire.
Wherefore, my dearly beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but much more now in my absence, with fear and trembling work out. Our most recent series of articles for soli deo gloria has looked at the basic rules of interpretation and some practical suggestions to help understand the scriptures. The phrase fear and trembling has a wider connotation than just terror, because word fear in hebrew was also the word for awe or reverence. What does god mean when the bible says that we are to work out our own salvation and to do it with fear and trembling.
We can live afraid and see nothing change, or we can face our fears and see the kingdom come. See that, as servants to god, after the example of christ, ye be so with the fear and trembling which becomes servants. Slaves, be obedient to those who are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in the sincerity of your heart, as to christ. The phrase work out your salvation with fear and trembling occurs at the end of philippians 2. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Soren calls this event a paradox, as well as many other scenarios in the holy bible. Please contact the publisher to obtain copies of this resource. For it is god which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure. Fear and trembling in the bible king james version. One of the effects of the fall is fear, anxiety, and these battles that we struggle with in our mind. The new testament employs phobos and phobeo almost exclusively as noun and verb, respectively, and these are. Working out your salvation with fear and trembling. How to work out your salvation with fear and trembling. Fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake. Bible study read the book in question this article was originally written for my local newspaper.
For this deed, abraham is normally acknowledged as the father of faith, but in this day and age, johannes remarks, no one is content with faith. There lived a man who, when a child, had heard the beautiful bible story of how god tempted abraham and how he stood the test, how he maintained his faith and, against his expectations, received his son back again. Bible verses about fear and trembling church of the great god. First, the greek verb rendered work out means to continually work to bring something to completion or fruition. In fact, when we look at what paul is getting at, we find its just the opposite. This fear and trembling does not mean a cloying, servile obedience. Sproul, in which he takes his teenage audience on a journey to explore the holiness of god. The next phrase will make that plain rejoice with trembling. I once thought that the bibles admonition to work out my salvation with fear and trembling phil. Hb christian bible study resources, dictionary, concordance and search tools.
Until we understand who god is, we will not have the right attitude toward him. What does it mean to work out your own salvation, with fear and. Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my. Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. The following is an excerpt from the macarthur new testament commentary on philippians 2. Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
Until we understand who god is, we will not have the. Bondservants, obey your earthly masters with fear and trembling, with a sincere heart, as you would christ. As in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, for it is god who works in you, both. We think god is like us, when instead he is utterly holy. However, fear is a dreadful thing for timorous spirits, so they omit it. This article is also available and sold as a booklet. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading fear and trembling. Fearing god is taking god seriously as he speaks in the pages of the bible and then fearing the consequences of disobedience to his word. Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me,fear and dread of mind, and trembling of body. Now therefore proclaim in the ears of the people, saying, whoever is fearful and trembling, let him return home and hurry away from mount gilead. We have heard a voice of trembling, of fear, and not of peace. He became one of the greatest apostles in the bible. What does it mean to work out salvation with fear and trembling. This is probably the most important quote from the book.
We are all fallen creatures and although believers are being renewed to the image of christ we all struggle in. What does it mean to work out salvation with fear and. Ordinarily, we associate trembling with fear, of being frightened. The fear of the lord is the beginning of wisdom prov. Fear and trembling is through out the bible concerning those who have grown in the power of the holy spirit. Fear could also denote the physical act of worship, hence the fact that the godfearers in the nt were those who worshipped god. Fear and trembling is about the sacrifice taken place in genesis regarding abraham whom he calls the father of faith and isaac. So then, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your salvation with fear and trembling. Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and. The reason there is real fear is that there is real danger. Paul tells us to work out our salvation with fear and trembling philippians 2.
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