tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7044217384247326845.post1666077366930213909..comments2023-05-28T09:02:32.849-05:00Comments on Seeking Things Above: Scripture Thursday - Fear and RejoicingTonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11404061538931018780noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7044217384247326845.post-51817449404848256592008-07-04T02:36:00.000-05:002008-07-04T02:36:00.000-05:00Hi Tony,As Proverbs said, "The fear of the Lord is...Hi Tony,<BR/>As Proverbs said, "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom." Fear here is reverential fear that keeps us away from sinning since we know that it will offend Him. Thanks for the very informative post. God bless.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7044217384247326845.post-10000730206910055522008-07-03T22:06:00.000-05:002008-07-03T22:06:00.000-05:00Carol - Very true. I wrote a post a couple of mon...Carol - Very true. I wrote a post a couple of months ago about praying for our leaders even if you do not agree with their ideology or politics. However, this verse does add more conviction to that cause.Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11404061538931018780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7044217384247326845.post-52023351719606665822008-07-03T21:36:00.000-05:002008-07-03T21:36:00.000-05:00I didn't realize the context of the verse. It is o...I didn't realize the context of the verse. It is one of those verses you hear so often that you think you know the context. This would be a good verse to pray for all our leaders, good, bad, evil or not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com