There is NO FEAR in LOVE.

Okay, so what are you afraid of? Are you in God? God is LOVE and there is NO FEAR in LOVE!

 

 

Many people think FEAR is normal. Psychologists even say fear is “good”. That does not make sense from a Biblical perspective. The Holy Bible talks about fearing (reverencing) the Lord but it also speaks about another kind of fear that torments people. Here is what the scripture says:

“There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.” 1 John 4:18 (KJV)

I can understand when a non-believer entertains fear but what about when believers live in FEAR? Something is wrong with that! Let us examine the scripture.

FEAR has TORMENT.
This word fear is translated from the Greek word  φόβος (phobos) (Strong’s G5401). It is used here to describe fear, dread and terror. The word torment is translated from the Greek word  κόλασις (kolasis) (G2851). It is used in only two (2) scriptures as punishment (Matt.25:46) and torment (above) and refers to correction, punishment and a penalty. It is the same torment that a soul in Hell experiences and this is what fear brings to us if we entertain it.

PERFECT LOVE expels FEAR.
The word perfect is translated from the Greek word  τέλειος (teleios) (Strong’s G5046). It refers to something that is mature, full grown and needs nothing to make it complete. The word love is translated from the Greek word  ἀγάπη (agapē) (Strong’s G26). It refers to affection, good will, love, benevolence and brotherly love. This love is demonstrated perfectly in the Love of Christ toward us (John 15:13). The context in scripture is that FULL GROWN, MATURE AGAPE/love casteth out, or throws fear out through the door and scatters it so that it has no effect.

The scripture says anyone who fears is not FULL GROWN and is not made perfect; they are NOT carrying through completely, to accomplish, to finish or to become MATURE in LOVE/GOD. God gave believers a Spirit of Power, of Love, and of a Sound Mind. He did NOT give us the spirit of fear or timidity, fearfulness and cowardice!!!

“For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.” 2 Timothy 1:7 (KJV)

Please remember my friends, there is NO FEAR in LOVE and God is LOVE. Blessings to YOU!!!

CHAPTER 3 – Life and Death

During life and death God is unconditional Love even though He executes unimpeachable justice. He really doesn’t want any of us to die and gives us chance after chance after chance to change.

“The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.” (2 Peter 3:9)

Some people find it sooo hard to receive love and they reject chances to change. God allows Satan to bring chaos to them, to bring them to Him. God gives us so many opportunities to refuse to practice unrighteousness yet we revel in it. Why do people love carnal pleasures more than the righteousness of God? Maybe because carnality FEELS good!

When will mankind recognise that as unrighteousness increases life decreases? The reality is that man’s lifespan has diminished drastically since the Garden of Eden. This dwindling of man’s lifespan speaks loudly to the decline of everything that is good, pure, and true. It will continue to deteriorate as it has for thousands of years and people will continue to die, even at a much younger age.

The Holy Bible says that after Adam became separated from God and was told to leave Eden (Genesis 3:23) he had a son when he was 130 years old (Genesis 5:3). Adam lived to be 930 years old and had other sons and daughters (Genesis 5:4). There was also Methuselah who had a son when he was 187 years old (Genesis 5:25). Methuselah lived to be 969 years old and had other sons and daughters as well (Genesis 5:27).

Methuselah’s father Enoch was only 65 years old when he had Methuselah (Genesis 5:21). He had him while he was very young according to the standard in those days. Enoch was on earth for another 300 years had other children and then God literally took him to Heaven (Genesis 5:23-24 & Hebrews 11:5). Enoch never died and has been in Heaven now for more than 5,300 years.

Noah lived to be 950 years old (Genesis 9:29). Immediately after Noah’s flood, man’s life-span was between 500 and 600 years (Genesis 11:10-17). It then decreased to between 200 and 230 years (Genesis 11:18-23). After that it declined even further to between 140 and 205 years (Genesis 11:24-32). It then diminished to between 110 and 120 years (Genesis 50:26) and eventually went down to between 80 and 100 years (1 Samuel 4:15). God said the average life is now 70 years old but that it may extend to 80 years.

“The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.” (Psalm 90:10)

A score is 20 so threescore is 60. Threescore and ten is 70. The scripture is saying that each of us is blessed with 70 years but if we are strong because of physical discipline then it may extend to fourscore, or 80 years. We have plenty of evidence around us today that some people live to be 100 years old or more. This I believe is only by the grace of God.

Adam, Methuselah and Noah are only three examples of people in the Holy Bible who have lived over 500 years. It is no secret then that as evil and wickedness increase in the people of the earth their life-span diminishes.

This thought alone should motivate us to seek out righteousness and life, and to seek to be re-connected to God before physical death comes.

JOHN 3:16

I would not be surprised if John 3:16 was the ‘most quoted‘ verse of the entire Bible.

It says:

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” (KJV)

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Above is an awesome song and video by Jaci Velasquez about this scripture. I hope you are blessed by the song and by John 3:16.