http://treadinggrain.com/2010/january-2010-congregational-letter/ Running with theological scissors Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:30:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://treadinggrain.com/2010/january-2010-congregational-letter/comment-page-1/#comment-1704 Steve Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:03:25 +0000 http://treadinggrain.com/?p=2002#comment-1704 Hello Chip, for a Christian, for one who is in Christ, fear best describes the awe, reverence with which we hold and approach God. For the non-Christian, the Gospel admonition: Fear the one who can both kill the body and destroy the soul in hell would be the best definition. Hello Chip, for a Christian, for one who is in Christ, fear best describes the awe, reverence with which we hold and approach God. For the non-Christian, the Gospel admonition: Fear the one who can both kill the body and destroy the soul in hell would be the best definition.

]]> http://treadinggrain.com/2010/january-2010-congregational-letter/comment-page-1/#comment-1650 Chip Thu, 14 Jan 2010 03:25:51 +0000 http://treadinggrain.com/?p=2002#comment-1650 Steve - I am sure you have addressed this before, but what you mind giving me a short recap of how we are to "fear the Lord," as in your quote of Jonathan Edwards, "By the affections, Edwards refers to the fear of the Lord"? Thanks! Steve – I am sure you have addressed this before, but what you mind giving me a short recap of how we are to “fear the Lord,” as in your quote of Jonathan Edwards, “By the affections, Edwards refers to the fear of the Lord”? Thanks!

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