Luke 12:4-7
4 “And I say to you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. 5 But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear Him who, after He has killed, has power to cast into hell; yes, I say to you, fear Him! 6 “Are not five sparrows sold for two copper coins? And not one of them is forgotten before God. 7 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.
We are to fear God because our lives are in His hands, not men or the devil. But because God offers a certain hope in Jesus Christ, we who are in Him need no longer fear eternal and just punishment, but know we are never forgotten. He knows us and crews for us, so our fear of Him now is awe and trembling in that holy presence, but not for hell anymore. This is our concrete hope.
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