Discipleship Answers
Discipleship Answers
Michel Lankford
What is the Bible's Definition of Fear?
17 minutes Posted May 31, 2021 at 9:00 pm.
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In the original biblical languages, there are 10 Hebrew words the translators have translated into fear in our English Bibles. There are 8 Greek words that are translated fear in our English Bibles. From the biblical point of view fear can be sinful enough to condemn you, or fear can be righteous enough to save you. So, biblically speaking, fear can be a very good thing, or a very bad thing. The real deciding factors confronting believers is not what is fear, but more precisely, exactly what are you afraid of? And why are you afraid? The answers to those questions will make all the difference between whether you are living in a righteous and faithful fear, or in a wicked and sinful fear. Come join us for the podcast.