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Kitt
03/27/20 3:27:26 PM
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I don't want this to devolve into a topic bashing religion, but personally, I've always found that a bit odd and counterintuitive. Aren't we suppose to love God and shit? Not be afraid of him?
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PikachuMaxwell
03/27/20 3:28:31 PM
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They do and don't do things in order to avoid being smited by God

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Pepys Monster
03/27/20 3:29:13 PM
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They go to fire and brimstone churches like WBC.

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coh
03/27/20 3:29:54 PM
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It can also mean reverence, not literal fear
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Sunburst
03/27/20 3:30:54 PM
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coh posted...
It can also mean reverence, not literal fear
This

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DevsBro
03/27/20 3:36:31 PM
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Both, of course.

The way of the Lord is a refuge for the blameless, but it is the ruin of those who do evil.

Go read up on a guy named Korah and try to tell me the phrase isn't appropriate.

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Kitt
03/27/20 3:44:43 PM
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Zurkon posted...
In the bible it describes fear of God and hope for his mercy as wisdom because those who fear God seek to please him

It's more fearing the consequences of sin

It makes sense, I suppose.
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R1masher
03/27/20 3:47:56 PM
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Because it sounds edgier than I believe in god

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RustyFerret
03/27/20 3:47:57 PM
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It's awe and reverence.

It's like how faith in christianity means confidence or trust.
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Zano
03/27/20 3:48:56 PM
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I've never liked the phrase "god-fearing". Can't think of a time when fear and paranoia actually brought the best out of people.

Edit: And considering that most Christians I know literally believe that their belief in god/religion will help them avoid a fiery eternal punishment, I do take the "fear" to be literal fear and not reverence.

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