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Originally Posted by ZNPaaneah
For many years I have wondered about a verse in the Psalms that says "with God there is forgiveness that He might be feared". I could never understand that...
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Another thing to think about is where Jesus said not to fear those who can kill the body, but rather to fear Him who can cast both body and soul into Gehenna (Matt 10:28).
Again, our human logic is to fear the big, tough guy. In our human system the one with the gun or the bomb has the power. But Jesus had the power to forgive, and the authority to give life. Look at the story in Matthew 9:2-7
Some men brought to him a paralytic, lying on a mat. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Take heart, son; your sins are forgiven.”
At this, some of the teachers of the law said to themselves, “This fellow is blaspheming!”
Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said, “Why do you entertain evil thoughts in your hearts? Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’? But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins…” Then he said to the paralytic, “Get up, take your mat and go home.” And the man got up and went home. When the crowd saw this, they were filled with awe; and they praised God, who had given such authority to men.
Satan, temporarily, does have the power to cause trouble, and to kill the body (see e.g. Job 1:12). But God has the power to give eternal life. If God does not give you life, and you are cast away from Him and into Gehenna, then nothing can save you. In this, we do indeed fear God, and also Him whom He has sent, Jesus the Nazarene.