Key Verse: [v7b] the Preacher concludes with this: but God is the one you must fear (but fear thou God). It may well benefit us to ask: (1) 'What is godly fear?' (2) 'How is godly fear connected to the preceding verses?' (3) What are the preceding verses saying to us so we may have godly fear and apply it appropriately?
=========== Chapter Portion Division: vv1-3, Hearing from Christ vv4-7a, Speaking to Christ v7b, Fearing God in Christ =========== v1a, worship; 1 Cor10:31; Heb 10:22
v1b, listen (hear, KJV); Deu 6:4
v2a, rash; Jas 1:19
v2b, few words; Matt 6:7
v3, business or busy-ness (ado); remember chs.1-4
vv4-5, vow; Matt 5:34-37
v6, mouth; Jas 1:26; Jas 3:2
v7a, Reminder again of v3.
v7b, Questions: 1. What is godly fear? Psa 119:120 2. How is godly fear connected to the preceding verses? 3. What are the preceding verses saying to us so we may have godly fear and apply it appropriately? Heb 10:31; Heb 12:28-29
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Jon Cardwell was saved by God’s grace on June 3, 1985 while serving in the military as a deep sea diver in the U.S. Navy. The call to ministry came 8 years later when he was invited to serve the Lord in the Philippine mission field. Jon’s entry into pastoral ministry came...
