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Fear or Love of the Lord?

Posted on January 20, 2014 by Father Joe

QUESTION:  Should we fear the lord as well as love him or should we only love him but not fear him?

ANSWER:  As for those who fail to love him as they should, they have much to fear. Fear of the Lord and love both always apply. The only difference is that for the saints, fear is holy reverence from the creature to the Creator; for sinners, fear is the realization that there is a coming judgment and we stand convicted.

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