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God Fearing
- Thread starter Willamena
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sandandfoam
Veteran Member
It brings to my mind old people of a traditional mind set who believed in 'hard work', honesty, who weren't given to fun and who thought life was supposed to be tough.
Thief
Rogue Theologian
I recall an episode, in an old science fiction program.
A child has the ability of instant creation... anything he may conjure.
The adults in his presence, deal with the constant fear of his reprisal,
their continuing existence hanging on the recoil of their own words....
and he constantly tests them.
The show combines the mind of a child with the creative abilities of God.
A child has the ability of instant creation... anything he may conjure.
The adults in his presence, deal with the constant fear of his reprisal,
their continuing existence hanging on the recoil of their own words....
and he constantly tests them.
The show combines the mind of a child with the creative abilities of God.
Noaidi
slow walker
Exactly what it says - do this or don't do that, otherwise god will punish you. You must fear his wrath (this view comes from speaking to many (predominantly fundamentalist) christians - this is what they tell me).
Fear of supposed eternal damnation - a sad way to go through one's life.
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joea
Oshoyoi
Your question Willamena means exactly that...but I'm wandering nevertheless; why do people fear God, isn't this God of theirs a God of Love?
To me it means being afraid of not doing what God supposedly wants, and being punished for that in some way.
An unwanted extension of the fear that little children have of falling in their parents' disfavor, I believe.
An unwanted extension of the fear that little children have of falling in their parents' disfavor, I believe.
Skwim
Veteran Member
Au contraire mon frere. Secure thee a Bible and begin perusing.
joea
Oshoyoi
Just expanding my thoughts on an easy answered question....
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Noaidi
slow walker
Are we talking exclusively about the christian god here?
I tried Wikipedia, but found only Godfearers. The Godfearers are Gentiles who practice Judaism without converting, that is undergoing the necessary sacrifices like circumcision.
The term has never meant much to me, but, growing up, I've heard others use it as if it was a good thing. So I thought perhaps there's more to it than that. Perhaps it's metaphor. (And no, it's not exclusive to the Christian image of God. A brief search of the Internet shows the term used in India.)
Storm
ThrUU the Looking Glass
That's the way I've always understood it. You act a certain way out of respect.
Most dictionaries I've seen define it as pious or devout.
Noaidi
slow walker
That changes the context of the word 'fear'. Interestingly, christians that I have spoken to see it very much as a literal fear (as we would interpret the word) i.e. they are afraid of what their god will do if they 'step out of line'. "Extreme reverence or awe" seems much more benign. Thanks for that.
Kilgore Trout
Misanthropic Humanist
The acceptance of the premise "might makes right," in reference to god, and an acknowledgement of belief in such a god.