“Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:”
Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us give thanks (charis, grace), by which we may offer to God an acceptable worship with reverence and awe — the new covenant community receives an unshakable kingdom (basileia); gratitude (eucharisteō, thanksgiving) becomes the appropriate response. Offer worship (latreuo) with reverence (sebas) and awe (eulabeia); God is consuming fire (verse 29).
Church Fathers on Hebrews 12:28
Fearful were those things, but these are far more admirable and glorious. For here there is not “darkness,” nor “blackness,” nor “tempest.” It seems to me that by these words he hints at the obscurity of the Old [Testament], and the overshadowed and veiled character of the Law. And besides the Giver of the Law appears in fire terrible, and apt to punish those who transgress. But what are “the sounds of the trumpet”? Probably it is as though some King were coming. This at all…
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