Living In Fear

for God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind;

so that we do boldly say, `The Lord <FI>is<Fi> to me a helper, and I will not fear what man shall do to me.'

fear is not in the love, but the perfect love doth cast out the fear, because the fear hath punishment, and he who is fearing hath not been made perfect in the love;

`Peace I leave to you; my peace I give to you, not according as the world doth give do I give to you; let not your heart be troubled, nor let it be afraid;

There is, then, now no condemnation to those in Christ Jesus, who walk not according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit; — read the full passage →

for ye did not receive a spirit of bondage again for fear, but ye did receive a spirit of adoption in which we cry, `Abba--Father.'

be not therefore afraid, than many sparrows ye are better.

And the fruit of the Spirit is: Love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith, — read the full passage →

but even the hairs of your head have been all numbered; therefore fear ye not, than many sparrows ye are of more value.

And I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth did pass away, and the sea is not any more; — read the full passage →

and he said to them, `Where is your faith?' and they being afraid did wonder, saying unto one another, `Who, then, is this, that even the winds he doth command, and the water, and they obey him?'

and in like manner also James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon; and Jesus said unto Simon, `Fear not, henceforth thou shalt be catching men;'

As to the rest, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might; — read the full passage →

but I will show to you, whom ye may fear; Fear him who, after the killing, is having authority to cast to the gehenna; yes, I say to you, Fear ye Him.

His disciples say to him, `Lo, now freely thou dost speak, and no similitude speakest thou; — read the full passage →

`And be not afraid of those killing the body, and are not able to kill the soul, but fear rather Him who is able both soul and body to destroy in gehenna.

`Because of this I say to you, be not anxious for your life, what ye may eat, and what ye may drink, nor for your body, what ye may put on. Is not the life more than the nourishment, and the body than the clothing?

And Herod the king having heard, was stirred, and all Jerusalem with him,