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1 John 4:18 — perfect love casts out fear; fear of punishment stems from insufficient awareness of God's love

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 22) 00:18:19 – 00:19:21

Mike addresses the secondary fear connected to death — fear of divine judgment and punishment.

1 John 4:18: 'Perfect love casts out fear, for fear has to do with punishment.' Mike interprets this as speaking to a genuine believer whose fear of death is really fear of divine punishment — a lack of deep awareness of God's love in Christ. The antidote is personally internalizing the historical fact of Christ's death and resurrection: 'he did that for me.'
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@MythosMayhem You are right that perfect love casts out fear. And those who have Christ living in them won’t serve out of fear of judgment. That said, this reverence (or “fear”) isn’t about being afraid of judgment, but about honoring Christ’s exampl...

@MythosMayhem You are right that perfect love casts out fear. And those who have Christ living in them won’t serve out of fear of judgment. That said, this reverence (or “fear”) isn’t about being afra

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20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 22) @ 00:18:19

2021-02-12

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