What Does It Mean to Fear the Lord? Quotes

“It is the devil’s work to promote a fear of God that makes people afraid of God such that they want to flee from God. The Spirit’s work is the exact opposite: to produce in us a wonderful fear that wins and draws us to God.”
― Michael Reeves, What Does It Mean to Fear the Lord?: "How the Fear of God Delights and Stengthens"

“atheism sold the idea that if you liberate people from belief in God, that will liberate them from fear. But throwing off the fear of God has not made our society happier and less fretful. Quite the opposite.”
― Michael Reeves, What Does It Mean to Fear the Lord?: "How the Fear of God Delights and Stengthens"