As a young boy, I experienced what many called “fire and brimstone preaching.” The preacher frequently shouted about burning in hell unless you came forward for baptism.
It was frightening, but also motivating. Eventually, the pendulum began to swing to the other extreme.
The love message has become so prevalent in many churches that many people now mistakenly believe that God’s love includes tolerating and condoning their sins.
Deuteronomy 10:12 teaches, “What does the Lord your God ask of you but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in obedience to him, to love him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.”
In this series, we will swing the pendulum back towards the center as we discuss fearing God at work.