Fear of God?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="God">God</span>”, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="passage">passage</span> – <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="naughty">naughty</span> <span word="child">child</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="God">God</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="him">him</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="surface">surface</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="appears">appears</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="fatherless">fatherless</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span>-<span word="one">one</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="teach">teach</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="God">God</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="to">to</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="religious">religious</span> <span word="person">person</span>.</p><p><span word="Religion">Religion</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="it">it</span>. “<span word="Never">Never</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="God">God</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="him">him</span>” <span word="merely">merely</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fatherless">fatherless</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span>-<span word="one">one</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="no">no</span>-<span word="one">one</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="teach">teach</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="behavioral">behavioral</span> <span word="lessons">lessons</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="no">no</span>-<span word="one">one</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="administer">administer</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="occasional">occasional</span> <span word="beating">beating</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="wrongdoing">wrongdoing</span>.</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="around">around</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> “<span word="naughty">naughty</span>”, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="rash">rash</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wild">wild</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="climbed">climbed</span> <span word="trees">trees</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rooftops">rooftops</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="whatever">whatever</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> – <span word="never">never</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shoulder">shoulder</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="authority">authority</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="discipline">discipline</span> <span word="him">him</span>.</p><p><span word="Sounds">Sounds</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="childhood">childhood</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="say">say</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="understand">understand</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="childhood">childhood</span> <span word="considering">considering</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="usual">usual</span> <span word="alternative">alternative</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="discussion">discussion</span> <span word="here">here</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span> “<span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="God">God</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="someone">someone</span>”. <span word="God">God</span>, <span word="capitalized">capitalized</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="singular">singular</span>, <span word="suggests">suggests</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="God">God</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="somebody">somebody</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="gods">gods</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="created">created</span>, <span word="deified">deified</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="abandoned">abandoned</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="This">This</span> “<span word="God">God</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Christian">Christian</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="this">this</span> “<span word="God">God</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="almighty">almighty</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Christians">Christians</span>.</p>
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