In the English translation of the Bible, we are admonished to “fear God”. Most readers misinterpret this directive. They believe that one must ‘fear God’ in the literal sense.

To understand the true meaning of ‘fear’ in the Biblical context as related to God, one must superimpose the fact that GOD IS LOVE, and therefore nothing to fear. It is impossible to fear the ‘love of God’ as well as impossible to fear the ‘God of love’. As such, it is necessary to substitute the word ‘love’ for the word ‘fear’, wherever it is encountered in Scripture, except where it refers to Satan.

The word ‘fear’ in our relationship with God, in our modern translation of the Bible, actually means and combination of ‘respect’ and ‘love’. To God, love and respect have the same meaning, as they are both honor from the heart.

One must ‘fear Satan’ in the literal sense, for the spirit of Satan can only reside in the human heart; and as the human flesh is weak, we are the perfect hosts for Satan. Therefore Satan is continuously looking for a way to enter our hearts and lead us down the paths of destruction, of not only our individual souls, but the destruction of God’s Planet Eden as well.

If we truly ‘love God’ we will conduct our lives according to THE GOLDEN RULE OF THE NEW MILLENNIUM. (www.goldenruleministries.org)

If we truly ‘respect God’ we will conduct our lives according to THE GOLDEN RULE OF THE NEW MILLENNIUM.

If we truly ‘fear Satan’ we will conduct our lives according to THE GOLDEN RULE OF THE NEW MILLENNIUM, for in so doing, Satan will not be able to enter our hearts and corrupt our souls.

ETHICIUS I

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