The purpose of this command is to encourage seekers to address their fears that are keeping them from obeying Christ by repenting and believing in the gospel. Fear to go public with one’s faith can become a barrier to true saving faith. Proverbs 29:25 says, “The fear of man lays a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is safe.” A secondary purpose for this command is to help believers know how to respond to their lost friends who express reluctance in coming to Christ because of their fear. Once a person becomes a child of God his love for Christ has the potential to cast out all other fears (1 John 4:17-18), but before coming to Christ the one fear that casts out all other fears is the fear of God, who cannot only kill the body but cast it into hell (Luke 12:5; Hebrews 2:14-15; 9:27).
This episode of the Sermon Archive continues the series by Pastor Rick Leineweber on the commands of Christ, unpacking Jesus' command from Luke 12:1-12, "Fear" and "Do not Fear."
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