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Fear of the
Lord Axioms
from Doug Perry
- www.FellowshipOfTheMartyrs.com
- (Click here for printable PDF)
IF we sin, THEN
we must not have enough fear of the Lord.
IF we don't
have enough fear of the Lord, THEN it must be because we don't
see Him clearly.
IF we don't
see Him clearly, THEN it must be because we have been deceived
about who He really is.
IF we have
been deceived, THEN we are worshipping another Jesus.
IF we are
worshipping another Jesus, THEN we are not saved.
IF we are
not saved, THEN we will go to hell.
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IF we
believe many in the church, THEN we accept Jesus into our
hearts as our personal Savior.
IF Jesus is
our Savior from that moment on, THEN there is no need for any
further action on our part.
IF the act
of accepting Him as Savior is sufficient, THEN we can do
whatever we want after that.
IF it is a
one-time thing and a completed work, THEN there is no further
need for obedience to Him.
IF we say
“Lord, Lord” but mean Savior, THEN He may not
acknowledge us before God.
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IF we
believe the Bible, THEN we accept Jesus as our Lord and Master.
IF Jesus is
our Lord, THEN we are entirely at His mercy and direction thereafter.
IF we
accept Jesus as our Lord, THEN He will acknowledge us before
the Father.
IF we
accept Jesus as Lord, THEN He will fight our battles and His
nature in us will keep us from sin.
IF we fully
accept Jesus as Lord, THEN He can direct ALL our paths.
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IF we
declare Him to be Savior, THEN we place Him in a position of
one-time needfulness.
IF we
declare Him as Savior, THEN we leave open the position and
title of Lord.
IF Jesus is
not Lord, THEN we won't look to Him for daily direction.
IF we're
not looking to Him for daily direction, THEN we will look elsewhere.
IF the
position and title of Lord is vacant, THEN some Man will try
to become that over us.
IF the
position and title of Lord is vacant, THEN the religious
establishment leadership benefits most.
IF the
religious establishment preaches Savior, THEN it may be
because they want to be Lord.
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IF we
accept any Man as our Lord, THEN we are at their whim.
IF we are
at the whim of Man, THEN we will not have peace and joy and victory.
IF we do
not have peace and joy and victory, THEN we are under the
control of the enemy.
IF we're
under the control of the enemy, THEN we're on the wrong team
– even if we fed poor people.
IF we're on
the wrong team, THEN Jesus will not acknowledge us before the Father.
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IF we had a
little fear of the Lord, THEN we would see that He is
Sovereign and there is no other.
IF we had
more fear of the Lord, THEN we would hate the “world”
and everything in it and seek Him only.
IF we had
lots of fear of the Lord, THEN we would weep and mourn and
groan for days for the massive blackness of our hearts (individually
and collectively) and the distance between us and Him.
IF we had
fear of the Lord, THEN we would have the beginning of wisdom.
IF we had
the beginning of wisdom, THEN we wouldn't be tossed by every
wind of doctrine.
IF we had
the beginning of wisdom, THEN we would pray that He would give
us more fear of the Lord.
IF He gives
us more fear of the Lord, THEN it's really, really going to hurt.
IF we love
Him and want truth above all, THEN we'll keep asking anyway.
Single-use
Savior or King, Commander, Lord?
John 8:24 - “I
told you that you would die in your sins; if you do not
believe that I am the one I claim to be, you will indeed die in your sins.”
2 Timothy 4:3-4
– For the time will come when men will not put up with sound
doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around
them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want
to hear. They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside
to myths.
Luke 9:23-24 –
Then he said to them all, “If anyone would come after me, he
must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. For
whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his
life for me will save it.”
Romans 6:6 –
For we know that our old self was crucifed with him so that the body
of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin.
Luke 14:33 –
In the same way, any of you who does not give up everything he has
cannot be my disciple.
Ephesians 4:22-24
– You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to
put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful
desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on
the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
Romans 10:9 –
If you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is LORD,” and
believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.”
2 Corin. 4:5 –
We do not preach ourselves, but Jesus Christ as LORD.”
I Corin. 8:5-6
– Even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on
earth (as indeed there are many “gods” and many
“lords”), yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from
whom all things came and for whom we live; and there is but one Lord,
Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we live.
Romans 10:13 –
And everyone who calls upon the name of the LORD will be saved.
Phillippians
2:10-11 – Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and
gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of
Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the
earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is LORD, to the
glory of God the Father.
Revelation 17:14
– They will make war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will
overcome them because he is the LORD of lords and King of kings –
and with him will be his called, chosen and faithful followers.
John 20:28 –
Thomas said to him, “My LORD and my God!”
Revelation
19:11-16 – I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a
white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With justice he
judges and makes war. His eyes are like blazing fire, and on his head
are many crowns. He has a name written on him that no one knows but
he himself. He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and his name is
the Word of God. The armies of heaven were following him, riding on
white horses and dressed in fine linen, white and clean. Out of his
mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations.
“He will rule them with an iron scepter.” He treads the
winepress of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty. On his robe and
on his thigh he has this name written: KING OF KINGS
AND LORD OF LORDS.
There is no
need to have "Fear
of a Savior”. But the Bible specifically says that
“Fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom.”Please pray
that He would be LORD of your life in every way - King, Commander,
Ruler, Lord (and Savior).
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