Zone1 Is It A Sin For Christians To Be Afraid?

[ChristisKing]

As I know that the Bible says "do not fear," but I don't think that in itself is a sin. I think that it only becomes a sin when you let it stop you from doing what's right. The perfect example of this being not fearing death especially after what happened to Charlie Kirk of continuing to share the gospel as this is what I'm currently struggling with. I might know where I'm going after I die, but that doesn't mean that I'm not afraid of being murdered for sharing the truth (not just what I believe) with people.

 

[Hafar1014]

You need context without fear we couldnt survive. The Bible has different meaning and we need the entire quote. It would be better to say dont let fear prevent you from doing whats right

 

[Zebra]

this should be a poll ....

 

[ChristisKing]

You need context without fear we couldnt survive. The Bible has different meaning and we need the entire quote. It would be better to say dont let fear prevent you from doing whats right

Matthew 6:34 is a good example.

 

[The Irish Ram]

Elijah was so afraid he out ran chariots. Fear triggers the fight or flight response. It preserves life. But there are things that Christ told us not to fear. Pray for the strength to endure what we fear, with boldness.

Isaiah 41:10 "So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand

^ keep telling yourself that until you can say it with conviction.

A girl at the Columbine School had a gun pointed right at her chest. The shooter asked her if she believed in Jesus. Knowing that saying yes was going to end her life here, she answered, "Yes." Her last breath here was her first breath in Paradise. Be that bold.

 

[ChristisKing]

Elijah was so afraid he out ran chariots. Fear triggers the fight or flight response. It preserves life. But there are things that Christ told us not to fear. Pray for the strength to endure what we fear, with boldness.

Isaiah 41:10 "So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand

^ keep telling yourself that until you can say it with conviction.

A girl at the Columbine School had a gun pointed right at her chest. The shooter asked her if she believed in Jesus. Knowing that saying yes was going to end her life here, she answered, "Yes." Her last breath here was her first breath in Paradise. Be that bold.

Oh I am that bold but it's still a really scary thought to me but the funny thing is I actually know that story already. Her mother came to my school when I was a kid as a guest speaker. That is if it's the one I'm thinking about. If it is I do believe that she wrote a book about it.

 

[ChristisKing]

Yeah that was her!! I just looked it up!!

 

[ChristisKing]

It looks like it might not have actually happened though.

 

[Quantrill]

As I know that the Bible says "do not fear," but I don't think that in itself is a sin. I think that it only becomes a sin when you let it stop you from doing what's right. The perfect example of this being not fearing death especially after what happened to Charlie Kirk of continuing to share the gospel as this is what I'm currently struggling with. I might know where I'm going after I die, but that doesn't mean that I'm not afraid of being murdered for sharing the truth (not just what I believe) with people.

David was a man of God, after God's own heart. As a believer, he did not fear death. But he did have a fear of falling into the hands of his enemies...God's enemies. See (2 Samuel 24:12-14)

David numbered the people of Israel which God had forbade. God in his punishment offered David 3 choices. 1.) 7 years of famine. 2.) flee 3 months before your enemies. 3.) 3 days pestilence in the land.

And David chose #(3) and said: "I am in a great strait: let us fall now into the hand of the LORD; for his mercies are great: and let me ne not fall into the hand of men."

David did not fear death, but he did fear falling into the hand of the heathern. As he should have. As Saul did. (1 Sam. 31:1-6)

Quantrill

 

[Cougarbear]

As I know that the Bible says "do not fear," but I don't think that in itself is a sin. I think that it only becomes a sin when you let it stop you from doing what's right. The perfect example of this being not fearing death especially after what happened to Charlie Kirk of continuing to share the gospel as this is what I'm currently struggling with. I might know where I'm going after I die, but that doesn't mean that I'm not afraid of being murdered for sharing the truth (not just what I believe) with people.

You could move to a deserted island or live up in the mountains alone. But, you still may die from wild animals, disease or loneliness. But, if you are going to die for the gospel truth of Jesus Christ, you better believe it then. Everyone has peaks and valleys with their testimonies of Jesus Christ. Work on yours and you will be fine no matter what. We all live and die and most of us don't want to die because we love life. And, we fight for the right to live even for the unborn.

 

[Moonglow]

As I know that the Bible says "do not fear," but I don't think that in itself is a sin. I think that it only becomes a sin when you let it stop you from doing what's right. The perfect example of this being not fearing death especially after what happened to Charlie Kirk of continuing to share the gospel as this is what I'm currently struggling with. I might know where I'm going after I die, but that doesn't mean that I'm not afraid of being murdered for sharing the truth (not just what I believe) with people.

Heaven is inside yous, yous must learn how to make it a conscious reality.

 

[Moonglow]

David was a man of God, after God's own heart. As a believer, he did not fear death. But he did have a fear of falling into the hands of his enemies...God's enemies. See (2 Samuel 24:12-14)

David numbered the people of Israel which God had forbade. God in his punishment offered David 3 choices. 1.) 7 years of famine. 2.) flee 3 months before your enemies. 3.) 3 days pestilence in the land.

And David chose #(3) and said: "I am in a great strait: let us fall now into the hand of the LORD; for his mercies are great: and let me ne not fall into the hand of men."

David did not fear death, but he did fear falling into the hand of the heathern. As he should have. As Saul did. (1 Sam. 31:1-6)

Quantrill

Is that why David sinned so much and pissed off God, cause he was a man of God?

 

[Zincwarrior]

As I know that the Bible says "do not fear," but I don't think that in itself is a sin. I think that it only becomes a sin when you let it stop you from doing what's right. The perfect example of this being not fearing death especially after what happened to Charlie Kirk of continuing to share the gospel as this is what I'm currently struggling with. I might know where I'm going after I die, but that doesn't mean that I'm not afraid of being murdered for sharing the truth (not just what I believe) with people.

No. Thread is stupid.

 

[Quantrill]

Is that why David sinned so much and pissed off God, cause he was a man of God?

David's sin didn't mean he was not a man of God. It did mean He would not escape the punishment from God for his sin. God disciplines his own. Those who are not His, He doesn't waste His time with. They will receive their judgement in the end.

Irregardless of Davids sin, David was a man after God's own heart. When God turned away from Saul to give the Kingdom to David, he said: (1 Samuel 13:14) "But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the LORD hath sought him a man after his own heart..."

And for all Davids sins and faults, he was always and will be a man after God's own heart. Note long after David had died, and comparison was made with the Kings of Judah. They were compared to David.

(1 Kings 11:4) "For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as was the heart of David his father."

Later concerning Jeroboam: (1 Kings 15:3) "And he walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as the heart of David his father."

So, you and others see David's sin. But God sees David's heart. And because God has taken care of all sin, in the end all He sees of David is a man after His own heart. Just like in the end with the people who hate God, who reject Jesus Christ His Son, though many will be the world's 'good people', it doesn't matter to God how good they are. Are they one of His, will be all that counts.

Quantrill

 

[ding]

Heaven is inside yous, yous must learn how to make it a conscious reality.

By yous joking the DNC?

 

[Seymour Flops]

Interesting question.

I've always thought that worrying too much about the world and one's place in it could be an indulgence of emotion rising to the level of sin.

Fear, though, it a survival instinct in a way that worry is not. Still, indulging in fear to the point of allowing oneself not to do ones duty could be a sin. Maybe.

"The fear of God is the beginning of wisdom," but only the beginning. The next step in wisdom is to understand how to be right with God so as to not need to fear God.

 

[Frankenstein]

As I know that the Bible says "do not fear," but I don't think that in itself is a sin. I think that it only becomes a sin when you let it stop you from doing what's right. The perfect example of this being not fearing death especially after what happened to Charlie Kirk of continuing to share the gospel as this is what I'm currently struggling with. I might know where I'm going after I die, but that doesn't mean that I'm not afraid of being murdered for sharing the truth (not just what I believe) with people.

"To live is Christ, and to die is gain" is a statement from the Apostle Paul in Philippians 1:21, meaning that a Christian's entire life should be centered on Christ, and for those who believe, death is not an end but a far better gain because it brings them into an even deeper, eternal relationship with Christ. For Paul, life meant continued fruitful service for God and the spread of the gospel, while death offered a superior, closer union with Jesus.

 

[Carl in Michigan]

A girl at the Columbine School had a gun pointed right at her chest. The shooter asked her if she believed in Jesus. Knowing that saying yes was going to end her life here, she answered, "Yes." Her last breath here was her first breath in Paradise. Be that bold.

In the future that girl will judge people like her murderer. It ain't over for her. Amazing bravery

 

[ChristisKing]

In the future that girl will judge people like her murderer. It ain't over for her. Amazing bravery

Yeah but the problem is that I've heard stories that that actually wasn't her who said yes if she believed in God and the one who did survived.

 

[hadit]

As I know that the Bible says "do not fear," but I don't think that in itself is a sin. I think that it only becomes a sin when you let it stop you from doing what's right. The perfect example of this being not fearing death especially after what happened to Charlie Kirk of continuing to share the gospel as this is what I'm currently struggling with. I might know where I'm going after I die, but that doesn't mean that I'm not afraid of being murdered for sharing the truth (not just what I believe) with people.

Fear is an emotion, and we don't decide which ones we feel. We can only recognize that we're feeling something and put it under God's control. That being said, God DOES offer boldness when need it, if we are walking with Him. Remember Peter, brash, impetuous Peter, who boldly stepped out of the boat and walked on the water (bet that made for some compelling stories to his grandchildren when they were getting ready for bed), but fear took over when he took his eyes off Jesus.

There's a lesson there.