{"id":1028,"date":"2020-12-13T16:44:17","date_gmt":"2020-12-13T22:44:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/?p=1028"},"modified":"2020-12-13T16:44:17","modified_gmt":"2020-12-13T22:44:17","slug":"why-not-to-be-afraid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/index.php\/2020\/12\/13\/why-not-to-be-afraid\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Not to be Afraid"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"882\" height=\"715\" src=\"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Web-Verse-81-Jeremiah-29-13.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1029\" srcset=\"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Web-Verse-81-Jeremiah-29-13.jpg 882w, http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Web-Verse-81-Jeremiah-29-13-300x243.jpg 300w, http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Web-Verse-81-Jeremiah-29-13-768x623.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 882px) 100vw, 882px\" \/><figcaption> \u201c<strong>And ye shall seek me, and find <em>me,<\/em> when ye shall search for me with all your heart.<\/strong>\u201d<br> Jeremiah 29:13 <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>There should be a definite contrast in the hearts and lives\nof Christians compared with those who have not yet believed in Jesus. Christians\nhave a great confidence (a hope) as we live in this lost world. On the other\nhand, the lost (those apart from Christ) may be fearful as they live in this\nworld. What makes the difference? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are Christians (those who have received Jesus into his\nheart and life and now live for Him), that have no fear of man or what they can\ndo to him. Why is this? A Christian who is living for Jesus has placed his\ntrust in Him. \u201c<strong>And fear not them\nwhich kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him\nwhich is able to destroy both soul and body in hell<\/strong>\u201d (Matthew 10:28). One who received Jesus into his heart\nand life, becoming a Christian, had obviously come to the place in his life\nthat he recognized he was a sinner who needed forgiveness that could only be\ngiven by Jesus. He feared the wrath of God upon his life (who is able to\ndestroy both soul and body in hell). He understood that by faith, the salvation\ngiven by God was forever. Now this Christian spends his life following God\u2019s\ncommands (the Bible), not afraid of man and what they do or say \u2013 for he knows\ntheir end. \u201c<strong>6. Lift up your eyes to\nthe heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away\nlike smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell\ntherein shall die in like manner: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my\nrighteousness shall not be abolished.&nbsp;7. Hearken unto me, ye that know\nrighteousness, the people in whose heart <em>is<\/em> my law; fear ye not the\nreproach of men, neither be ye afraid of their revilings. 8. For the moth shall\neat them up like a garment, and the worm shall eat them like wool: but my\nrighteousness shall be for ever, and my salvation from generation to generation<\/strong>\u201d\n(Isaiah 51:6-8). A Christian is to live a life set apart and different from the\nworld (the lost). This is appropriating the faith he has in Jesus \u2013 for he is\nliving his faith out in his life by following God\u2019s Word and His commands\nallowing his life to be changed to become more like Jesus. (See also Psalm 37.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some people have not made this decision to seek forgiveness\nfor their sin. Because they do not have the surety of eternal life in heaven, they\nare still afraid. We are to understand the importance of telling others about\nJesus. As we relay the Gospel message of Jesus, we should be cognizant as to\nwhen one has heard enough about Jesus for they begin to recognize the need of\nHim in their heart and life. We are then to be available to them as they begin\nto desire the answers to the questions that are arising in their own hearts and\nlives. Because, when they are seeking answers, they will find them as we point\nthem to Jesus. They then can understand. \u201c<strong>And ye shall seek me, and find <em>me,<\/em> when ye shall search for me\nwith all your heart<\/strong>\u201d (Jeremiah 29:13).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Are you afraid?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Or<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Are you appropriating your faith, able to share Jesus with others?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-the-biblical-path-of-life\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"DNeNv17WBy\"><a href=\"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/index.php\/how-to-be-saved\/\">How to be Saved<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;How to be Saved&#8221; &#8212; The Biblical Path of Life\" src=\"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/index.php\/how-to-be-saved\/embed\/#?secret=kLyARVdAy5#?secret=DNeNv17WBy\" data-secret=\"DNeNv17WBy\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There should be a definite contrast in the hearts and lives of Christians compared with those who have not yet believed in Jesus. 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