Spirit of Fear

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English Use: Noun
Strong's Number: 5401
Transliterated: phobos

Text:  first had the meaning of "flight," that which is caused by being scared; then, "that which may cause flight," (a) "fear, dread, terror," always with this significance in the four Gospels; also e.g., in Acts 2:43; 19:17; 1 Cor. 2:3; 1 Tim. 5:20 (lit., "may have fear"); Heb. 2:15; 1 John 4:18; Rev. 11:11; 18:10, 15; by metonymy, that which causes "fear," Rom. 13:3; 1 Pet. 3:14, RV, "(their) fear," KJV "(their) terror," an adaptation of the Sept. of Isa. 8:12, "fear not their fear"; hence some take it to mean, as there," what they fear," but in view of Matt. 10:28, e.g., it seems best to understand it as that which is caused by the intimidation of adversaries; (b) "reverential fear," (1) of God, as a controlling motive of the life, in matters spiritual and moral, not a mere "fear" of His power and righteous retribution, but a wholesome dread of displeasing Him, a "fear" which banishes the terror that shrinks from His presence, Rom. 8:15, and which influences the disposition and attitude of one whose circumstances are guided by trust in God, through the indwelling Spirit of God, Acts 9:31; Rom. 3:18; 2 Cor. 7:1; Eph. 5:21

Topics: FEAR, FEARFUL, FEARFULNESS
English Use: Adverb
Strong's Number: 880
Transliterated: aphobos

Text:  denotes "without fear" (a, negative, and A, No. 1), and is said of serving the Lord, Luke 1:74; of being among the Lord's people as His servant, 1 Cor. 16:10; of ministering the Word of God, Phil. 1:14; of the evil of false spiritual shepherds,

Topics: Fear--  Fear the Lord only with reverence, for only He can put your soul in Hell. 

Text:  No fewer than fifteen Hebrew nouns and ten verbs are translated by "fear" in the OT (av), thus giving it a strikingly large place in the Hebrew Scriptures.

 A common expression is "the fear of the Lord," which occurs fourteen times in the book of Proverbs. It is declared to be "the beginning of knowledge" (1:7), "the beginning of wisdom" (9:10), "a fountain of life" (14:27), and "the instruction of wisdom" (15:33). We are told that "the fear of the Lord is to hate evil" (8:13), that it prolongs life (10:27), that it gives "strong confidence" (14:26), that it keeps people away from sin (16:6), that it leads to life (19:23), and that the reward of humility and the fear of the Lord are "riches, honor and life" (22:4).

 It should be obvious that "the fear of the Lord" does not mean being afraid of God. Rather, it is a reverential trust in God that makes us want to please and obey him. And yet there is a wholesome feeling of being sure that we do not disobey or displease him.