While searching for bride, I happen to notice almost all are looking for a "God fearing" groom. It sounded little weird reading those words, "God fearing". I just felt that the usage itself is wrong.
Why should one fear God ?
I love God.. I like God.. I show respect to God out of Love.. But why should I fear ? Fear is a dangerous thing to have. God is good. He spreads love. He shows kindness and the list goes on and on. For all that, one can love and like God. Why to fear ?
Whenever I pray or go to Church, my conversations with God are very casual in nature. I feel I'm welcomed with open arms and a warm smile. I don't fear. I feel like talking whatever I want. Asking whatever I want. Questioning whatever the way I wish. God has never made me feel that I'm threatened.
I know some may feel that this post is an over-reaction on a casual usage of words "God fearing". I will tell you why I wanted to discuss this in detail. Basically when you connect yourself with God with fear of His high power, you are tend to get into a state of not able to talk open. You fear His power, and your acceptance about him is the result of the fact that you fear otherwise you will be punished in a way or other. Really that is not the way to go about with God.
It is very easy to explain why one should get connected with God based on Love rather than fear in a simple statement. When there is fear, there is a high probability that one would one day rebel.
Paul Arockiam.
10-June-2014.
Why should one fear God ?
I love God.. I like God.. I show respect to God out of Love.. But why should I fear ? Fear is a dangerous thing to have. God is good. He spreads love. He shows kindness and the list goes on and on. For all that, one can love and like God. Why to fear ?
Whenever I pray or go to Church, my conversations with God are very casual in nature. I feel I'm welcomed with open arms and a warm smile. I don't fear. I feel like talking whatever I want. Asking whatever I want. Questioning whatever the way I wish. God has never made me feel that I'm threatened.
I know some may feel that this post is an over-reaction on a casual usage of words "God fearing". I will tell you why I wanted to discuss this in detail. Basically when you connect yourself with God with fear of His high power, you are tend to get into a state of not able to talk open. You fear His power, and your acceptance about him is the result of the fact that you fear otherwise you will be punished in a way or other. Really that is not the way to go about with God.
It is very easy to explain why one should get connected with God based on Love rather than fear in a simple statement. When there is fear, there is a high probability that one would one day rebel.
Paul Arockiam.
10-June-2014.
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