Soon after I have posted my views on "God Fearing", one of my friend pinged me telling that she read the post and mentioned, "Proverbs 1:7".
"What's that..?", I asked.
"The answer to your post about God Fearing", she said.
I didn't have the Bible handy, so I took a while to search. Meantime, she herself told me what was written in Proverbs 1:7 in Bible.
"Fear of God is the beginning of knowledge"
Yes, it is indeed mentioned like that in Bible. Proverbs 1:7 reads like this,
"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; but fools despise wisdom and instruction"
I was amazed how quickly she was able to come up with a quote from Bible for my post. She must have read Bible thoroughly. I couldn't help myself but appreciate her on that aspect. But let's keep that topic aside.
After I read it, I said to her with a smile, "I'm not agreeing with the Bible then".
It must have taken her by surprise. She might not have expected such a statement from me.
"Why..?", she asked.
"I think it must have been 'The love of Lord is the beginning of knowledge'.. Bible needs some revision".
I again asked her, "why should you fear God..? do you like a parent with whom you feel fear..?".
"No", she said.
"That's the answer. Love is the basis", I said.
Paul Arockiam.
11-June-2014.
"What's that..?", I asked.
"The answer to your post about God Fearing", she said.
I didn't have the Bible handy, so I took a while to search. Meantime, she herself told me what was written in Proverbs 1:7 in Bible.
"Fear of God is the beginning of knowledge"
Yes, it is indeed mentioned like that in Bible. Proverbs 1:7 reads like this,
"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; but fools despise wisdom and instruction"
I was amazed how quickly she was able to come up with a quote from Bible for my post. She must have read Bible thoroughly. I couldn't help myself but appreciate her on that aspect. But let's keep that topic aside.
After I read it, I said to her with a smile, "I'm not agreeing with the Bible then".
It must have taken her by surprise. She might not have expected such a statement from me.
"Why..?", she asked.
"I think it must have been 'The love of Lord is the beginning of knowledge'.. Bible needs some revision".
I again asked her, "why should you fear God..? do you like a parent with whom you feel fear..?".
"No", she said.
"That's the answer. Love is the basis", I said.
Paul Arockiam.
11-June-2014.
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