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Written by <a href='/community/profile/62-admin'>Administrator</a>
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Saturday, 04 September 2010 07:37 |
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The Bible refers to the "fear of God" as a good thing. In Deuteronomy, the Israelites are commanded, "Fear the LORD your God and serve him... "(10:20) David prays "Teach me your ways, O LORD, and I will walk in your truth; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name" (Ps. 86:11). In Proverbs, it says, "Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised" (31:30). Jesus warns, "But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear him who, after the killing of the body, has power to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him" (Luke 12:5). Multiple questions arise. 1) Textual questions: Are the above Biblical writers talking about the same sort of mental state? Whether they are talking about the same thing or not, what do they mean? Is what they are talking about close in meaning to what we mean in ordinary English if were to say that a person ought to fear another person? 2) Textual-to-Normativity Question: Given that we can accurately grasp what the above writers are referring to, what sort of normativity is being ascribed? Is it prudential...
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