Status Updates From Rejoice and Tremble: The Su...

Surprising so far. Didn’t quite get reel me in at first, but it’s nicely written and his thesis is both good news and convincingly demonstrated.

Fear “is an ecstasy of love and joy that senses how overwhelmingly kind and magnificent, good and true God is, and that therefore leans on him in staggered praise and faith.”

“The loss of the fear of God is what ushered in our modern age of anxiety, but the fear of God is the very antidote to our fretfulness.”

"Joyful, loving, humble, and jealous for God, the right fear of God makes the difference between hollow, devilish religiosity and beautiful, Christlike believers. It also makes the difference between hollow, grasping, professionalized ministries and life-giving ministries of delighted and satisfied integrity."

"Which do you fear more: being sinful or being uncomfortable? God or man? Being a sinner or being exposed before others as a sinner?...

So, what does it look like when a believer is filled with a right, healthy, filial fear of God? Not a cold, dead, outward, hypocritical show of religion, but a heartfelt quaking at the goodness and greatness of the Redeemer."