Abstract
The notion of the fear of God – as found in Exodus 20.18–21 for example – is often misunderstood as either a visceral response to God's overwhelming presence or an emotional reaction to God's anger. But fear of God is better understood as obedience to God, involving a person in the good and the right. One who fears God is not fearful in a conventional sense, but opened to act boldly before another, obeying the commandments which God has given.
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