What Does “God Fearing” Mean? | John Whittaker

Click here to read the full article at RENEW.org: https://renew.org/god-fearing/  This is an audio version of a written Article from RENEW.org Check out other great articles on RENEW.org here: https://renew.org/articles/ What comes to mind when you hear the phrase “God fearing”? One of the first things I picture is an old movie. Maybe it’s even black and white. And one of the characters is described as a “God-fearing woman” or a “God-fearing man.” It could even be a John Wayne movie, such as the 1947 feature Angel and the Badman in which John Wayne plays an injured outlaw who is nursed back to health in a proper, God-fearing home. There was a time when that phrase was commonly used to describe a pious and upstanding member of the community. But we almost never use the phrase anymore, though a few people may pine with nostalgia for those “olden days” when there were more “decent, God-fearing folks.” The idea of fearing God, however, occurs regularly in the Bible and means something far deeper than being decent, moral, and churchgoing. Listen for more... Join RENEW.org's Newsletter: https://renew.org/resources/newsletter-sign-up/ Join RENEW.org at one of our upcoming events: https://renew.org/resources/events/ Get our Premium podcast feed featuring all the breakout sessions from the RENEW gathering early.  https://reallifetheologypodcast.supercast.com/  Be sure to like, subscribe and follow on social media!  You can find us on: Instagram: @the.renew.network  Facebook: Renew.org  Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@RENEWnetwork Twitter: @therenewnetwork TikTok: the.renew.network  Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/RENEW