{"product_id":"what-does-it-mean-to-fear-the-lord-by-michael-reeves","title":"What Does It Mean to Fear the Lord?  By Michael Reeves","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Surprising Good News of the Fear of the Lord\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit, bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God.” —\u003cstrong\u003e2 Corinthians 7:1\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe all have experienced fear at some point. And if we are honest, we don’t usually think of fear as a good thing. So why does the Bible call us to \u003cem\u003efear the Lord?\u003c\/em\u003e In this book, Michael Reeves explains that the fear of God is not a gloomy fear marked by anxiety but a heartfelt and happy enjoyment of God as Creator and Redeemer. As we learn more about the surprising good news of the fear of the Lord, we will discover the vital role we play in displaying to the world the awesomeness of our God.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the concise edition of \u003cem\u003eRejoice and Tremble\u003c\/em\u003e by Michael Reeves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExamines the difference between sinful and godly fear\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCorrects the negative perception of the fear of God\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart of a series created in partnership with Union School of Theology to teach Christians to delight in God, grow in Christ, serve the church, and bless the world\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA complementary edition to \u003cem\u003eRejoice and Tremble\u003c\/em\u003e by Michael Reeves\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"accordion-section-header\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEndorsements\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion-section-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Modern people often view the fear of God with disdainful suspicion, but Michael Reeves shows us that godly fear is really nothing other than love for God as God. Reeves also helps us to see that the greatest factor in promoting the fear of God is knowing his grace in Christ. As John Bunyan said, ‘There is nothing in heaven or earth that can so awe the heart as the grace of God.’ This wonderful book not only teaches but sings, leading us to ‘rejoice with trembling’ (Ps. 2:11).”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoel R. Beeke\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e,\u003c\/strong\u003e Chancellor and Professor of Systematic Theology and Homiletics, Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary; Pastor, Heritage Reformed Congregation, Grand Rapids, Michigan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“We used to sing a hymn that said, ‘O how I fear Thee, living God! With deepest, tenderest fears.’ No longer. But the hymn’s first lines remind us of what we are missing: ‘My God, how wonderful Thou art, Thy majesty, how bright.’ Only those who find God to be ‘wonderful’ and his majesty ‘bright’ experience the ‘tenderest’ fear. So we have a problem; but thankfully help is at hand in \u003ci\u003eWhat Does It Mean to Fear the Lord?\u003c\/i\u003e Like an elder brother, Michael Reeves guides us into a fresh understanding of the fear of the Lord. On the way, he introduces us to some of his friends—masters in the school of discipleship—who have walked the path before us. Join him on the journey. You will soon discover why ‘the L\u003csmall\u003eORD\u003c\/small\u003e takes pleasure in those who fear him’ (Ps. 147:11).”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSinclair B. Ferguson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e,\u003c\/strong\u003e Chancellor’s Professor of Systematic Theology, Reformed Theological Seminary; Teaching Fellow, Ligonier Ministries\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, the Bible says, and reading this book will make you wise—wise to who God is and what God requires of us by way of loving, responsive discipleship. Packed full of historical nuggets, \u003ci\u003eWhat Does It Mean to Fear the Lord?\u003c\/i\u003e deserves to be widely read. ‘Walking in the fear of the Lord’ is language that has largely disappeared from the contemporary church. The result is the insipid quality of a great deal of current Christianity. Recapturing the sense of God’s incomprehensible greatness and holiness is the needed antidote this book provides. An absolute gem of a book.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDerek W. H. Thomas\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e,\u003c\/strong\u003e Chancellor’s Professor of Systematic and Pastoral Theology, Reformed Theological Seminary; Teaching Fellow, Ligonier Ministries\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Ours is a day of great fears—fear of financial collapse, fear of terrorist attacks, fear of climatic disasters, fear of a deadly pandemic—all kinds of fears, except the most important of all: the reverential fear of God. How needed then is this marvelous study of a much-neglected theme, one that is central to the Scriptures and vital to human flourishing.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael A. G. Haykin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e,\u003c\/strong\u003e Professor of Church History and Biblical Spirituality, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"contrib-hd clear\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"role\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-detail-author clear\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael Reeves\u003c\/strong\u003e (PhD, King’s College, London) is president and professor of theology at Union School of Theology in Bridgend and Oxford, United Kingdom. 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