You thought I’d forgotten this series didn’t you! But I don’t quit that easily. You can find the rest of the series I am slowly putting together in a delinquent and disorganized manner by clicking on the “Fear of Man Series” tag on this post. One day it may stand complete. Continue reading “Concerning the Fear of Man, Part VI: Jeremiah 17:1-10”
Category: Fear of Man
Concerning the Fear of Man, Part V: A Disharmony of the Gospels
Now that we’ve looked at the Fear of Man in Proverbs, I want to do the same through the Gospels, finding relevant passages and noting some basic interpretation of them. We’ll dis-harmonize the Gospels and look only at Matthew in this post. Continue reading “Concerning the Fear of Man, Part V: A Disharmony of the Gospels”
Concerning the Fear of Man, IV: Concluding the Proverbial Word Study
In order to finish our study of the fear of man in Proverbs promptly, I’m mostly just going to list references for you to look at by clicking my links and using your eyeballs. I will comment on some verses that do not appear to belong. Most of what I wanted to say philosophically and doctrinally has already been said in my previous three posts though. Continue reading “Concerning the Fear of Man, IV: Concluding the Proverbial Word Study”
Concerning the Fear of Man, III: A Proverbial Word Study
A Proverbial word study is a word study through the book of Proverbs. Thanks for asking. Only as we saw last time, an actual word study may not be as effective as a more general concept study. We already know how the book of Proverbs lands on the issue of the fear of man. Consider Proverbs 29:25 and Proverbs 1:7: Continue reading “Concerning the Fear of Man, III: A Proverbial Word Study”
Concerning the Fear of Man, II: A Failed Word Study
When I first wanted to study the concept of the fear of man, I wanted to do a word study in the Bible for phrases like, “Fear of man.” However, I wasn’t actually sure our English Bibles ever used that particular phrase. It turns out they do. Once. Seriously, I got a pdf of the Not Inspired Version (NIV) and searched for, “Fear of man.” Same with the Elect Standard Version (ESV). It returns, in the translation that Paul used (NASB), Proverbs 29:25. Continue reading “Concerning the Fear of Man, II: A Failed Word Study”
Concerning the Fear of Man, Part I: Introduction
“In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a hobbit-hole, and that means comfort. It had a perfectly round door like a porthole, painted green, with a shiny yellow brass knob in the exact middle. The door opened on to a tubeshaped hall like a tunnel: a very comfortable tunnel without smoke, with panelled walls, and floors tiled and carpeted, provided with polished chairs, and lots and lots of pegs for hats and coats – the hobbit was fond of visitors. Continue reading “Concerning the Fear of Man, Part I: Introduction”
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