Meeting God with Fear

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Jan 31, 2016 by: Dale Thiele | Series: Behold Your God: a Study of Jonah Scripture: Jonah 01:4-16 Tags: fear, Light of Christ, Nineveh, mariners
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Behold Your God: a Study of Jonah
Meeting God with Fear
Jonah 1:4-16

  • The Lord Aims for Fear
  • Jonah vs. the Mariners: Who Fears the Lord?
  • Fear of the Lord in Light of Christ

Questions for Further Study or Group Discussion

  1. Read Jonah 1:4-16. Why does God do what he does? What is he aiming for? Is there something more than Nineveh going on?
  2. Compare and contrast Jonah and the mariners. Perhaps, make lists of each of their actions and compare. How does Jonah demonstrate he does not fear the Lord? How do the mariners demonstrate fear of the Lord?
  3. What is the fear of the Lord? Why would Christians be tempted to ignore this virtue?
  4. What does fear of the Lord look like for a Christian, in light of the work of Christ? Get specific.

Memory Verse of the Week: Psalm 25:14 The friendship of the LORD is for those who fear him, and he makes known to them his covenant. (ESV)

 

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