The doctrine of fear

1. Fear is a mental attitude and a mental attitude sin — 1 Samuel 17:11,24. Like all mental attitude sins it attacks the soul and anything that attacks the soul is attacking the vital lifeline. The most important part of your life is what goes on in your soul, the real you is the soul. Therefore fear is a part of the makeup of your soul when obviously you do not have the inner residency of Bible doctrine.

2. Fear therefore, is the sign of reversionism — 1 Samuel 18:12, 29; 21:12; 28:20.

3. On the other hand lack of fear is a part of mental attitude dynamics — Hebrews 13:6 as well as 11:27.

4. Legitimate fear is related to the supergrace believer failing — Hebrews 4:1.

5. Love is the absence of fear — 1 John 4:18. Remember that love is basically a mental attitude.

6. Fear is not a part of the divine plan for the believer — Exodus 14:13,14; Joshua 8:1; Deuteronomy 31:8; Isaiah 41:10; 1 Chronicles 28:20; 2 Samuel 1:7.

7. Courage or lack of fear is a sign of supergrace status — Psalm 3:6; 56:3,11; Hebrews 11:27.

8. Fear as used for occupation with Christ is a part of supergrace status. The word “fear” in the original language has another meaning: “occupation with.” There are certain passages where fear is used in that sense — 2 Samuel 23:3; Nehemiah 5:9,15; Ephesians 5:21; Job 28:28; Psalm 19:9; 34:11; Proverbs 1:7; 9:10; 10:27; 15:16; Malachi 3:16; 1 Peter 2:17.