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Photos for 2024-08-04
1. Runners about 2001
2. Around a tree about 2001
3. Around a tree about 2001
4. Baby dedication about 2001
5. Inside Out and Fear
One of the characters in the animated Pixar movie
Inside Out is "
Fear". The others are "
Disgust",
Joy, "
Sadness" and "
Anger".
What do you "fear"?
Who should you "fear"?
What does Jesus say about "fear"?
The Greek word for "
favor" is often translated as "
joy" which leads to subtle deceptions in modern day church sermons, etc.
6. Isaiah 41:10 Cherry picked fear
Isaiah 41:10 Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness. [kjv]
μη φοβου μετα σου γαρ ειμι μη πλανω εγω γαρ ειμι ο θεος σου ο ενισχυσας σε και εβοηθησα σοι και ησφαλισαμην σε τη δεξια τη δικαια μου [lxx]
The English translation of this verse can be used to support many ideas. It is best to check the context to see if this
cherry-picked verse supports what will be said about the verse.
The Greek LXX (Septuagint) word for "dismayed" is that of "wander" as in a "wandering" "star" or "planet".
The Greek LXX word for "uphold" is that of "keeping from falling".
The Greek LXX word for "help" means, literally, to "cry out".
The word for "hand" is inferred and may or may not be applicable in this context.
The word "righteousness" is doing what is "right". This verse is explicit in that it is the "righteousness" of God and not man's "righteousness".
7. Isaiah 41:8-13 Context
Isaiah 41:8 But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend. [kjv]
41:9 Thou whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and called thee from the chief men thereof, and said unto thee, Thou art my servant; I have chosen thee, and not cast thee away. [kjv]
41:10 Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness. [kjv]
41:11 Behold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing; and they that strive with thee shall perish. [kjv]
41:12 Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that contended with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought. [kjv]
41:13 For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee. [kjv]
It is not clear that the context can be generalized from Isaiah and Israel to today's moder day church without some disclaimers. For those interested in
truth about
"fear", it might be better to go with what Jesus says, for example, in Matthew (covered below).
8. Matthew 10:28 Soul and body
Matthew 10:28 And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. [kjv]
και μη φοβεισθε απο των αποκτεινοντων το σωμα την δε ψυχην μη δυναμενων αποκτειναι φοβεισθε δε μαλλον τον δυναμενον και ψυχην και σωμα απολεσαι εν γεεννη [gnt]
Jesus tells us who we should
"fear" and it is not
"fear" about the
cares and
concerns of this world. The most dangerous attacks are not from the outside but from the inside and involve
deception.
One cannot "
destroy the soul" by
"killing" the body is in persecution (e.g., by the Roman administrations). The primary way to
"destroy" the "
soul" is through
deception so that you "
sell yourself out" or are "
sold out".
Jesus provides an example in the
next verse.
9. Matthew 10:29-31 Soul and body
10. End of page
Matthew 10:29 Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. [kjv]
ουχι δυο στρουθια ασσαριου πωλειται και εν εξ αυτων ου πεσειται επι την γην ανευ του πατρος υμων [gnt]
10:30 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. [kjv]
υμων δε και αι τριχες της κεφαλης πασαι ηριθμημεναι εισιν [gnt]
10:31 Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows. [kjv]
μη ουν φοβεισθε πολλων στρουθιων διαφερετε υμεις [gnt]
