No Fear of God Romans 3:18

Paul the apostle told the Jews in Rome, “There is none righteous, no, not one:” There is none that understands, there is none that seeks after God”, and he added, “they are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that does good, no, not one. Their throat is an open sepulcher; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips: Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness. Their feet are swift to shed blood: Destruction and misery are in their ways: And the way of peace have they not known:” In chapter three and verse eighteen of Romans, Paul shared how they have “not known”, “the way of peace” where we read:

There is no fear of God before their eyes.

The verse begins, “there is no fear...” Paul began with the words, “there is” which means “there exists and remains” “no fear” or “no dread, terror or reverence”. Paul declared the people of whom he wrote to have “no dread, terror or reverence” at all.

The verse goes on to say, “... of God before their eyes.” Paul continued with the words, “of God” which refers to “the Godhead bodily and trinity which is comprised of God the Father, Christ the Son and the Holy Spirit” “before” or “in the front and sight of” “their eyes” which means “the people's vision and sight”. Paul shared how these people had no “reverence” of God within their “sight”.

When we think through these words of Paul, we see how these people also had no “reverence or awe” of God within their lives. Because they were not “righteous” and forsook the ways of God, they went about their own ways and acquired no “fear of God” that was normal. Jesus Christ came to save people such as these, and though they had “no fear of God” within them, Jesus offered “everlasting life” and shared how they “should not perish”. (See John 3:16) Perhaps the idea of “perishing” eternally shall promote a “fear and reverence” of God which is necessary to consider Jesus for “salvation” from the “righteous” judgment to come.

Next time Paul continues to tell the people in Rome,“whatever the law says, it says to them who are under the law”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

Until tomorrow…there is more…

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