Should we fear God when we are told he loves us?

Q: Should we fear God when we are told he loves us? 

A: First, we need to define God's love.

Then, explain more about fear: Theres 2 main fear; fear thats your friend & fear thats your enemy. The final fear is a revenant fear  towards God, (whom a believer loves). 

One point folk misunderstand is, the non born again [converted by God] think theyre good, so if they do wrong they fear theyll be punished. But God revealed were all sinners by nature, as children of Adam - born in sin. From our mothers womb (from conception) we are enemies of God and that means....all are already hellbound. Its by God's Grace thru Christ that salvation is even available, to escape it. Be restored to God, adopted by God, saved, forgiven, blessed, eternity bound etc. This is a key thing folk miss. If they understood it rightly theyde see theyre a vile wicked evil wretched sinner deserving of death and damnation. Thus Christ and His redemption offer make real sense.

Some also say People should surrender to, come to Jesus because they love Him, right?. True, people should surrender to, come to Jesus because they love Him. But they cant do that if theyre in sin. They hate God, Jesus and truth, because they love sin, so... God has to draw us to himself. He will use Christisns, Christianesque stuff, the Bible, seeds planted, tragedy, suffering [which is part of this world cuz the natural consequences of the 1st sin, and 8 billion people's continued sinning], as well as death [the wages we earn for our sin], etc. God uses all these things to lead us to Him and to Christ, so we can be in a right relationship with Him. Once we see what God did, what Jesus did, seeing God's love for mankind (while His enemies), seeing our desperate situation [in truth], and being humble and grateful as they grasp eagerly at the offer in the Gospel.... God can cause us to be born again; transformed into a new creation-- who has right desires. Desires to love Him. And the final draw and transfirmation not only happen at three same time, but because of it we desire it. It isnt taking place against our will. 

Hope that helps 😊✨️

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