(March 22, 2013 at 6:14 pm)John V Wrote: No, fear is the beginning of wisdom, but you grow out of fear and into love.Don't you think that in context, the word fear means something more akin to respect. For example, you walk past a junk yard and a vicious dog crashes against the chain link fence growling and barking at you. At first it will startle you, but then you realize he's defending his territory and you have to respect him for that. Or the way you must respect a loaded gun, even if you know how to handle.
(wow, I just compared God to a junkyard dog and a loaded gun...)