Fearing God: The Key to the Treasure House of Heaven
Overview
Morey examines the missing element in the Church and in the world today: the fear of God. Morey explores the topic for about 100 pages, then includes a supplement with more than 200 pages of historical writings on the topic.
The supplement includes citations from a few early church fathers, the transcript of Spurgeon's sermon "A Fear to be Desired," and the complete text of John Bunyan's The Fear of God, John Gill's The Fear of God, and Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God by Jonathan Edwards.
The back cover of the print edition states, "What Morey has to say in Fearing God needs to be said. In fact, it should have been said a long time ago. ...You won't "feel good" after you read Fearing God. You will either embrace Fearing God out of a sense of humility or you will throw it against the wall out of a burning sense of irritation."
- A Modern Analysis of the Fear of God
Top Highlights
“They understood that the wrath of God was the black velvet pillow on which the jewel of divine love shined its brightest. Without the wrath of God, divine love becomes lifeless like a diamond on white paper. This is why in Scripture God’s wrath always forms the context of His love.” (Page 4)
“Any view of God, which does not lead us to fear God, cannot be a biblical view of God.” (Page 20)
“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge’ (Proverbs 1:7).” (Page 1)
“the fear of God, the Bible speaks of it 278 times!” (Page 33)
“It is the soul and substance of our relationship to God and the sweetest part of walking with God. Without the fear of the Lord, there can be no true wisdom. To become a wise person who understands the ways of God and of man, the ‘first step’ is to fear the Lord. It is not only the first thing in life that you should learn, but it is also the ‘choicest’ aspect of your relationship to God. Without it, nothing in life will make any sense. The fear of the Lord is thus the chief aspect of wisdom, as well as the first step toward wisdom.” (Page 48)
- Title: Fearing God: The Key to the Treasure House of Heaven
- Author: Robert A. Morey
- Publisher: Faith Defenders
- Publication Date: 2000
- Pages: 319
Robert A. Morey was an internationally recognized scholar in the fields of comparative religions, the cults, and the occult as well as on Islam. He is the author of over 40 books, some of which have been translated into Spanish, Swedish, Hungarian, Norwegian, Dutch, German, French, Italian, Chinese, Turkish and Farsi. Morey also ran Faith Defenders and was the founder of California Biblical University and Seminary.