Rejoice and Tremble: The Surprising Good News of the Fear of the Lord (Union)

by Michael Reeves

Publisher:

Crossway

, 2021

Overview

Fear is one of the strongest human emotions, and it is one that often baffles Christians.

When they turn to the Bible, the picture seems equally confusing: Is fear a good thing or a bad thing? While God commands his people to fear him, they are also told to fight fear. Michael Reeves brings clarity where there is confusion as he encourages readers to rejoice in the strange paradox that the gospel both frees them from sinful fear and leads them to godly fear. This book argues from Scripture that godly fear is the opposite of being afraid of God or his punishment, as if he were a tyrant. Instead, it is the intensity of the saints’ love for, delight in, and enjoyment of all that God is. Rejoice and Tremble examines what it looks like when a believer is filled with a right and healthy fear of God, and how this fear is the means by which the people of God exhibit to the world the divine qualities of holiness, blessedness, happiness, wholeness, and beauty as they point to Christ Jesus.

Key Features

• Explores the connection to wisdom, joy, and humility
• Examines the difference between sinful fear and godly fear
• Corrects negative perceptions of the fear of God

Contents

• Do Not Be Afraid!
• Sinful Fear
• Right Fear
• Overwhelmed by the Creator
• Overwhelmed by the Father
• How to Grow in Fear
• The Awesome Church
• Eternal Ecstasy

Product Details

• Title: Rejoice & Tremble: The Surprising Good News of the Fear of the Lord
• Author: Michael Reeves
• Series: Union
• Publisher: Crossway
• Print Publication Date: 2021
• Logos Release Date: 2021
• Pages: 179
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• Subjects: God (Christianity) › Worship and love; Fear of God › Christianity
• ISBNs: 9781433565328, 9781433565359, 9781433565335, 9781433565342
• Resource ID: LLS:REJOICETREMBLE
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2021-11-12T22:40:02Z

Benefits of Logos Edition

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About Michael Reeves

Michael Reeves is theologian-at-large at Wales Evangelical School of Theology. He previously served as head of theology for the Universities and Colleges Christian Fellowship (UCCF) and is the author of several books, including Delighting in the Trinity: An Introduction to the Christian Faith.