Sunday, February 08, 2015
Faith or Fear?
1. a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid.
Synonyms: foreboding, apprehension, consternation, dismay, dread, terror, fright, panic, horror, trepidation, qualm.
2.
a specific instance of or propensity for such a feeling:
an abnormal fear of heights.
3. concern or anxiety; solicitude:
a fear for someone's safety.
4. reverential awe, especially toward God:
the fear of God.
5. something that causes feelings of dread or apprehension; something a person is afraid of:
Cancer is a common fear.
6. anticipation of the possibility that something unpleasant will occur:
Having grown up during the Great Depression, he had a constant fear of running out of money.
9. to consider or anticipate (something unpleasant) with a feeling of dread or alarm:
It's about to snow again, I fear.
10. Archaic. to experience fear in (oneself):
I fear me he will ne'er forgive us.
11 .to have fear; be afraid:
I'll go with you, so do not fear!
12 .to feel apprehensive or uneasy (usually followed by for):
In this time of economic instability, I fear for my children's future.
13 .for fear of /that, in order to prevent or avoid the risk of:
She is afraid to say anything for fear of the consequences.
14. (***) put the fear of God in /into, to cause to be greatly afraid.
Faith is defined as confidence or trust in a being, object, living organism, deity, view, or in the doctrines or teachings of a religion. Faith is used to refer to a belief that is not based on proof or evidence.[1] The word faith is sometimes used as a synonym for hope,[2] for trust,[3] or for belief.[4]
** Faith builds up - while fear tears down!
The Absolute Truth:
James 2:14-26English Standard Version (ESV)
Faith Without Works Is Dead
14 What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him? 15 If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, 16 and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and filled,” without giving them the things needed for the body, what good[a] is that? 17 So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.
18 But someone will say, “You have faith and I have works.” Show me your faith apart from your works, and I will show you my faith by my works. 19 You believe that God is one; you do well. Even the demons believe—and shudder!20 Do you want to be shown, you foolish person, that faith apart from works is useless? 21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered up his son Isaac on the altar? 22 You see that faith was active along with his works, and faith was completed by his works; 23 and the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness”—and he was called a friend of God. 24 You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone. 25 And in the same way was not also Rahab the prostitute justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out by another way? 26 For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, so also faith apart from works is dead.
Faith and Works James 2:17
…16 and one of you says to them, "Go in peace, be warmed and be filled," and yet you do not give them what is necessary for their body, what use is that? 17 Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead, being by itself. 18 But someone may well say, "You have faith and I have works; show me your faith without the works, and I will show you my faith by my works."…
…16 and one of you says to them, "Go in peace, be warmed and be filled," and yet you do not give them what is necessary for their body, what use is that? 17 Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead, being by itself. 18 But someone may well say, "You have faith and I have works; show me your faith without the works, and I will show you my faith by my works."…
Cross References
Galatians 5:6
For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcised has any value.
For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcised has any value.
The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.
James 2:20
You foolish person, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is useless?
James 2:26
As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.
James 2:20
You foolish person, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is useless?
James 2:26
As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.
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Fear is found in mythology and folklore superstitions, and portrayed in books and movies. For example, many stories include characters who fear the antagonist of the plot. One of the important characteristics of historical and mythical heroes across cultures is to be fearless in the face of big and often lethal enemies.
Full Definition of FEAR
1 - a : an unpleasant often strong emotion caused by anticipation or awareness of danger
(2) : a state marked by this emotion
2 : anxious concern : solicitude
3 : profound reverence and awe especially toward God
4 : reason for alarm : danger
1. a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid.
Synonyms: foreboding, apprehension, consternation, dismay, dread, terror, fright, panic, horror, trepidation, qualm.
2. a specific instance of or propensity for such a feeling:
an abnormal fear of heights.
3. concern or anxiety; solicitude:
a fear for someone's safety.
4. reverential awe, especially toward God:
the fear of God.
5. something that causes feelings of dread or apprehension; something a person is afraid of:
Cancer is a common fear.
6. anticipation of the possibility that something unpleasant will occur:
Having grown up during the Great Depression, he had a constant fear of running out of money.
9. to consider or anticipate (something unpleasant) with a feeling of dread or alarm:
It's about to snow again, I fear.
10. Archaic. to experience fear in (oneself):
I fear me he will ne'er forgive us.
11. to have fear; be afraid:
I'll go with you, so do not fear!
12. to feel apprehensive or uneasy (usually followed by for):
In this time of economic instability, I fear for my children's future.
13. for fear of /that, in order to prevent or avoid the risk of:
She is afraid to say anything for fear of the consequences.
14. put the fear of God in /into, to cause to be greatly afraid.
** fear is negative and destroys, Causes more problems...
Synonym Discussion of FEAR
fear, dread, fright, alarm, panic, terror, trepidation mean painful agitation in the presence or anticipation of danger. fear is the most general term and implies anxiety and usually loss of courage <fear of the unknown>. dread usually adds the idea of intense reluctance to face or meet a person or situation and suggests aversion as well as anxiety dread
Fear is an emotion induced by a threat perceived by living entities,
which causes a change in brain and organ function and ultimately a
change in behavior, such as running away, hiding or freezing from
traumatic events. Fear may occur in response to a specific stimulus happening in the present, or to a future situation, which is perceived as risk
to health or life, status, power, security, or in the case of humans
wealth or anything held valuable. The fear response arises from the perception of danger leading to confrontation with or escape from/avoiding the threat (also known as the fight-or-flight response), which in extreme cases of fear (horror and terror) can be a freeze response or paralysis.
In humans and animals, fear is modulated by the process of cognition and learning. Thus fear is judged as rational or appropriate and irrational or inappropriate. An irrational fear is called a phobia.
Psychologists such as John B. Watson, Robert Plutchik, and Paul Ekman have suggested that there is only a small set of basic or innate emotions and that fear is one of them. This hypothesized set includes such emotions as joy, sadness, fright, dread, horror, panic, anxiety, acute stress reaction and anger.
Fear should be distinguished from, but is closely related to, the emotion "anxiety", which occurs as the result of threats that are perceived to be uncontrollable or unavoidable.[1]
The fear response serves survival by generating appropriate behavioral responses, so it has been preserved throughout evolution.[2]
In humans and animals, fear is modulated by the process of cognition and learning. Thus fear is judged as rational or appropriate and irrational or inappropriate. An irrational fear is called a phobia.
Psychologists such as John B. Watson, Robert Plutchik, and Paul Ekman have suggested that there is only a small set of basic or innate emotions and that fear is one of them. This hypothesized set includes such emotions as joy, sadness, fright, dread, horror, panic, anxiety, acute stress reaction and anger.
Fear should be distinguished from, but is closely related to, the emotion "anxiety", which occurs as the result of threats that are perceived to be uncontrollable or unavoidable.[1]
The fear response serves survival by generating appropriate behavioral responses, so it has been preserved throughout evolution.[2]
Fear is an emotion induced by a threat perceived by living entities, which causes a change in brain and organ function and ultimately a change in behavior, such as running away, hiding or freezing from traumatic events. Fear may occur in response to a specific stimulus happening in the present, or to a future situation, which is perceived as risk to health or life, status, power, security, or in the case of humans wealth or anything held valuable. The fear response arises from the perception of danger leading to confrontation with or escape from/avoiding the threat (also known as the fight-or-flight response), which in extreme cases of fear (horror and terror) can be a freeze response or paralysis.
In humans and animals, fear is modulated by the process of cognition and learning. Thus fear is judged as rational or appropriate and irrational or inappropriate. An irrational fear is called a phobia.
Psychologists such as John B. Watson, Robert Plutchik, and Paul Ekman have suggested that there is only a small set of basic or innate emotions and that fear is one of them. This hypothesized set includes such emotions as joy, sadness, fright, dread, horror, panic, anxiety, acute stress reaction and anger.
Fear should be distinguished from, but is closely related to, the emotion "anxiety", which occurs as the result of threats that are perceived to be uncontrollable or unavoidable.[1]
The fear response serves survival by generating appropriate behavioral responses, so it has been preserved throughout evolution.[2]
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Religion
Religions are filled with different fears that humans have had throughout many centuries. The fears aren't just metaphysical (including the problems of life and death) but are also moral. Death is seen as a boundary to another world. That world would always be different depending on how each individual lived their lives. The origins of this intangible fear are not found in the present world. In a sense we can assume that fear was a big influence on things such as morality.This assumption, however, flies in the face of concepts such as Moral Absolutism and Moral Universalism - which would hold that our morals are rooted in either the divine or natural laws of the universe, and would not be generated by any human feeling, thought or emotion.
There is another fear in the Holy Bible that has a different meaning; the fear of God.
Fear is used to express a Filial or a slavish passion.
One in which the believers " fear of god " is "holy awe" or " a total reverence " of Almighty God our creator and the laws of its associated religion. Amen!
Manipulation
Fear may be politically and culturally manipulated to persuade citizenry of ideas which would otherwise be widely rejected or dissuade citizenry from ideas which would otherwise be wildly supported. In contexts of disasters, nation-states manage the fear not only to provide their citizens with an explanation about the event or blaming some minorities, but also to adjust their previous beliefs. The manipulation of fear is done by means of symbolic instruments as terror movies and the administration ideologies that lead to nationalism. After a disaster, the fear is re-channeled in a climate of euphoria based on patriotism. The fear and evilness are inextricably intertwined.[67]Psychology
Cognitive behavioral therapy has been successful in helping people overcome fear. Because fear is more complex than just forgetting or deleting memories, an active and successful approach involves people repeatedly confronting their fears. By confronting their fears—in a safe manner—a person can suppress the fear-triggering memory or stimulus. Known as ‘exposure therapy’, this practice can help cure up to 90% of people, with specific phobias.[31]** Yet fear should not be allowed to control or limit your life!
