From Ritual Fear to Reverent Love; The Journey of the Fear of God - Rev. Robin-Huws Barnes #AgapeMount

In this powerful teaching, Rev. Robin-Huws Barnes explores what it truly means to walk in the fear of God — not as a ritual or legal requirement, but as a journey from fearful obedience to reverent love.

The message traces the evolution of the fear of God from the Old Testament to the New Testament, showing how the concept moved from ritual fear to moral reverence and ultimately to relationship-based love through Christ Jesus.

 

The fear of God is not about being afraid — it’s about being in awe.
When love becomes the motivation, obedience becomes worship.
Let your reverence move from ritual to relationship, from fear to reverent love.

 

Takeaways:

• Fear of God is not terror but awe-filled love that produces humility and obedience.
  
  
• Grace intensifies reverence — not as law, but as love responding to divine mercy.
  
  
• God desires your heart, not your checklist.
  
  

The fear of God today is expressed through relationship, trust, and moral alignment with His character.

 

Scriptures Referenced:

• Deuteronomy 6:24 – The command to fear and obey the Lord for our good.
  
  
• Psalm 31:19 – God’s goodness laid up for those who fear Him.
  
  
• Psalm 33:18–19 – The eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him and hope in His mercy.
  
  
• Ecclesiastes 12:13 – The whole duty of man: to fear God and keep His commandments.
  
  
• Proverbs 8:13 – The fear of the Lord is to hate evil, pride, and arrogance.
  
  
• Isaiah 29:13 – A warning against worship without heart.
  
  
• Matthew 15:1–9 – Jesus confronts ritualism among the Pharisees.
  
  
• Hebrews 12:28–29 – Serving God with reverence and godly fear through grace.
  
  
• 2 Corinthians 5:14–15 – The love of Christ compels us.
  
  
• Mark 10:17–22 – The rich young ruler and the shift from rule-based obedience to relationship.