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Yes, but why am I so fearful, you say, if God loves me?
Your fear is also proof that God loves you. It, too, is a result of the work of the Holy Spirit. It is not anxiety unto God which He is working within you. Herein you misunderstand Him. He is now making you anxious with respect to sin. Such anxiety is a precious gift from God, for which later on you will be very grateful, after you have had a little more experience.
This fear, then, is not proof that there is something wrong with your conversion, but, on the contrary, very definite proof that you have been converted and have been given that truly repentant heart which fears God and desires to do nothing against Him. In this connection, too, we have a decisive passage from Paul: “Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling” (Philippians 2:12).
The fear which you are now experiencing is not abnormal. It is part and parcel of the salvation which you are experiencing. It has a double purpose. To help separate you from sin and to keep you close to the Savior. Its purpose is to make you so dependent upon your merciful and mighty Savior that you cannot live without Him a single hour of the day.
Why I Am A Christian - Ole Hallesby
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