We as born-again Christians know we are saved because of the grace of God through our Lord Jesus Christ. But do we understand that the fear of God is the beginning of God’s salvation through Christ? We like the good news of grace and forgiveness because we enjoy this through Christ. But if a person does not have the fear of God in their hearts first, how can their eyes be opened to Christ’s salvation? Read through the first three books of Romans, and see that Paul makes the argument for the fear of God first, before he explains salvation and righteousness through Christ. Jesus always challenged a person’s own righteousness before He said that everything is possible with God, not man.
We see our communities and nation sliding farther and farther from God’s principles and we cry out to God for revival and cha ...