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Yes.
“Thou shalt fear thy God:for I am the LORD your God.” Lev.25:17
“That thou mightest fear the LORD thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments.” Dt.6:2
“Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God.” Dt.6:13, 10:20
“And the LORD commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear the LORD our God.” Dt.6:24
“And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God.” Dt.10:12
“Gather the people together, men and women, and children, and thy stranger that is within thy gates, that they may hear,
and that they may learn, and fear the LORD your God.” Dt.31:12
“And that their children, which have not known any thing, may hear, and learn to fear the LORD your God.” Dt.31:13
“That all the people of the earth might know the hand of the LORD, that it is mighty: that ye might fear the LORD your
God for ever.” Jos.4:24
“If ye will fear the LORD, and serve him, and obey his voice, and not rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then
shall both ye and also the king that reigneth over you continue following the LORD your God:” 1 Sam.12:14
“But the LORD your God ye shall fear; and he shall deliver you out of the hand of all your enemies.” 2 Kg.17:39
“The fear of the LORD, that is wisdom.” Job 28:28
“The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever.” Ps.19:9
“The secret of the LORD is with them that fear him.” Ps.25:14
“Let all the earth fear the LORD.” Ps.33:8
“The eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him.” Ps.33:18
“O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.” Ps.34:9
"For the LORD is great, and greatly to be praised: he is to be feared above all gods.” Ps.96:4
"Great is his mercy toward them that fear him." Ps.103:11
"The LORD pitieth them that fear him." Ps.103:13
"But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him." Ps.103:17
"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom." Ps.111:10
"Blessed is the man that feareth the LORD." Ps.112:1
“He will bless them that fear the LORD.” Ps.115:13
“Blessed is every one that feareth the LORD.” Ps.128:1
“The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him.” Ps.147:11
“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge” Pr.1:7
“By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life.”
“My son, fear thou the LORD” Pr.24:21
“For in the multitude of dreams and many words there are also divers vanities: but fear thou God.” Ec.12:13
“Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.”
“Fear ye not me? saith the LORD: will ye not tremble at my presence?” Jer.5:22
“Fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.” Mt.10:28, Lk.12:5
“And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.” Lk.1:50
“Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit,
perfecting holiness in the fear of God.” 2 Cor.7:1
“Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.” Eph.5:21
“It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.” Heb.10:31
“Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God.” 1 Pet.2:17
“Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come:” Rev.14:7
No.
“For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.” 2 Tim.1:7
“There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made
perfect in love.” 1 Jn.4:18
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Explanation:
When speaking of fears, there are two different varieties that are spoken of by the Bible. One is a healthy, rational fear
of God; and the other fear pertains to an anxious disposition, which denotes a lack of trust in God.
A Christian believes that God is omniscient and omnipotent(all-powerful). They also know how God hates sin and punishes it
from His sense of Justice. We must fear His wrath, as that will keep us out of the ways of sin. It is a necessary form of
persuasion for us weak, stubborn creatures. It is just like fearing lightning coming close to you if there is a major electrical
storm, or fearing cars so that you don’t stand in the middle of the street all day. If you realize Who God is, and
how He feels about sin, you will rightly fear His judgment.
Notwithstanding, the arrival of God’s Son, Jesus Christ, brought us a spirit of peace when He gave the outpouring of
the Holy Ghost. Additionally, Jesus’ atonement opened the way to re-establishing mankind’s relationship to God.
Therefore, we can now come to God’s throne of grace boldly, through our relation to Jesus Christ as our Savior. God
the Father loves the Christian as He loves His Son, because we have accepted Jesus’ sacrifice and Lordship over us.
With this spirit of peace, we know that God is our protector, and He will only allow what is best for us in our lives. Instead
of fearing a multitude of things and events in this world, we, as Christians, should only fear God. Fearing God is rational.
An example of an irrational fear is believing that a train will crash every time you get on it. Irrational fears come from
a “spirit of fear”. For the Christian, a fear of God still exists, but it is somewhat different in nature.
Because of God’s love to us, felt tangibly through the Holy Ghost, we do not fear Him as we did before under the Old
Covenant(Testament), i.e., we are not terrified by His judgments. The love that was originally meant for Adam before he sinned
is now given to the Christian only through Jesus’ healing gift of atonement on the cross. The fear of God that we should
still have is an awe and reverence of His Person.
God sees us through Jesus His Son, so we are dear in His eyes, and His anger and punishments will generally not be as severe
as they were before we were saved.
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