[Esther Ruth]

So should we be teaching people to fear ‘marks’ or should we be teaching people to never reject God? I think our priority and focus is in the wrong place.

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Christians do not “fear” the mark. They are told to reject it. They reject it out of obedience to God. He said reject it, don't take it, don't accept it INSPITE of the fact that you may need it to to buy, sell, eat. Therefore they watch for it, they are cautious, on guard, warn those who will listen.

This is not a phobia (fear). The secular world may frame it as such like they do other things that God has forbidden (ie homophobia) so they can paint those obedient to the Bible in such a way for their purpose.

[mnehring]

Christians do not “fear” the mark.

But we are being told to be in fear of this technology or precoursers to this. See posts #62, 66, & 70.