[DannyTN]

"I can’t imagine God wanting to be feared. As for should be, I think that would be up to the individual and his beliefs."

Only in the same way that a parent want's a child to fear punishment to avoid doing something that could be injurious to the child or others or that is wrong.

Ultimately, God wants our love not our fear.

"Perfect love casts out fear" -John

[DungeonMaster]

Only in the same way that a parent want's a child to fear punishment to avoid doing something that could be injurious to the child or others or that is wrong.

Ultimately, God wants our love not our fear.

I'd say that without being born again the only feeling left for a person to have for God is fear because judgement is coming. If one is born again then his relationship with God has changed to one where we say "abba father". Yet even a Daddy will put a hurt on us if we are way out of line. But he won't destroy us.

[stuartcr]

I suppose that is one way to look at it, if one believes that God does punish people.