Zac Poonen - Living and Growing in the Fear of God
Summary
The central message emphasizes that the fear of the Lord, or reverence for God, is the foundation of all wisdom, drawing from Proverbs 9:10. The speaker stresses that this reverence must be taught to children from a young age, paralleling the importance of foundational education. He warns that skipping this foundational teaching and jumping directly to the doctrine of grace leads to a misunderstanding of God's standards, resulting in spiritual laxity and a lack of respect for authority.
Description
Speaker: Zac Poonen Title: Living and Growing in the Fear of God Date: 05/31/2026 Our Goal as Christians is this: To be an exact reflection of Jesus, the Son of God (Romans 8:29) We do this individually by growing in purity in our personal lives (1 John 3:2-3) We do this corporately by becoming fully functioning members of a local Church (Ephesians 4:11-16)