"The more the saints come to know the goodness, wisdom, and majesty of God, the more they conduct themselves with fear and reverence toward Him, so that they truly rejoice in Him with fear. Consequently, if you are not yet filled with awe and reverence, fear and trembling, do not think you know God. “Serve the Lord with fear” (Ps. 2:11), and “Let all the ends of the earth fear Him” (Ps. 67:7). Ps. 47:2 “For the Lord is high, terrible.” “How terrible is this place” (Gen. 28:17). This fear is the highest form of worship of God, and it is not worship unless it is one of perfect love and faith and hope. It is offered in a most excellent way by the angels. For “the pillars of heaven tremble before Him” (Job 26:11). About this Ps. 19:19 says: “The fear of the Lord is holy.” Hence also Jacob in Gen. 31:42 swears by the “Fear of Isaac,” his father. This is one of the names of God used because of the excellence of the gift."
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