God alone can destroy spirits II

*17/09/2025*


*MID WEEK SERVICE*


TOPIC:

*WHAT DOES GOD DO?*

CREATION 

- God alone can destroy spirits II

Matthew 10:28

Luke 12:4-5

Before addressing the issue of being afraid or fearful, Jesus calls the disciples *my friends* (Luke 12:4). With these words he expresses his closeness to and intimacy with his disciples. It is a message of assurance before he moves on to the question of fear.

Jesus distinguishes between the fear that fetters people and the fear that liberates them. We fear demons, but they do not have the power to cast us into hell. It is much more important that we fear the one who, after killing, has the power to cast us into Gehenna (hell). The only one who has that power is God (James 4:12), not the devil.

Similarly, we fear persecution by the authorities and may hesitate to acknowledge what we believe when we are before them.

But God is to be feared far more than the authorities (Luke 12:8-10)


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