The trust and boldness that faith in God and His word gives. "In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence;" "The Lord shall be thy confidence." Pr 3:26; 14:26. "We are made partakers of Christ if we hold the beginning of our 'assurance' firm unto the end." Heb 3:14. In contrast to this the 'fearful' are classed with the 'unbelieving.' Re 21:8.
for the Lord will be your confidence and will keep your foot from a snare.
In the fear of the Lord one has strong confidence and his children have a refuge.
For we have become companions of the Messiah if we hold firmly until the end the reality that we had at the start.
But the cowards, unbelievers, vile, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars-their share will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death."
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