Dan,
I have never experienced God in that sense, never seen a burning bush, so I cant say if falling on your knees in awe is the natural reaction.
However, with all due respect, the rest of that definition seems to be somewhat contrived to make the fearful less "fearful" :-)
Some of it is contradictory, IMO. After explaining that fear, means reverential awe(why not just use those words in the first place?) He goes on to say that "do not fear" is an invitation to trust in God and not be afraid of him. Therefore he is saying that fear means to not trust in God, and to be afraid of him. That is very different than reverential awe.
Anyway, that is how it appears to me.
Do you think we should fear God in the traditional sense of the word?
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