The secret of boldness? Fear God more than the flames. Fear Him more than your reputation. Let us be done with fainthearted, tepid leadership. Ours is the day to “play the man” with bold, uncompromising truth and love, risking it all for God. [More]
That doesn't mean the risks we take need to be stupid. And if anybody's going to be doing any fearing, I'd prefer it be the ones trying to inflict it. So yeah, "free speech" and not having tyrants with the power to burn you at the stake without putting their own skin in the game is supremely important.
Maybe I'm misreading this guy, but I walked away from this thinking "stupid theologian." Sorry, I'm more of a "sell your cloak" and no "guilt of self-murder" kind'a sinner...
Tangentially related: During my recent hiatus away from the internet, I found the time to read Dante's The Inferno, a very thoughtful and erudite 1953 Mentor Books translation by John Ciardi with in-depth introductions for each canto and copious footnotes. Reading that may sound like hell to you, but I couldn't put it down, especially with all the "side trips" into mythology and details on characters like Hercules, the Minotaur, Jason, Ulysses... Just don't tell the cancel culturists what it says about the fate of sodomites and Mahomet or they'll have it burned quicker than you can say "Dr. Seuss."
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"Maybe I'm misreading this guy, ..."
The problem is a lack of foundation from Jim Hoft.
When you Fear the Lord there is no room in your heart to fear Man.
There are many references to this on the 'Net. So ...
https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/lay-aside-the-fear-of-man
Why do we fear others’ disapproval so much? We all experience this fear, and most of us don’t want to admit how serious its tyranny can be.
The Bible calls this the “fear of man,” and it can weave a web of ambiguity around issues that are biblically clear. The fear of man can immobilize us when we should take action, and gag us into silence when we should speak. It feels powerful, but its power is deceptive.
That’s why the Bible tells us, “The fear of man lays a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is safe” (Proverbs 29:25). The Hebrew word here for “snare” refers to traps hunters used to catch animals or birds. Snares are dangerous. If we get caught, we must do whatever it takes to free ourselves.
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https://biblereasons.com/fear-of-man/
“The remarkable thing about God is that when you fear God, you fear nothing else, whereas if you do not fear God, you fear everything else.” – Oswald Chambers
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Basically, when you fear Man, you are imprisoned. And the Left know that.
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