Tag: fear and punishment

• Perfect Love Don’t Leave You Afraid (1 John 4:18)

  

  Now let’s just slow down and think about this a minute. The Bible says: “There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves punishment…” If you’re still afraid of God… afraid of punishment… afraid of what’s coming… Love ain’t finished its work in you yet. Fear and punishment go…

  Brother Roger

  April 20, 2026

  Character of God, Hell and Judgment, Theology

  1 John 4:18, Character of God, Eternal Punishment, fear and punishment, fear of the Lord, freedom from fear, God is Love, hell debate, perfect love casts out fear, Spiritual Growth, Universal Salvation

• Does 1 John 4:18 Refute Eternal Punishment because Perfect Love Casts Out Fear?

  

  Few verses in Scripture speak as directly to the human condition—and to the nature of God—as 1 John 4:18 “There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves punishment, and the one who fears is not perfected in love.” (NASB) This is not merely devotional language. It is a…

  Brother Roger

  April 16, 2026

  Character of God, Hell and Judgment, Theology

  1 John 4:18, Biblical Justice, fear and punishment, God is Love, hell debate, kolasis meaning, perfect love, Refining Fire, restoration theology, Universal Salvation