for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.
- 2 Timothy 1:7
How do we recognize the spirit of fear?
The Spirit of Fear produces the opposite effects of the Holy Spirit of God.
Power: Service vs. Self-Preservation
Love: Upward and Outward vs. Inward
“Self-Control”: Peace vs. Panic
We reject the spirit of fear by replacing it with the Spirit of God.
13 Follow the pattern of the sound words that you have heard from me, in the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. 14 By the Holy Spirit who dwells within us, guard the good deposit entrusted to you.
- 2 Timothy 1:13-14
Faith
And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.
- Hebrews 11:6
Love
And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.
- Mark 12:30
Christ Jesus
13 By this we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit. 14 And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. 15 Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.
- 1 John 4:13-1518 There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear…
- 1 John 4:18