{"id":3435,"date":"2022-03-14T10:34:25","date_gmt":"2022-03-14T10:34:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bobjanet.org.uk\/bobsblog\/?p=3435"},"modified":"2022-03-14T10:36:33","modified_gmt":"2022-03-14T10:36:33","slug":"the-use-of-fear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bobjanet.org.uk\/bobsblog\/2022\/03\/14\/the-use-of-fear\/","title":{"rendered":"The use of fear"},"content":{"rendered":"

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You may not be able to make it out, but the Pennine Way runs just below the top of this valley-side. I’ve sometimes walked along it, and looked down on those rocky lumps on the steep slope, and experienced a small amount of fear…. as a consequence of which I’ve carefully avoided falling off. Fear has its uses.<\/p>\n

And so both the New Testament readings in Sunday’s lectionary<\/a> carry an element of threat. How can a loving God allow us to read such stuff? But a loving God also doesn’t want us beloved children to be complacent and get ourselves into trouble as a consequence.<\/p>\n

Complacency can be dangerous. How many people thought that NATO had no purpose any more once Russia was no longer communist? But socialism wasn’t the problem.<\/p>\n

Tranquil morning here, anyway…\"\"<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

You may not be able to make it out, but the Pennine Way runs just below the top of this valley-side. I’ve sometimes walked along it, and looked down on those rocky lumps on the steep slope, and experienced a small amount of fear…. as a consequence of which I’ve carefully avoided falling off. Fear … <\/p>\n

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