Reverence is the biblical, “fear of the Lord,” and is the outcome of seeing Him in His Son — in Spirit and in Truth.
“Being afraid of the Lord,” is not reverence. It is based on a lie about God. Love vs. Fear from I John 4: (1) I John 4 states, “God is love,” AND (2) I John 4 also states, “Perfect love casts out fear,” THEREFORE. (3) this means that God casts out fear. WHICH, IN TURN (4) means that God never incites fear. The condition of, “being afraid of God” — is never created by God, or the result of the Truth — AS VERIFIED IN 2 TIMOTHY 1:7 WHICH SAYS, (5) God has not given us the spirit of fear, …