Not to rebuke sin is a form of hatred, not love (Lev. 19:17). Refusing to warn a person about his sin is just as unloving as refusing to warn him about a serious disease he may have. A person who does not warn a friend about his sin cannot claim love as his motive.
John MacArthur

FEAR

FEAR

FEAR, Unholy

  1. A characteristic of the wicked # Re 21:8
  2. IS DESCRIBED AS 2a) A fear of idols

    # 2Ki 17:38

2b) A fear of man # 1Sa 15:24 Joh 9:22 2c) A fear of judgments # Isa 2:19 Lu 21:26 Re 6:16,17 2d) A fear of future punishment # Heb 10:27 2e) Overwhelming # Ex 15:16 Job 15:21,24 2f) Consuming # Ps 73:19 3) A guilty conscience leads to # Ge 3:8,10 Ps 53:5 Pr 28:1 4) Seizes the wicked # Job 15:24 18:11 5) Surprises the hypocrite # Isa 33:14,18 6) The wicked judicially filled with # Le 26:16,17 De 28:65-67 Jer 49:5 7) Shall be realised # Pr 1:27 10:24 8) God mocks # Pr 1:26 9) Saints sometimes tempted to # Ps 55:5 10) Saints delivered from # Pr 1:33 Isa 14:3 11) Trust in God, a preservative from # Ps 27:1 12) Exhortations against # Isa 8:12 Joh 14:27 13) Exemplified 13a) Adam # Ge 3:10 13b) Cain # Ge 4:14 13c) Midianites # Jud 7:21,22 13d) Philistines # 1Sa 14:15 13e) Saul # 1Sa 28:5,20 13f) Adonijah’s guests # 1Ki 1:49 13g) Haman # Es 7:6 13h) Ahaz # Isa 7:2 13i) Belshazzar # Da 5:6 13j) Pilate # Joh 19:8 13k) Felix # Ac 24:25