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Why I don’t fear covid

...And why true believers shouldn’t either “Fear not.”    Jesus said this at least nine times. It’s in many other places in the Word as well, both old and New Testament, in over a hundred places. When angels approached men in the Bible they were often told to fear not.  Not fearing is a command in the word. It’s not a question. It’s not a “maybe”. It’s a command.  Fear in both Hebrew and Greek is the same word for reverence. It’s used to explain how we should treat God. With fear and reverence.  In Matthew 10:28, Jesus tells us to “fear not them which kill the body but are not able to kill the soul; but rather fear He who has the power to destroy both body and soul in hell.” Jesus himself said that. And who do you suppose he was talking about? I’ll give you a hint. It wasn’t Dr. Fauci.  The word for fear here in both places by the way is phobios. Greek for fear and reverence. We are commanded here not to reverence men but instead to reverence God.  God...