How is Fear of the Lord a good thing?

In most instances God chooses the fulfill his will through human cooperation, not through direct action. That's why things like the Church, salvation, missionary work, etc. are all done by those choosing to work with God, not those being coerced by him, or by God himself. Now, once you are in agreement with his will he may take direct action on certain things that are beyond your ability.

There are exceptions to this but in general this is the trend we see in the Bible. Jesus saved humanity because humanity could not save itself. However, spreading the Gospel, running the churches, etc is all done by willing people because that is something that they can do.

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