"A Horn To Cast Out Fear"

"And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity (Love), it profiteth me nothing." (1 Corinthians 13:3) As I said before, fear and love can both be considered as a horn; one for defense and the other for offense. In the Scripture above, Paul says something which some might seem as odd; but when you really think about it, what the motivation involved in doing something good, has a lot to do with whether or not it is good. Because, if what is motivating us to good is fear, then the motivation is wrong; and why is that? Torment, that is why! This is the main difference in being motivated by fear or by love; with perfect love, there is no torment. In other words; to be motivated by fear, is to feel the need to do good because you are fearful of what will happen to you if you don't; this is not love; but is rather self-preservation; which is based in selfishness. There is a very sharp difference in being motivated by fear, or by love; and those that are motivated by fear, really do not have Peace with God, but do what they do, to try and gain peace; which really does not work. There is really only one way to have Peace with God, and that is to know God's Love; and there is only one way to know God's Love, and that is to have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ! To put it another way: If we do what we do because we fear God, then in essence, we do not really know His Love; but if we do what we do because we love God, then His Love is perfected in us. "Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as He is, so are we in this world. There is no fear in Love; but perfect Love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in Love. We Love Him, because He first Loved us." (1 John 4:17-19)