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His Holiness Pope Shenouda III
Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch of the See of St. Mark

   -An excerpt from Al-Ahram newspaper written by H.H Pope Shenouda on March, 6th 2011. 

Some people say: as long as we are dealing with a loving God is Forgiving, affectionate, so do not fear anything. Whatever is wrong forgive us. And so are led to disregard and desecration and indifference! There is no doubt that they need all need to fear God. The prophet David said: "Initiation of wisdom is the fear of God."

Needed in this generation is to talk about fear. Because he had grabbed the fear from the hearts of many people, even young people who are not afraid of their father nor mother, nor teacher, nor of the Sheikh, nor a leader, nor any authority in the school or in the street or at work.

The angels are not afraid while speaking with god. As humans are exposed to fall in sins every day, trying to escape the fear, because the adhesive is preceded with sin and its consequences.

The first type of fear is the fear of falling into sin. The payment of a beneficial owner to care. A man who loves to live a pure life is afraid of falling into sin because it has been said about sin, it creates many wounded, dead and all powerful. So Man is spiritual, but not arrogant, afraid and in particular from the violence of wars and spiritual strength and cunning devils.