and in whatever period of history we have lived, two things are required of us. These are what we should live for. It was for these that we were made, and without them we can secure neither fulfilment nor happiness. The first is the fear of God. This does not mean being terrified of him. The Bible never uses this expression in that way. It does not have in mind a guilty cringing before him. It means, rather, having a reverent respect for him, because of his greatness and glory. To this is added gratitude