It is not just a fear of punishment for sin but it is a ____ for and ____ to God’s person, to His majesty, authority, and goodness.

It is not just a fear of punishment for sin but it is a ____ for and ____ to God’s person, to His majesty, authority, and goodness.

• A. Fear and Obedience
• B. Respect and Awe
• C. Reverence and Submission
• D. Trust and Honor

Answer: (C)

This item tests the attitude believers cultivate toward God that goes beyond fearing punishment. It speaks of a heart that recognizes God’s person, His majesty, authority, and goodness, and responds with reverence and submission. Reverence means to greatly honor and awe God—seeing Him as worthy of all praise and devotion because of who He is. Submission means yielding to His will, obeying His commands, and living under His authority. Put together, reverence and submission describe a posture of worshipful honor that gladly aligns life with God’s will. Respect and awe touch on parts of this, but they don’t fully express the active yielding to God’s authority. Fear and obedience centers more on avoiding punishment and complying, whereas reverence paired with submission emphasizes honoring God in a relational, reverent stance and a willing, daily surrender to Him. Trust and honor are related ideas but don’t capture the exact pairing of honoring God (reverence) and submitting to His authority (submission) as distinctly.

This item tests the attitude believers cultivate toward God that goes beyond fearing punishment. It speaks of a heart that recognizes God’s person, His majesty, authority, and goodness, and responds with reverence and submission. Reverence means to greatly honor and awe God—seeing Him as worthy of all praise and devotion because of who He is. Submission means yielding to His will, obeying His commands, and living under His authority. Put together, reverence and submission describe a posture of worshipful honor that gladly aligns life with God’s will.

Respect and awe touch on parts of this, but they don’t fully express the active yielding to God’s authority. Fear and obedience centers more on avoiding punishment and complying, whereas reverence paired with submission emphasizes honoring God in a relational, reverent stance and a willing, daily surrender to Him. Trust and honor are related ideas but don’t capture the exact pairing of honoring God (reverence) and submitting to His authority (submission) as distinctly.