FEAR
(See also Anxiety; Dread; Panic; Phobias; Terrorism; Timidity)
(Note centered headings below: Of God; Quotations)
abolition: g05 8/8 10; w04 11/15 32; w95 8/15 4-7
animals:
awe: it-1 222-223
benefit of healthy fear: w95 10/15 4; w89 6/1 3-4
Bible examples: scl 45; w06 5/1 14; g98 7/22 11
David: w24.01 2-5
Hezekiah’s reliance on Jehovah: ip-1 325-328, 383-394
Jehoshaphat’s reliance on Jehovah: scl 45; mwb23.05 4; w17.03 20-21; w11 11/15 8; w09 6/15 8
chart of fears of children and parents: w95 10/15 3
children: w95 10/15 3; g93 7/8 28; g89 2/8 30
Bible Stories cassettes help child overcome fear of being alone: w88 5/15 32
bullies at school: w19.10 32; g94 8/8 6-7; g89 4/8 30; g89 8/8 14-16
nuclear war: w88 4/15 11
praying till not afraid: w95 10/1 18
survey in Australia: g87 9/22 29
contributing factors: g05 8/8 4-7; w95 10/15 3-7
coping with fear: w24.01 2-7, 24-25; mwb24.05 14; w06 5/1 14-16
cowardice: ijwbv article 24; scl 118
discussion: it-1 818-819; g05 8/8 3-10
effects:
healthy fear: it-1 818; w89 6/1 3-4
morbid fear: it-1 818; g05 8/8 3, 7; w95 10/15 4; w89 6/1 3
experiences:
fearlessness of Witness helps former Bible student: w09 7/15 23
fear of death: w22.06 14, 18-19
fear of family: w24.01 5-7; w22.06 14, 17-18
fear of persecution: w22.06 14, 17-18
fear upon realizing truth: w98 10/1 4-6
overcoming fear in field ministry: bt 133; w99 12/15 25
overcoming fear of field ministry: w20.02 26-27; w99 12/1 25; w96 4/1 31; yb91 90
overcoming fear of man: w14 4/15 9-10; w98 1/15 16-17
overcoming fear of serving where need is greater: w22.06 14, 16; w18.01 3-4
religious fears overcome: yb98 249-250
sister pursued by insistent man: w24.01 4
threat of village violence fizzles: yb06 228-229
town’s fears overcome: w96 1/1 23
video I Prayed to Jehovah for Courage: lff lesson 22
Witnesses in school: w98 1/15 16; w97 2/1 6-7
Witness youth under interrogation: w01 5/1 16
young elder overcomes fears: w19.10 22-23
young recluse: w99 6/1 8
“faint out of fear” (Lu 21:26): rr 198; w10 7/15 7; w97 4/1 15
“have no fear” (Mt 10:31): w06 5/1 15
“have no fear, little flock” (Lu 12:32): w95 2/15 18-22
“I fear no harm, for you are with me” (Ps 23:4): w24.01 30
Jehovah’s reassurance: w25.05 12-13
“do not be afraid” (Jer 1:8): jr 188-191
“do not be afraid, for I am with you” (Isa 41:10): w25.05 12; ijwbv article 5; w06 5/1 14-16; ip-2 22-24
“do not be afraid. I myself will help you” (Isa 41:13): w10 7/15 12-15
“do not be afraid or be terrified” (2Ch 20:17): w03 6/1 12-17
life story “Coping With My Weaknesses”: w90 5/1 10-13
love helps overcome fear: w22.06 14-19
“love throws fear outside” (1Jo 4:18): it-2 605; w04 10/1 29; w95 8/1 31; w87 12/1 10-11; w86 7/15 22
meaning of term: w23.06 14; it-1 818; w89 1/1 29
morbid fear, dread: scl 45
of Armageddon: g05 7/8 12-13
of changing religion: w88 6/1 3-4
of commenting at meetings: mwb25.01 5; w23.04 21; w19.01 8, 10-13; w10 10/15 23-24
of crime: w95 8/15 3-6; w88 4/15 11
of death: ijwbq article 60; scl 41; w22.06 18-19; w15 8/1 2; g 5/12 11; g 12/07 3-4, 9; ie 29
Hindu view: vi 6-7
of demons: w19.04 24; wp16.6 6
of embarrassment: g88 9/22 15
of evil eye: g89 1/8 22-23
of failure: g 5/11 26-28
of family: w22.06 17-18
of field ministry: bt 63; lff lesson 22; km 10/10 1; w90 8/1 19-20
informal witnessing: km 4/07 1
witnessing in school: w18.05 29; yp1 121-127; g 7/09 24-27
of flying: g03 8/8 30; g02 12/8 4-5, 9-12; g00 4/8 30; g99 3/8 12; g88 9/22 21-23
of future: ijwbq article 189; g 5/08 3; w07 5/15 3-4; g 6/07 30; w97 2/1 5-6
of man: scl 45, 118; it-1 649; mwb18.05 7; w07 10/1 26-27; w01 12/1 23; w96 3/15 15-16; w89 1/1 30; w89 6/1 4-7
bans seek to instill: w19.07 10
Bible examples: w09 12/1 25; w95 3/15 19; w89 6/1 4-5
conquering: w24.04 16-17; w23.09 27-28; w22.06 16-18; bt 32, 34-35; w19.07 7; w14 4/15 9-10; w09 3/1 12-14; jd 93-94; lr 157-161; w98 1/15 15-17; w95 3/15 19-20; w89 6/1 6-7; w86 6/1 28
factor in not accepting truth: w09 3/1 12-13; w96 11/15 30-31
factor in not remaining in the truth: w03 2/1 11
freedom from: w97 2/1 6-7
helping men overcome: w11 11/15 26-27
Israelite spies: scl 118
Nicodemus: w02 2/1 11
peer pressure: g 1/14 10-11; yp2 128-135; w07 10/1 27; yp 73-80
Peter: w24.07 18; w23.09 27; scl 118; jy 288; ia 200-201; w12 8/15 22-23; w10 4/1 23-24; w08 1/1 26; lr 157-161; gt chapter 120; w90 11/15 8-9
snare: w12 8/15 22-23; w98 1/15 15; w89 6/1 4
video Defend Your Faith Despite Opposition: lff lesson 34
young brother in Nazi Germany: w23.09 24
Zedekiah: it-2 1228
of not being able to provide: w22.06 15-16
of nuclear materials being hijacked: g88 6/8 30
of nuclear war: g17.6 4; w10 8/1 3; w88 4/15 11; w88 10/1 7; w87 7/1 10; g87 10/22 29; w86 1/15 4; w86 2/15 7; g86 5/22 6-8
coping with: mrt article 111
since end of Cold War: g04 3/8 3-9; g99 8/22 3-5, 7-10; g96 4/22 5-6
of persecution: mwb22.03 5; it-2 1126; w10 7/15 12-15
of rape: g05 8/8 6
of Satan: w18.05 23; lvs 214-215; w14 11/1 6; lv 184-185; w06 1/15 26-27
of terrorism: g87 1/8 3-4, 11; g86 7/8 29-30
of the dead: g 5/12 10-11; w09 1/1 11-13; g 6/09 22-23; ie 29; w97 2/1 5; rq 23; g96 8/8 18-19; w94 10/15 3-4; rs 30; w87 11/1 5-6
of trusting: w03 11/1 3; w97 3/1 25-28
of world war: mrt article 103
prevalence: g05 8/8 3-7; w04 11/15 32; g03 4/8 28; w95 8/15 3-4; w95 10/15 3-7; w94 7/15 3-4; w88 4/15 10-11
comment by Russian newspaper: g96 10/8 4
Satan uses: w17.07 30; w12 8/15 22-23; w10 7/15 12-15; w07 10/15 12-14
sign of last days: it-1 818-819; g05 8/8 9-10; w95 10/15 5-8; w94 7/15 4-5; rs 237-238; w88 10/1 6-7; w88 10/15 3; g88 4/8 8
“fearful sights” (Lu 21:11): mrt articles 68, 86
“superior authorities” (Ro 13:1): it-1 818; it-2 523, 1150
“object of fear” (Ro 13:3, 4): w90 11/1 19-20
‘rendering fear’ to (Ro 13:7): w90 11/1 25
superstitions: w87 11/1 3-7
youths: w88 4/15 11; g86 11/8 5-6
Britain: w88 10/1 7; g87 1/8 30
Of God
Adam and Eve: it-1 818
‘afraid of your activity’ (Hab 3:2): w00 2/1 20
aid in recognizing the truth: w24.07 9-10
awe: it-1 222-223
balanced view: w19.03 5-6
“beginning of knowledge” (Pr 1:7): it-2 180, 704; w06 9/15 17; w99 9/15 13-14; rs 288-289
“beginning of wisdom” (Ps 111:10): w09 3/15 24; w95 3/15 16
benefits: w23.06 20-25; it-1 649-650; w07 5/15 19; jd 93-95; w05 9/15 13-15; w00 3/1 30; w95 3/15 15-20; w89 1/1 29-30; w89 6/1 5-7; w87 12/1 11-12
angelic support (Ps 34:7): w07 3/1 24
courage: w06 10/1 19-20
endurance of difficulties: w89 6/1 6-7
for children: w07 5/15 15
happiness: w09 3/15 25-26; w87 5/15 28; w87 12/1 11
makes heart receptive: w01 10/15 21
overcomes fear of man: jd 93-94; w89 6/1 6-7; g89 4/8 14
Bible examples: w01 12/1 21-23; w92 1/1 19-21
David: w06 8/1 21-30
Jehoiada (high priest): w23.06 17-18
Jesus Christ: scl 23; w95 3/15 11-12
Messiah (Isa 11:2, 3): ip-1 159-160
Nehemiah (Ne 5:15): scl 23; lvs 20; lv 18
Obadiah (steward): w23.06 16-17; w06 10/1 19-20
Shiphrah and Puah: w99 10/1 32
consistent with—
God of love: g98 1/8 26-27; w89 6/1 5-6
love for God: cl 98-99; w01 7/1 5-6; w01 12/1 16-17; w95 8/1 31; rs 198-199; w87 12/1 10-11, 15
cultivating: w23.06 15; scl 23; w95 3/15 11-15; w93 12/15 16-17
declining: g88 9/8 30
discussion: w23.06 14-25; cl 43-46; it-1 649-650, 818-819; w07 3/1 25-29; w06 8/1 21-30; w02 12/15 10-11; be 274; w01 12/1 14-23; km 12/00 1; w95 3/15 10-20; w95 10/15 9-13; w92 1/1 18-23; w89 6/1 4-7; w87 12/1 10-20
exaggerated in some children: g97 12/22 29
“fear God and give him glory” (Re 14:7): re 204-205; w05 10/1 23-24; kp 12; w88 12/15 19-24
‘fear God and keep his commandments’ (Ec 12:13): wp17.1 14; w11 11/1 21
fear of displeasing Jehovah: mwb22.05 6
“fear of my name” (Mal 4:2): jd 88
“fear your name” (Ps 86:11): w20.06 8-10; w92 12/15 15-16
“fear your name” (Mic 6:9): jd 93-94
‘healing to navel, refreshment to bones’ (Pr 3:7, 8): w01 2/1 32
heart involved: w95 3/15 12-15
helping children develop: w07 5/15 14-15
helping youths develop: w07 3/1 27; w97 7/15 22; w88 4/15 6
honoring those who show (Ps 15:4): w24.06 12; w89 9/15 28
learning: w23.06 15; w06 8/1 21-22; w95 3/15 11-12
maintaining: w87 12/1 16-20
meaning of term: w23.06 14-15; w22.10 8; lvs 240; wp17.1 14; w09 10/1 10; w07 3/1 25-26; w06 8/1 21; w01 7/1 5; w01 12/1 14-16; w95 3/15 10; w90 5/15 11-12; w89 1/1 29; w89 3/15 6; w89 6/1 5; w87 5/15 28; w87 8/15 31; w87 12/1 10-12
‘means hating bad’ (Pr 8:13): w92 1/1 21-22
not alone sufficient: it-2 1010
not fear of hell: w08 11/1 8-9
obedience encouraged by: it-2 522
requirement for prayer: w90 5/15 11-12
“start of wisdom” (Pr 9:10): w06 9/15 17; w01 5/15 30
“trembling at my word” (Isa 66:2): ip-2 392
why appropriate: w09 3/1 13-14; w89 1/1 29-30; w88 3/15 19
Quotations
as never before, the world is full of fear: w88 4/15 10
so afraid that we become prisoners: w91 5/1 4
we had more fear of displeasing Jehovah than of their bullets: w95 3/15 20; g93 5/8 6; g89 4/8 14
what they think really doesn’t matter. What Jehovah thinks is what counts: w95 3/15 19