Quote Originally Posted by MMI View Post
(Q. Why are people with faith said to be
god-fearing when they worship a god of love?)


But it would be nice if there were a kind and benevolent deity out there really looking after our interests.
They are God-fearing because Jehovah, as depicted in the Old Testament, is a capricious SOB, capable of inflicting horrid punishments on those who stray from his path.

As for a "kind and benevolent" deity: I suppose that would imply that there would also have to be a nasty and evil deity as well, since a kind deity wouldn't allow the kinds of things which happen every day in this world.