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John is here referring to craven fear (see on Rom. 8:15) and not to the desirable “fear of the Lord” that all believers possess (see on Acts 9:31; 2 Cor. 5:11; 7:1). Fear is the opposite of “boldness” (1 John 4:17), and will have no place in the mind of the Christian. ................
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