Key verse
2 Timothy 1:7 - For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline.
Proverbs
Proverbs 10:27 says "The fear of the Lord adds length to life, but the years of the wicked are cut short."
I wonder if the author was thinking that fearing God would prolong life because then God wouldn't punish you as he would the wicked. My first thought was the fear of the Lord would also include having common sense, a logical mind (to some extent, at least), and belief in absolutes, like absolute morality, and right and wrong. All of those things are extremely helpful in living a successful life.
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