The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

Originally posted by DBT9 ↑

''Here we have a recognition of the natural immortality of the soul, which cannot be killed by men; and of the mortality of the body which may be killed: whence we learn that the resurrection of the dead is a resurrection of the flesh; for, unless it were raised again, it would be impossible for the flesh to be "killed in hell."

It's just metaphor for 'mess up and you are cooked.' Believe and you are saved. Theology of Reward and Punishment.

"That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved." Romans 10:9-10

“Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.” Acts 4:12

''I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak, for by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”- Matthew 12:36-37

“Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. - Matthew 25:41

''And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.” - Matthew 25:46

''And if your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life crippled than with two hands to go to hell, to the unquenchable fire.'' - Mark 9:43

''And if anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.'' - Revelation 20:15

''And throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'' - Matthew 13:50

''He also will drink the wine of God's wrath, poured full strength into the cup of his anger, and he will be tormented with fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb.'' - Revelation 14:10

''And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than with two eyes to be thrown into hell.'' - Mark 9:47

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Wow DBT, nice work in search scripture, I though you were an atheist where the concept of God is not even in your mind
Can’t you see what you are doing here, it’s a typical ploy of sceptics to always try to pick on what seems to be negative or going against God to support a narrative. without really first understanding the full picture.

These verses you quotes are embroiled, wrapped up and in contexts within the gifts of the Holy Spirit, which was first prophesizes in Isaiah 11 then unwrapped by Christ and the Holy Spirit later on.

One can choose to see verses in anyway they like but the reality and how they are understood is like this, spiritual gifts is fear of the lord.

As explained in Isaiah 11, the principle spiritual gifts of the coming Messiah are prophesied. These gifts are poured into the Christian soul at baptism and increased and restored throughout life by the reception of the holy sacraments and growth in the life of grace.

The gift of the fear of the Lord perfects our hope of remaining in God’s grace and someday being with him in the happiness of heaven. This means that this fear is a fear caused by love. We fear to lose God by sin, since we love him, and we have a reverent fear and awe of him because he is so beautiful and great and powerful. This fear is called “filial” fear, because it’s like the fear of a child who is afraid to hurt the feelings of his father because of their mutual love. It is different from what is called “servile” fear, which is based on punishment, like the fear of a slave for his master, we are not slaves, but sons of God, where we call him “Father”
The fear of the Lord is source of great peace and happiness; it is thus very different from worldly fears of suffering or punishment and rather it helps us endure pain because of our love for the Savior.
Fear of the Lord does not mean being afraid of God: we know well that God is Father, that he loves us and wants our salvation, and he always forgives, always; thus, there is no reason to be scared of him! Fear of the Lord, instead, is the gift of the Holy Spirit through whom we are reminded of how small we are before God and of his love and that our good lies in humble, respectful and trusting self-abandonment into his hands. This is fear of the Lord: abandonment in the goodness of our Father who loves us so much, one must go to him like a humble father

Isaiah 11But a shoot shall sprout from the stump of Jesse,
and from his roots a bud shall blossom.
²The spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him:
a spirit of wisdom and of understanding,
A spirit of counsel and of strength,
a spirit of knowledge and of fear of the Lord,
³ and his delight shall be the fear of the Lord.
Not by appearance shall he judge,
nor by hearsay shall he decide,
⁴But he shall judge the poor with justice,
and decide fairly for the land’s afflicted.
He shall strike the ruthless with the rod of his mouth,
and with the breath of his lips he shall slay the wicked.
⁵Justice shall be the band around his waist,
and faithfulness a belt upon his hips.
⁶^[e]Then the wolf shall be a guest of the lamb,
and the leopard shall lie down with the young goat;
The calf and the young lion shall browse together,
with a little child to guide them.
⁷The cow and the bear shall graze,
together their young shall lie down;
the lion shall eat hay like the ox.
⁸The baby shall play by the viper’s den,
and the child lay his hand on the adder’s lair.
⁹They shall not harm or destroy on all my holy mountain;
for the earth shall be filled with knowledge of the Lord,
as water covers the sea.