Re: --answer--Beginning of knowledge--
Respect is never won by fear. (though it may be stolen for a time--) That is a false respect and does not naturally lead to Love which is the vibration of God. It is no wonder (at least) half the world is at war with God,
and the rest believe they are not, but they too are; when they see God as needing respect that could in any way equate to fear.
Unfortunately, our language has fallen into ruin, (or at least, disrepair, since our vibratory rates have been slowed due to technocracy etc...)like so much that once was pure and Good, and we don't even recognize how far from Love we've strayed.
Love and fear cannot both exist in the same 'moment';the Eternal moment that is the domain of God, and the place of our true inheritance and sustenance.
A word from the Eternal: A wise man should not glory in his wisdom, nor a mighty man in his might, nor the rich man glory in his riches; he who glories is to glory in this, that he has insight into me, that he knows that I am the Eternal, dealing in loving kindness, justice and goodness upon the earth—for these are my delight.
Jeremiah 9:23-24
God IS love, while humans, made in His image, are free to choose fear, should they, sadly, and in their perceived sparation from God(believe they)require it. (for a time)
Time is very much the province of fear. But we can learn through time to manage time, and then dispense with it, and locate the eternal holy instant.