Christian Classics
‹ Summa Theologica

Thomas Aquinas · 1467 of 3516

Question. 19 - OF THE GIFT OF FEAR (TWELVE ARTICLES)

We must now consider the gift of fear, about which there are twelve points of inquiry:

(1) Whether God is to be feared?

(2) Of the division of fear into filial, initial, servile and ;

(3) Whether fear is always evil?

(4) Whether servile fear is good?

(5) Whether it is substantially the same as filial fear?

(6) Whether servile fear departs when comes?

(7) Whether fear is the beginning of wisdom?

(8) Whether initial fear is substantially the same as filial fear?

(9) Whether fear is a gift of the ?

(10) Whether it grows when grows?

(11) Whether it remains in heaven?

(12) Which of the beatitudes and fruits correspond to it?