ST II-II, q. 19

Of the Gift of Fear

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 worldly;

(3) Whether worldly 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 charity 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 Holy Ghost?

(10) Whether it grows when charity grows?

(11) Whether it remains in heaven?

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

Articles

  1. a. 1Whether God can be feared?
  2. a. 2Whether fear is fittingly divided into filial, initial, servile and worldly fear?
  3. a. 3Whether worldly fear is always evil?
  4. a. 4Whether servile fear is good?
  5. a. 5Whether servile fear is substantially the same as filial fear?
  6. a. 6Whether servile fear remains with charity?
  7. a. 7Whether fear is the beginning of wisdom?
  8. a. 8Whether initial fear differs substantially from filial fear?
  9. a. 9Whether fear is a gift of the Holy Ghost?
  10. a. 10Whether fear decreases when charity increases?
  11. a. 11Whether fear remains in heaven?
  12. a. 12Whether poverty of spirit is the beatitude corresponding to the gift of fear?

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