Screwtape-28

I like this chapter because it talks about fear. Scretape tells Wormwood about how important it is for humans to fear things so that they can be defeated. However the bibles tells us that God doesn't want us to have the spirit of fear but he does wants us to be of good courage.Screwtape tells Wormwood that hatred is best combined with fear. He says, "cowardice, alone of all the vices, is purely painful-horrible to anticipate, horrible to feel, horrible to remember;Hatred has its pleasures. It is therefore often the compensation by which a frightened man reimburses himself for the miseries of Fear. The more he fears the more he will hate."[pg160] This is another form of distraction from God. Because when you fear something or someone , you will eventually starts to hate it or them. This can cause you to lose hope , become depress, and feel defeated , all the things the devil hopes for. God doesn't want us to have this fearful type of behavior, he wants us to put our fears aside and for us to trust in him so that we may over come thoses feelings.God hasn't giving us the spirit of fear ,but he has giving us the spirit of love and courage. The bible tells us not to fret because of evil doers, however it does say, be of good courage. (Psalm-27) talks about how to defeat the spirit of fear.