Do believers receive the spirit of bondage again to fear?
No. Believers have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear. They do not have to walk in constant fear; they have respect and reverence for God but do not fear Him because they know He loves them. The Holy Spirit bears witness with their spirit that they are children of God.
Les explains that believers have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear. They don't have to walk around in constant fear. While we have respect for God and revere Him, we don't have to fear Him because we know He loves us. Les illustrates this with a pastor's sermon on John 13, where Jesus dealt with Martha, Mary, and Lazarus. The emphasis was not on how much they loved Jesus but on how much He loved them. This is what people must realize: it isn't dependent on how much we love Him, but on realizing how much He loved us, enough to die and suffer for us. When we have that kind of salvation, the Holy Spirit bears witness with our spirit that we are the children of God. This contradicts those who say you can never really know; Scripture makes it plain that we can know we have passed from death unto life.