Holy fear transforms individuals by aligning their hearts with God’s, making them love what He loves and hate what He hates. This transformation fosters a deeper connection with God, as seen in the contrast between being 'scared of God' and being 'terrified of being away from Him.' Bevere explains, 'The person who fears God doesn’t say within themselves, ‘How close can I get to the line of sin and not fall in?’ No, he or she says, ‘I want to be so close to God, and so far away from that line, that I can’t even see it.’'