well said

Being obedient to God!!!

God Fearing
Because standards are no longer standards, and words are no longer words, there is distrust about anything and anyone.
Unless God is regarded as who He really is (Only Creator, sustaining, ruler, judge, and finisher); than all what we are saying is aimless fluff. God is the only one that can also forgive sin, because He is the only one hurt by our sins.

Fearing God is a character that sprouts out of God's great love experienced by a person, that also reacts with love back to God. It is not fear that causes trembling as if a criminal is waiting their sentence; but deep respect to the God that paid for one's sins, that they would not have to. Those that experience the fear of God, are not relating to God as their judge, but as their only Savior. It is a love relationship. The Bible says that there is no fear (trembling awaiting punishment) in love. No such thing in the relationship between a God Fearing individual and God who, instead of punishing them, He already declared them Innocent because He paid for their infractions. In addition, a God Fearing person is one given an inheritance of God, and joining Jesus Christ as adopted by the Father in the family of God. This privilege that no one can earn, and no Church or religious system can grant, brings an awe of respect that is called "The Fear of God"; which is also stated as being the beginning of wisdom. In plain English, one that fears God would please God, rather than any other person, even if this person is their husband or wife.

How people use the expression is like trying to find a mustard seed in a stack of sand. Evidently anything good can be misused. So scammers may use it to give the impression that they fear God, and therefore you ought to trust them. But there are those that fear God and they just say it because they want to narrow the field to only those that are like-minded.

Everyone on the site is an adult, and therefore, everyone knows that we must check every piece of information, and take time, for with time, the truth always surface. You have to have the Holy Spirit within you to have the real Fear of God.
There is a pretty faced woman, and another who makes herself pretty. The difference is that the first has natural elements inside that affect the outside (Unchanging), and the other keeps buying and applying makeup to show her smiling young and carefree life. Makeup cannot be on 24 hours a day, and in marriage there could be no escape than to find the truth. In reality those that play these games are themselves unsatisfied, because they are first to know that they are lying.
Just because some misuse the expression, let us not just throw the expression, but rather ask for understanding. If you are really a Christian, born again as Jesus have explained in John chapter 3, than you also have the Holy Spirit within to tell you the difference between the real and the scam. If you are not a born again Christian, and maybe just religious following what Church leaders tell you to do or not do; be a real Christian. Jesus has already paid for all your sins, and just needs your signature that you trust Him only, and you become indwelt by His Holy Spirit. If you are relying on your baptism, church membership, good works, holy life, taking communion, fasting, or anything else other than trusting what Jesus have done especially for you on the cross, you are still in your sins, and can fear the judgement of God. Jesus said that every person is born of water (The water sack around every baby in the womb), but you must be born of water and of the spirit (When The Holy Spirit surrounds your heart). This is called the New Birth. With the heart a person trusts that Jesus paid for Adam's sin, Eve's sin, and the sins of the whole world, including self, and with the mouth, the same person confesses that Jesus is God who made the FULL payment.
To fear, or not to fear?
Let's think more about to love God because He first loved us. That loving fear would explain itself.

Always thought it meant following the rules of the religion.

yes, I agree with this, from mpe it is a scammer

This is usually my first thought too. Quite a few of them at least.