12 Resources Addressing the Question: “Are Anxiety and Fear Sin?”

An Often Asked Question 

It’s an often discussed question in the Evangelical Christian world in general, and specifically in the modern biblical counseling world.

Are anxiety and fear sin? 

Here are links to 12 resources that ask and answer that question biblically.

A Dozen Resources

1. From CCEF and Ed Welch: Fear Is Not Sin. Also see Welch’s book on this topic, releasing September 2025, Fear Is Not a Sin: It Is a Call to Action.

2. From Ligonier Ministries with Nathan Bingham and Ed Welch: Is My Anxiety Sinful?

3. From John Piper and Desiring God: Is There Good Anxiety?

4. From Matthew LaPine: The Logic of the Body. See especially Chapter 9.

5. From SBTS and Jeremy Pierre: Is Worry a Sin?

6. From The Gospel Coalition and Joe Carter: Ask TGC: Is Anxiety Sin?

7. From Brad Hambrick: When Is Depression Anxiety Sinful? 

8. From RPM Ministries and Bob Kellemen: Anxiety and Our Physical Bodies 

9. From RPM Ministries and Bob Kellemen: 7 Biblical Truths Countering the False Gospel of Emotional Health and Wealth 

10. From RPM Ministries and Bob Kellemen: We Devalue Emotions Rather Than Seeing Emotions as God’s Idea

11. From RPM Ministries and Bob Kellemen: Talking to Our Soul Physician About Our Embodied-Soul

12. From RPM Ministries and Bob Kellemen: 23 Resources on Anxiety, Fear, Worry, Panic, Phobias 

Your Recommendations 

What additional resources would you recommend regarding the question: “Are Anxiety and Fear Sin?”