Gospel Of Joy
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Submitted by BishopMJackson on 06/30/2008 05:21 PM
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Gospel Of Joy
Joy
Concerning the true joy that is only found in a relationship with Jesus Christ, there are certainly a variety of topics that Paul covers in the Letter to the Philippians. The heart of his letter revolves around the inner joy that comes from the Holy Spirit dwelling within a believer. The word rejoice is used eight times in this short letter, and the word joy is used six times, through this we can see where Paul's heart is. I find it interesting that in all of Paul's letters written to the churches while he was in prison (Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians and Philemon), we read about Paul encouraging those who are not in prison. Here's a man, who according to 2nd Corinthians 11, has been imprisoned, exposed to death, beaten with rods, stoned, shipwrecked, chased out of town, hungry, thirsty, without sleep, cold, naked, ridiculed and threatened by Gentiles, Jews and false brothers; Yet he writes to his fellow Christians to rejoice in all things, be at peace with all people, to love others including enemies. Paul was an ordinary person just like you and me. What made him so different though? As you will see in this essay, Paul knew his God and what his God had done for him, and it was that intimate knowledge and relationship that drew him so close to the Lord. This type of closeness does not have to be foreign to you or me.
"Rejoice in the Lord" is stated by Paul in Philippians many times. However, this can prevent a problem for Christians because it is often easy to misinterpret rejoicing as simply an expression of human emotion. We wonder how can God command us to produce a particular emotion? I would say that joy really is knowing that God has everything under control and that we do not have to worry or be afraid. We Christians cannot always find reason to rejoice in all of our situations. Because we live in a sad world, a fallen world filled with despair, depression, disappointment, and dissatisfaction.
Some people would define...
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