I find it interesting that joy is often seen as an optional extra. We love to quote the fruit of the Spirit and see the qualities as spiritual virtues to strive for except for joy. The Bible speaks of the joy of my salvation. Joy is a spiritual quality, a mindset and disposition that has the emotion of happiness as a by-product. Rejoicing is a biblical expectation. It is part of the fruit of the born-again spirit. The anatomy of joy is fascinating as many who have researched happiness and joy,...
I find it interesting that joy is often seen as an optional extra. We love to quote the fruit of the Spirit and see the qualities as spiritual virtues to strive for except for joy. The Bible speaks of the joy of my salvation. Joy is a spiritual quality, a mindset and disposition that has the emotion of happiness as a by-product. Rejoicing is a biblical expectation. It is part of the fruit of the born-again spirit. The anatomy of joy is fascinating as many who have researched happiness and joy, combine insights from psychology, neuroscience, and philosophy. In our case today we are also examining the scriptures to see what they teach on Joy
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