Definition Of Spiritual Joy

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Definition of spiritual joy. In the old testament joy heb. Therefore spiritual joy which is about god is caused by charity. The greatest joy joy in sovereignty. Joy is a choice.

Rick warren gave us this definition of joy. The joy of spiritual maturity. And after it. Joy is the settled assurance that god is in control of all the details of my life the quiet confidence that ultimately everything is going to be alright and the determined choice to praise god in every situation.

I mean spiritual joy which follows justification. Paul mentions some of the fruits of the spirit like love joy peace patience kindness goodness and faithfuln ess and many others so joy is one of the fruits or. It must arise as a product of yielding wholeheartedly to the creative purpose god the master creator is working out in our lives. So let me give you my definition and then take it apart one piece at a time.

For being justified by faith we have peace with god through our lord jesus christ and rejoice in hope of the glory of god before justification we have no right to joy. True joy can be sought but it must be sought god s way. So long as we are in the body we are said to be absent from the lord in comparison with that presence whereby he is present to some by the vision of sight. Sama covers a wide range of human experiences from sexual love so 1 4 to marriage pr 5 18 the birth of children psalm113 9 the gathering of the harvest military victory isa 9 3 and drinking wine psalm104 15 on the spiritual level it refers to the extreme happiness with which the believer.

This requirement of the christian life is downplayed in our culture even our christian culture and its neglect i believe is responsible for much of the stagnation we see in our north american churches and much dryness in our personal lives. The fullness of joy comes to those who continue in the love of christ and obey him. By john angell james. As the holy spirit works in us to bear more fruit we become confident in god s promises and rejoice in our walk with him and with other believers.

Happiness over an unanticipated or present good. I am talking about christian joy as paul the apostle describes it. In verse 21 we find jesus rejoicing. A fruit of the spirit.

I devote this address to the consideration of a topic intimately connected with your present happiness as christians. But forgiveness love and joy will lead us into another important aspect of walking with god. Christian joy is a good feeling. Joy that is a fruit of god s spirit has its roots in the realization of god s purpose and its outworking that transforms us into his image.

Jesus has just been talking to the seventy and he has been instructing and correcting them by turning them from a lower kind of joy to a higher spiritual joy. This is the only time in scripture when we read of jesus rejoicing greatly.