Adam and Eve could have experienced joy inexpressible but the only route to such joy is faith. Joy comes through trust. So their faith was tested. Would they trust God, no matter what reason they were given for not trusting him? Years later, Peter talked of the same thing, that joy comes through faith, 1 [...]
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The joy is ripped out of Christianity by guilt – the constant awful feeling we’re falling short of expectations. We should be doing more, praying more, studying more, helping out in the community more, inviting people over more, getting to know the neighbours better, talking more openly about God with our kids and workmates, visiting [...]
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Christ came to share his joy with us, John 15:11 – and all of it too, 16:24, 17:13. And once we’ve got his joy it’s good forever, no one can take it away from us, 16:22. So this is joy like God experiences joy: it never goes away; it’s constant; it’s what happens all the [...]
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