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Joy in the Lord

A High View of God Should Lead to Laughter

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  • David Prince

Are you prone to taking yourself too seriously? This article explains how Christians with a high view of God and Christ should have lives marked by laughter and joy, because the basis of our hope is grace, not performance.

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The Flower and Life of True Religion

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  • Mike Riccardi

This article shows how central Christian joy is to the teaching of the New Testament, and thus to the Christian life.

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Humour and Holiness

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  • Stephen Rees

This article explores when humour is appropriate and inappropriate, also when it comes to preaching.

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Joy

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  • Chris Kavanagh

Real Christian joy is more than just a feeling.

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Living in the Joy of Faith - Reflecting the Image of God in Christ

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  • Henry Versteeg

This article starts by looking at the joy God has, and how God sings of joy (Zephaniah 3:14-17). It continues to show how joy is destroyed by sin, but also restored by God through Christ. The relation between faith and joy is also discussed.

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Two Reasons Christians Lose Their Joy (And What to Do about It)

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  • Tim Chester

Why do Christians sometimes lose their joy? This article discusses two reasons why, and also considers what to do about it.

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Ten Things You Should Know about Christian Hedonism

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  • Sam Storms

What is Christian hedonism? Christian hedonism explains the reality that true pleasure, satisfaction, and delight are to be rooted in God. This article explains ten things you need to know about enjoying God and being satisfied in him.

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Ten Things You Should Know about Joy

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  • Sam Storms

We are commanded to delight in the Lord or have joy in the Lord, because joy clearly and thoroughly reveals the worth, value, splendour of whatever it is that evokes it. This article explains ten things you need to know about biblical joy.

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Why We Don't Need to Choose between Happiness and Holiness

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  • Randy Alcorn

This article interacts with the statement, "God calls us to holiness, not happiness," and finds it wanting. Scripture does not present the two in competition with one another. Rather, a gospel that promotes the one over the other is not good news, for holiness means recognizing Jesus as the source of life's greatest joy and pleasure.

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Are You Happy?

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  • Bartel Elshout

What does it mean to live a happy life? To address this question, the article defines what true happiness is.

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Ten Reasons to Rejoice

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  • William MacLeod

The Bible commands us to rejoice. However, it is not always easy. This article gives you ten reasons to find your joy in Christ.

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Christian Joy

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  • Daniel Kleyn

The Bible commands Christians to rejoice. This article discusses how the desire for joy is real, and how we can have true joy.

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Enjoyment Is Not Optional

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  • Matt Perman

This article presents joy or enjoyment as absolute necessities for those who are in Christ. The author closely links these aspects of worship to the honour, praise, and glory of God.

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The Christian's Pursuit of God-Given Joy

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  • Mike Riccardi

How are we supposed to obey the command to rejoice in the Lord if true Christian joy is a gift of God? This article answers, suggesting the use of means, such as Scripture reading, prayer, fellowship, creation & providence, and obedience.

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No Distasteful Duty: Rejoicing in the Lord Always

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  • Mike Riccardi

This article discusses the nature of Christian joy. It explains how joy is a duty, it is more than an emotion, and joylessness is a sin.

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A Spirit of Joy

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  • Al Baker

This article presents the biblical definition of joy, and considers how we may get there—by contemplating the glory of Christ.

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Godly Joy and Godly Sorrow

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  • William W. Harrell Jr.

This article reflects on what the joy of the Lord looks like, alongside of godly sorrow.

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In Thy Presence There Is Fullness of Joy For Christ and the Saints meeting at the Judgment Day

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  • Isaac Ambrose

The meeting of Christians and Christ on Judgment Day will be a time of joy, rejoicing in Christ and in each other. Let this article explain why it will be so.

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Rejoice in the Lord!

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  • Judy Kingma

This article shows how Christian joy is rooted in God and his works. It shows how rejoicing in this way impacts the life of the teacher and learner, and how both can learn to rejoice.

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Joy And More Joy!

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  • H. G. L. Peels

Looking at the book of Chronicles, this article looks at the theme of joy as something the author of Chronicles wanted God's people to experience and realize. It is a book on the expression of joy for God's work.

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Unquenchable Joy

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  • John P. Sartelle

What should a believer's reaction to suffering look like? This article discusses James' exhortation in James 1:2 which encourages Christians to rejoice in trials. This joy acts as a testimony to the world of the presence of the Lord Jesus in the believer's life. To withdraw and dwell in self-pity is to sin against God, who has blessed us with many things in this life and the next.

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Joy of the Lord

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  • Roger Fellows

Isaiah 12 gives reasons why Christians ought to be joyful. Christians can find joy in the atoning work of Christ, having God as our salvation, and sharing this salvation message with others.

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The Joy of the Reformed

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  • Anthony Selvaggio

Is the Reformed Church lacking joy? The author of this article attributes the lack of joy within the Reformed Church to the desire to be unique and the challenge to preserve doctrinal truth. This article points to the covenant of grace as the cure to finding and expressing joy in God.

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The Outlandish Joy of Obeying Jesus

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  • David McLemore

What brings joy to Christian obedience? This article explains that the joy of Christian obedience comes from knowing who you are, and who Jesus is.

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Delighting in Doing Good

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  • Matt Perman

Delighting in doing good and the glorification of God are closely connected for a believer. This article explains how.

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Can You Feel It?

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  • Kirsten Birkett

How ought a Christian to regard his emotions? The history of theology has answered that variously. In 1746, Jonathan Edwards published A Treatise on the Religious Affections, which is a biblical discussion of the matter, and a worthwhile read especially in today's discussions over religious experiences. This article offers a survey of the work.

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Joy Because of Justification

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  • Erroll Hulse

This article discusses the joy that is associated with the experience of conversion. In doing this the author attempts to determine what this joy is, including what is called in Scripture the joy of salvation, its relationship to justification, and how to obtain this joy.

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Five Ways to Pursue Contentment

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  • Leah Baugh

Contentment is something that every Christian must learn. This article provides five avenues for pursuing contentment.

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