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... Peter’s joy
Simon Peter said in reply, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” Jesus said to him in reply, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah. For esh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my heavenly Father.
Matthew 16:16-17; p. 43
... Paul’s joy
I will most gladly spend and be utterly spent for your sakes. If I love you more, am I to be loved less?
2 Corinthians 12:15; p. 388
... Joy rediscovered
“What woman having ten coins and losing one would not light a lamp and sweep the house, searching carefully until she nds it? And when she does nd it, she calls together her friends and neighbors and says to them, ‘Rejoice with me because I have found the coin that I lost.’ In just the same way, I tell you, there will be rejoicing among the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”
Luke 15:8-10; p. 159
... The joy of believing without seeing
“Have you come to believe because you have seen me?r Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed.”
John 20:29; p. 231
... The joy of being loved
As the Father loves me, so I also love you. Remain in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and remain in his love.
“I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and your joy may be complete.”
John 15:9-11; p. 220
... The joy of serving
So when he had washed their feet [and] put his garments back on and reclined at table again, he said to them, “Do you realize what I have done for you? You call me ‘teacher’ and ‘master,’ and rightly so, for indeed I am. If I, therefore, the master and teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash one another’s feet. I have given you a model to follow, so that as I have done for you, you should also do. Amen, amen, I say to you, no slave is greater than his master nor any messenger greater than the one who sent him. If you understand this, blessed are you if you do it.
John 13:12-17; p. 217
Blessed are those servants whom the master nds vigilant on his arrival. Amen, I say to you, he will gird himself, have them recline at table, and proceed to wait on them. And should he come in the second or third watch and nd them prepared in this way, blessed are those servants.
... The joy of being pardoned
I tell you, in just the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who have no need of repentance.
Luke 15:7; p. 159
“Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven and whose sins are covered.
Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord does not record.”
Romans 4:7-8; p. 308
... The joy in one’s choices
Keep the faith [that] you have to yourself in the presence of God; blessed is the one who does not condemn himself for what he approves.
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Luke 12:37-38; p. 154
HOLY SPIRIT
... Born in the Spirit
“Amen, amen, I say to you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit. What is born of esh is esh and what is born of spirit is spirit. Do not be amazed that I told you, ‘You must be born from above.’ The wind blows where it wills, and you can hear the sound it makes, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes; so it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.”
John 3:5-8; p. 191
I tell you the truth, it is better for you that I go. For if I do not go, the Advocate will not come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you. And when he comes he will convict the world in regard to sin and righteousness and condemnation.
John 16:7-8; p. 221
... A good guide
I have much more to tell you, but you cannot bear it now. But when he comes, the Spirit of truth, he will guide you to all truth. He will not speak on his own, but he will speak what he hears, and will declare to you the things that are coming. He will glorify me, because he will take from what is mine and declare it to you. John 16:12-14; p. 221
... A source of encouragement
In contrast, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. Now those who belong to Christ [Jesus] have cruci ed their esh with its passions and desires. If we live in the Spirit, let us also follow the Spirit. Let us not be conceited, provoking one another, envious of one another.
Galatians 5:22-25; p. 404
... Like a flowing river
Romans 14:22; p. 327
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