From 753bd11312f5bcf154b488cfebffbb984fa187cd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: 1LoisC Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 15:40:59 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Add 'articles/rejoicejoyjoyful.md' --- articles/rejoicejoyjoyful.md | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) create mode 100644 articles/rejoicejoyjoyful.md diff --git a/articles/rejoicejoyjoyful.md b/articles/rejoicejoyjoyful.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..945983d --- /dev/null +++ b/articles/rejoicejoyjoyful.md @@ -0,0 +1,6 @@ +# Rejoice (Joy, Joyful) +The word “rejoice” is used to talk about a person feeling happy or doing things that happy people do. “Joy” is a feeling of happiness. The word "joyful" is used to talk about a person who is very happy. + +God is the only one who gives true joy to people (see: Nehemiah 8:10; Romans 15:13). Joy is also a fruit of the Holy Spirit (see: Galatians 5:22). Christians should rejoice always (see: 1 Thessalonians 5:16). Christians need to have joy even when bad things are happening to them (see: Romans 5:3-5; James 1:2-3; 1 Peter 1:6-9; 4:12-13). For example, Paul rejoiced even while he was in prison (see: Philippian 1:18; 2:17-18). + +See: Fruit (metaphor); Grow in Faith