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Would I Trust Jesus More If I Had Seen Him?

Ask Pastor John

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Where Does Joy Get Its Moral Component?

Christian joy, i would argue, then, is inexpressible and glorified. And even though we never attain to the maximum joy we will have some day in this life, nevertheless, our joy is hoodi patin to an inexpressible treasure, jesus. He is inexpressibly beautiful and reliable and precious. If your joy is in him, that preciousness, that inexpressibility, comes from the thing enjoyed into you, and your joy leaps up from time to time with inexpressibility. I think he is saying that in the process of loving and believing and rejoicing, the goal of that, namely salvation, is happening in part and measure now.

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