Ask Pastor John Is Joy a Choice or a Feeling?
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Oct 9, 2023 Exploring the concept of joy as a decision or a consequence of certain actions, the importance of choosing to serve God with an inclined heart, and the nature of joy in God as a God-given, spontaneous experience of His beauty, worth, and greatness.
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Scripture Emphasizes God's Choice
- The New Testament never uses words like choose or decide for choosing God and emphasizes God's choosing us instead.
- John Piper highlights Scripture's focus on divine initiative over human decision in salvation.
Outward Religion Can Hide A Distant Heart
- External religious actions can mask a heart that is distant from God and not truly choosing Him.
- John Piper explains that genuine devotion requires the heart to incline and find God preferable to other satisfactions.
Joy As A God-Given Taste
- Joy in God is deeper than a voluntary choice; it's a God-given experience of finding God desirable.
- Piper describes joy as a spontaneous response to tasting God's worth, not a mere decision.
