Joy

Your joy is born of trust in the divine word, grounding your sonship in faith and freeing you from fear. 143:2.7

Real joy cannot be achieved in solitude; sharing life with others is essential. 111:4.7

True joy, like divine indwelling, cannot be measured or analyzed through materialistic techniques. 196:3.18

The fruit of the Spirit is joy, a characteristic exhibited by spirit-led mortals who are guided by divinely illuminated truth and love. 34:6.13 56:10.20

The highest joy on Paradise is worship, utilizing the arts of all beings in the universe to intensify self-expression and convey appreciation. 27:7.5

Inherent joy in freewill existence is promoted by beings attuned to superaphic harmony, seeking to upstep pleasure reactions and develop a superhumor among mortals and angels. 28:5.16

Mostly material reactions to environment shape transient human emotions of joy and sorrow, not the mission of the Adjuster. 108:5.6

The Havona Servitals and Graduate Guides find joy in transcendent devotion to duty, eclipsing all other emotions as spiritual beings. 25:1.6

The secoraphic Joys of Existence promote joy among angelic hosts and will creatures, demonstrating inherent joy in freewill existence. 28:5.16

Do not seek transient joy; seek the sureties of divine sonship for supreme joy in the spirit. 149:5.4

The Spirit of Truth gives profound joy, security, and confidence to believers praying together, compelling them to proclaim the gospel and Christ's resurrection. 194:0.1

Spiritual growth yields lasting joy through the dominance of love. 100:4.3

To share the Master's joy is to share his love and service, transforming the old world into something new. 180:1.5

Bible parallels

Passages that the paragraphs cited above parallel, quote or reinterpret, from Duane Faw’s Paramony cross-references. Hover a reference to read it.

• Liberated sons of God 143:2.7 — Jn 1:12; Ro 8:14; Ga 3:26. *Goodness of God*: Ps 86:5; Mt 19:17; Mk 10:18; Lk 18:19; Ro 2:4. *Faith is gift of God*: Jn 6:40,65; Eph 2:8; Jm 1:17. *Liberated sons of God*: 1 Ch 22:10; Ps 2:7; Is 56:5; Mt 5:9,16,45; Lk 20:36; Jn 1:12-13; Jn 11:52; Acts 17:28-29; Ro 8:14-15,19,21; Ro 9:26; 2 Co 6:18; Ga 3:26; Ga 4:5-7; Eph 1:5; Phil 2:15; Heb 12:5-8; 1 Jn 3:1-2,10; 1 Jn 5:2; Rev 21:7; 2 Sam 7:14.
• Fruits of the spirit 34:6.13 — Ga 5:22-23; Eph 5:9.
• Kingdom of God not meat... 34:6.13 — Ro 14:17. *Kingdom of God*: Mt 6:33; Mt 12:28; Mt 19:24; Mt 21:31,43; Mk 1:14-15; Mk 4:11,26,30; Mk 9:1,47; Mk 10:14-15,23-25; Mk 12:34; Mk 14:25; Mk 15:43; Lk 4:43; Lk 6:20; Lk 7:28; Lk 8:1,10; Lk 9:2,11,27; Lk 9:60,62; Lk 10:9-11; Lk 11:20; Lk 12:31-32; Lk 13:18,20,28,29; Lk 14:15; Lk 16:16; Lk 17:20-21; Lk 18:16-17,24-25; Lk 19:11; Lk 21:31; Lk 22:16-18; Lk 23:51; Jn 3:3,5; Ro 14:17; 1 Co 4:20; 1 Co 6:9-10. *Kingdom of heaven*: Mt 3:2; Mt 4:17; Mt 5:3,10,19-20; Mt 7:21; Mt 8:11; Mt 10:7; Mt 11:11-12; Mt 13:11,24,31-52; Mt 16:19; Mt 18:1-4,23; Mt 19:14,23; Mt 20:1; Mt 22:2; Mt 23:13; Mt 25:1,14. *Kingdom*: Mt 4:23; Mt 9:35; Mt 24:14.
• God is love 56:10.20 — 1 Jn 4:8,16.
• Well done, good & faithful 25:1.6 — Mt 25:21,23; Lk 19:17.
• Coming of Spirit of Truth 194:0.1 — Acts 2:1-3.
• Gospel of the kingdom 194:0.1 — Mt 4:23; Mt 9:35; Mt 24:14; Mk 1:14-15.
• Share joy, share love 180:1.5 — Jn 14:23.

See also

• happiness
• peace:spiritual peace

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