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Our State of Theology – 9i(8)c1
Galatians 5:22-23: Fruit of the Holy Spirit, Joy, What is it?
Galatians 5:22–23 (NKJV)
22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
23gentleness, self-control.
Against such there is no law.
Fruit = καρπός karpos = product or outcome of something; effect, result.
The word fruit is singular, which means that all nine attributes are included in the one fruit.
You don’t get love or joy or peace, or so on; you get love and joy and peace, and so on.
The Holy Spirit produces one kind of fruit, that is, Christlikeness.
The fruit of the Holy Spirit is not the same as the gifts of the Holy Spirit.
Not everyone has the gift of teaching.
Not everyone has the gift of preaching.
Not everyone has the gift of giving.
Not everyone has the gift of administration.
When we come to the fruit of the Spirit, every Christian is to manifest all of the fruit of the Spirit.
Joy = χαρά chara = the experience of gladness.
1 Thessalonians 1:4–10 (NIV84)
4For we know, brothers loved by God, that he has chosen you,
5because our gospel came to you not simply with words, but also with power, with the Holy Spirit and with deep conviction.
You know how we lived among you for your sake.
6You became imitators of us and of the Lord; in spite of severe suffering, you welcomed the message with the joy given by the Holy Spirit.
7And so you became a model to all the believers in Macedonia and Achaia.
8The Lord’s message rang out from you not only in Macedonia and Achaia—your faith in God has become known everywhere.
Therefore we do not need to say anything about it,
9for they themselves report what kind of reception you gave us.
They tell how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God,
10and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead—Jesus, who rescues us from the coming wrath.
Joy was given by the Holy Spirit.
When?
When they welcomed the message of the gospel and were transformed.
Christ’s enemies would do anything to make life miserable for Christians.
The Thessalonians displayed a “joy given by the Holy Spirit,” despite the misery they were enduring.
Such a response defies natural explanation.
The same One who gave Paul and his companions power for proclaiming the Gospel (v.5) dwelt within those who received the Gospel and transformed them.
Joy is not something that we conjure up through our emotions based on the circumstances around us.
Joy is given by the Holy Spirit.
The same Spirit who gave power to those who preached the gospel gave joy to those who received it.
Charles Spurgeon: If in reading the history of the first Christian centuries you are asked to point out the men to be envied for their joy, you would point to the believers in Jesus.
There is a room in Rome that is filled with the busts of the emperors.
They look like a collection of prizefighters and murderers, and scarcely could you discover on any countenance a trace of joy.
Brutal passions and cruel thoughts deprived the lords of Rome of all chance of joy.
There were honorable exceptions to this rule, but taking them as a whole you would look in vain for moral excellence among the Caesars.
Lacking this thing of beauty, they missed that which is a joy.
Turn now to the poor, hunted Christians, and read the inscriptions left by them in the catacombs.
They are so calm and peaceful that you say instinctively, “A joyous people gathered here.”
Those who have been most eminent in service and in suffering for Christ’s sake have been of a triumphant spirit, dauntless because supported by an inner joy.
Their calm courage made them the wonder of the age.
Romans 12:9–21 (NIV84)
9Love must be sincere.
Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.
10Be devoted to one another in brotherly love.
Honor one another above yourselves.
11Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.
12Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.
Romans 12:12 (Phillips NT)
12Base your happiness on your hope in Christ.
When trials come endure them patiently, steadfastly maintain the habit of prayer.
External circumstances can fluctuate up or down.
If your hope is based on these, then your hope will be inconsistent and will constantly go up and down.
Our joy is connected with our hope.
That hope should be in Christ.
13Share with God’s people who are in need.
Practice hospitality.
14Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse.
15Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn.
16Live in harmony with one another.
Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position.
Do not be conceited.
17Do not repay anyone evil for evil.
Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everybody.
18If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.
19Do not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,” says the Lord.
20On the contrary: “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink.
In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head.”
21Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
One specific source of our joy as Christians is our hope, which is based on the grace bestowed upon us in Christ Jesus.
Christian hope is not just a fond wish but is an earnest and confident expectation of the full salvation awaiting us at the last Day.
No matter what our present circumstances may be, when we think about the sure glory of heaven yet to come, we cannot help but be filled with joy!
“Let hope keep you joyful.”
“Hope of future salvation … stimulates present joy.”
It enables us to live our daily Christian lives with “the eagerness of a pilgrim going home.”
To have joy, like all the other traits of the fruit of the Holy Spirit, you have to have an eternal mindset.
There is much more to life than what we just physically see and experience.
Philippians 4:4–9 (NIV84)
4Rejoice in the Lord always.
I will say it again: Rejoice!
Rejoice = χαίρω chairō = rejoice, be glad.
Be in a state of gladness, happiness, or well-being.
Chairō is not only a feeling and expression of joy but also an action one chooses.
5Let your gentleness be evident to all.
The Lord is near.
6Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
7And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
8Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.
9Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice.
And the God of peace will be with you.
Some, wrongly identifying joy as a purely human emotion.
Can people be commanded to produce an emotion?
Joy is not a feeling; it is the deep-down confidence that God is in control of everything for the believer’s good and His (God’s) own glory, and thus all is well no matter what the circumstances.
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