Questions tagged [joy]
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What is the difference between Christian Hedonism and Utilitarianism?
In my previous question What are counterexamples to the position that Christian morality is ultimately utilitarian (i.e., that God is utilitarian)?, someone in the comments referred me to this article:...
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Does the bible give guidance on how one can achieve happiness?
In the mortal life, what advice does the bible give on how an individual can achieve happiness?
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Need help remembering CS Lewis Quote about Joy and Chemical Reactions
I know that there is a line by CS Lewis where he is talking about secular atheists have to try to forget their philosophy in order to find joy in life. The line goes something like...
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What did C. S. Lewis base his idea of sehnsucht/joy on?
C. S. Lewis' idea of sehnsucht is that we sense that there is some ineffable object to our desires and that this proves that there is something beyond this world and life (for it makes the enjoyment ...
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Is the idea that the pleasures we experience now are mild foretastes of Heaven Biblical?
Several authors1 have suggested that the pleasures we can experience in our lives are but a small foretaste of the pleasure we could experience in Heaven.
"It is a sudden and miraculous grace ...
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Can humans acquire 'infinite' joy when they are finite beings? [closed]
I read CS Lewis say that the Beatification is an "infinite good" and, hence, "infinitely outweighs the negations" (the stuff we shall leave behind here). He also argued, in Letters to Malcolm, that we ...
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Which scriptures tells us that Jesus laughed or was happy? [closed]
I know that Jesus wept. Where can I find in the bible that Jesus expressed joy, laughter or happiness?
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Does 1 Corinthians 2:9 mean Heaven will be more joyous than we can contemplate? [closed]
1 Corinthians 2:9 (KJV) states:
But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.
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Does worship bring joy to God? [closed]
What is the biblical basis for the idea that worship brings joy to God?
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