BY FAITH WE UNDERSTAND

Proof of what is unseen.

ABOUT MARK WARD

BY FAITH WE UNDERSTAND

Proof of what is unseen.

ABOUT MARK WARD

Joy, Part 2

I asked commenters recently to evaluate the following definition: Joy is the feeling that comes from something good happening to an object you love. And now for my view: I agree. I believe it's especially important that we view joy as a feeling, an emotion. Here is a brief excerpt from an otherwise helpful reference work that apparently disagrees, the New Dictionary on Biblical Theology: Joy is a quality, and not simply an emotion, of which God is both the object (Ps. 16:11; Phil. 4:4), and...

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Joy

All right, you commenters. Now help me out here. What do you think of the following definition of "joy"? Joy is the feeling that comes from something good happening to an object you love. I won't tell you whether or not I agree with this definition, only that it comes from a book I'm re-reading for my dissertation, Faithful Feelings: Rethinking Emotions in the New Testament (p. 166). So... What do you think of this definition? Whatever you think, is this what you usually hear? If not, what do...

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14º

I write today to commemorate the cold outside today in Greenville. 14º when I walked to work. I could barely read J. P. Louw's article on NT lexicography in this book, the air was blasting me so forcefully. It is too cold for sentient life. I did see some freshmen outside, however.

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Ask Not What You Can Do for Your Church, But What It Can Do for You

I spoke last night to a new seminary student here at BJU. He just arrived from another undergraduate institution. I looked through his eyes at the choices he is about to make—especially about church attendance—and I trembled a bit. A word to him: You are the product of your influences. Go to Bob Jones Seminary, listen hard, and you'll preach a certain way. Go to Bob Jones Seminary, invest yourself in one local church during your time in school, and you'll preach a somewhat different way than...

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How to Highlight a Book

These are a busy dissertation writer's tips for highlighting a book: Use yellow for any statements that grab you. Use orange for a statement that grabs you but is right next to another statement that already grabbed you, so you can keep them separate. Highlight in such a way that what you highlight forms a complete sentence. It's not as difficult as it sounds, and it will help you as you scan the book in the future or take notes. Use pink for organizing statements, such as "This chapter has...

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