Rebellious Joy
No matter what we face, no matter what is handed us or thrown at us, we are called to be “defiantly” joyful. And as we work our way through Philippians, our goal will be to understand the difference between joy and happiness: happiness is because of circumstances, whereas joy is in spite of circumstances. Joy is a gift from the Spirit given to all believers (Galatians 5). This will be a verse-by-verse study where we will highlight one major theme from each section of scripture we study.