…first, since love is such a vast subject as a component of the Fruit of the Spirit (FoS). We’ll save love for later and study it more thoroughly.
Joy, χαρά chará; gen. charás, fem. noun from chaírō;
“joy in the Holy Ghost,” meaning the joy which the Holy Spirit imparts by His influence; (Rom.) 15:13; 2 Cor. 1:24; 2:3; 7:4, 13; 8:2; Gal. 5:22; Phil. 1:25
Spiros Zodhiates, The Complete Word Study Dictionary: New Testament (Chattanooga, TN: AMG Publishers, 2000).
Rom 15:13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you will abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. (NASB:95)
Paul wrote about joy in Romans 15.13 as it related to “the power of the Holy Spirit” and also alluded to the combination of joy and peace, two components of the FoS. I challenge you to look up the other verses above from 2 Corinthians and Philippians to see how closely they are tied to the Holy Spirit and FoS. These verses are the ones in which “joy” is translated from the same word as used in Galatians 5:22. Read the verses to see what connection, if any, is there. Once you complete the “assignment”, make sure to come back tomorrow and we’ll discuss what you discovered!
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