JOY
(See also Fruitage of God’s Spirit; Happiness)
basis: w85 6/15 27; w77 473-475; tp73 109-110; w66 86, 331-341; w65 329-334; ms 289-290; w63 519-520; w62 349; g62 1/22 27-28; w61 13, 297-301, 538; yb61 19-20; g59 10/8 3-4; g56 2/8 5-8; na46 27-28, 30
definition: ad 969; w65 329; w62 214; w61 13; yb61 19
despite difficulties: w85 6/15 27-28; w83 3/15 11-12
despite opposition: yb86 119; w77 475-476
discussion: w85 6/15 26-28; w76 291-295; ad 969-970; w69 264-270; w67 96; w66 329-341; w65 328-334
effect of “joyful heart”: w80 9/1 11
fruit of God’s spirit: w85 6/15 27-28; km 12/84 4; w78 8/15 15; ad 970; w66 495; w61 13, 297; yb61 19-20; w54 663-664; w51 374
importance: w85 6/15 26-28; km 12/84 4; w78 7/15 24; w65 332-334; ms 290; w64 599
in pioneering: w78 6/1 24-25
integrity brings: w71 530-535
Israel’s festivals: w80 2/15 8-13, 18
Jehovah’s service: km 12/84 4; w82 11/1 8-19; w79 10/15 28; w79 12/15 28-29; km 5/79 1, 7; w78 6/1 16-25; w78 11/1 19; km 8/78 1, 4; w77 472-476; km 9/77 1-2; km 11/77 1-2; w74 575-576; w71 553-558; km 11/71 7; w66 331-335, 338-339
Jehovah’s sovereignty promotes: w78 7/15 24
Jehovah’s Witnesses:
young as well as the older present an appearance of being unusually joyful (quote): w83 7/15 10
‘joy of master’ (Mt 25:21, 23): w82 8/1 15; w74 559; ka 241, 246-247; w58 221; w54 664; w51 728; w50 234-235; w39 311; jh 114-115; v-3 124-127; w31 6-8, 317
keeping: w85 6/15 27-28
out of life: g79 8/22 7-11
over an enemy’s downfall: w82 11/1 16
Rome (ancient):
attitude that early Christians lacked: w79 6/1 16
‘set before Jesus’ (Heb 12:2): w85 6/15 26; w78 10/15 21-22; km 9/77 1; w74 559; w66 334-335; g61 11/8 28; w58 117; w55 254; w54 503; w53 274; w52 661-662; w50 134
source: w85 6/15 27; w72 506-507
symbolic representations: w78 12/15 17; g65 9/8 7; w50 199; w42 154; w41 28; rg 360; w39 311; w38 158; w35 24, 309; jh 112-116
unselfishness brings: g72 12/22 3-4
value of: g83 12/8 29
within the family: w85 11/1 16-26; w82 11/1 14; fl 161-170