Joy In Dark Places PB

Table of Contents:

1. Joy and Obstacles to It

1. Joy despite God’s Judgments in the Earth

1. Law and Conviction Necessary for Joy

1. Joy despite Fears of Spiritual Deterioration

1. Joy from Empowerment and Even Chastening

1. Joy from the Bible’s “Works-Oriented” Statements

1. Joy in Renouncing All Forms of Legalism

1. Joy by Quieting Your Conscience in the Cross

1. To Have Joy You Must Have Faith

1. To Have Joy You Must Obey

1. Joy in God Incomprehensible

1. Joy and Problem People in the Church

1. Joy in Old Testament Promises to Israel

1. Joy at the Prospect of Growing Old and Dying

1. Biblical Joy versus Cheap Joy

1. Joy Even When Society Disintegrates

1. Joy at the Last Judgment: Looking Forward to a Judgment of Our Works

Conclusion: Our Joy and God’s Glory

Author

Thomas Parr (ThM, Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary