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ok - I have this Children's song in my head, we used to lead the kids in song with it when I used to teach:
Happiness is to know the Savior, Living a life within His favor
Having a chane in my behavior, Happiness is the Lord
Happiness is a new creation, Jesus and me in close relation
Having a part in His salvation, Happiness is the Lord
Real joy is mine, no matter if teardrops start
I've found the secret It's Jesus in my heart
Happiness is to be forgiven, Living a life that's worth the livin'
Taking a trip that leads to heaven, Happiness is the Lord
"Prove all things;
hold fast that which is good.
Abstain from all appearance of evil."
~1 Thessalonians 5:21-22
posted by ViaCrucis:
It's not even "too much Old Testament", in the Old Testament God is compassionate, shows mercy, is patient and long-suffering. Consider the lesson we learn from Jonah, or the word delivered to Ezekiel that God does not desire the death of the wicked, that God takes no pleasure or joy in the destruction of the wicked by desires that that the wicked repent and change their ways so they might live and have life. God has always been a merciful, compassionate, kind and patient God who has no desire for the destruction of the wicked, who has loving-kindness for the sinner and for the wicked person to change their ways and truly live and have life. -CryptoLutheran
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