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Is God Happy?

By Filings on Fri, 04/04/25
Christian Living
Happiness
Christian Mind
Theology Proper

“To be godly is to resemble God. If God were unhappy, we’d need to pursue unhappiness…. Fortunately, however, God doesn’t condemn or merely tolerate our desire to be happy; He gave us that longing.” - Randy Alcorn

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Topics: Joy, Happiness, Christian Mind
  • Is Joy Possible Apart from Feelings of Happiness and Delight?
  • Max Lucado: We live in an advanced culture, so why are we so unhappy?
  • State of the Bible survey: Practicing Christians have highest levels of human flourishing
  • Ecclesiastes on X: Why we’re not satisfied, even if we should be.
  • “Notwithstanding Aristotle’s reflections, it is a common view that the ultimate goal in life is in fact pleasure.”

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