Joy Bible Study

I chronicles 12:40
Moreover they that were nigh them, even unto Is'sachar and Zeb'ulun and Naph'tali, brought bread on asses, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, and meat, meal, cakes of figs, and bunches of raisins, and wine, and oil, and oxen, and sheep abundantly: for there was joy in Israel.

I Chronicles 15:16
And David spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren to be the singers with instruments of music, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding, by lifting up the voice with joy.

Joy Word Study

I'm starting a word study on the word joy in the King James Bible. The best way to learn what a word in the Bible means is to see how it is used elsewhere in the Bible.  The word joy appears 165 times in 155 verses in the KJV. It is important that you look up these passages and read the chapter so you know the context the word is being used in. I plan on just posting a couple scriptures a day. God Bless!! 

I Samuel 18:6
And it came to pass as they came, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with instruments of musick.

I Kings 1:40
And all the people came up after him, and the people piped with pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth rent with the sound of them.

Gossip

I am absolutely blown away with "family" and their gossip. My husband and I have chosen to follow Jesus (imperfectly) but we are trying. One of the things we have learned from the Bible is that God is the one who holds life in His hands, God  is the one who opens and closes the womb, God is the One we are to put our trust in. Children are His blessing. We will not reject them. Rejecting children for our comfort or convenience is selfish.

Some in my family ask, "Haven't they aver heard of birth control?"(I abhor abortion and the hormones they use)   "Don't they know what causes that?" (Hello, what planet do you think we are from?) "When is he going to get "fixed"?" (He's not broken.)

To all those who just cannot wrap their minds around it, I'm truly sorry you lack faith in our creator. I don't expect you to understand but if you have something to say, talk to my husband and I. Don't attack my parents when we are not around. We would be glad to talk to you about our decisions:) 

I caved:)

Well, I quit facebook and then realized I really missed passing on scripture and such. So, I started using it again but it will be limited. I also realized one of the biggest reasons for stopping facebook was others were using it to "fight" about the Bible and religious teachings:( I hide the posts now and ignore them. I'll only focus on sharing about the Bible and NOT falling for their trap. I want others to know God's love and truth, not read a couple of posts now and then about religiosity:) Who would want to become a Christian if "Christians" are fighting about the Bible?