Happiness

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Christians should not deny or ignore suffering, but we should be filled with transient joy and radiate such inner happiness, peace, and contentment that others will be drawn to what we have in Christ. Unfortunately, many believers are taught that God wants us to be holy but not happy, and that joy and happiness are entirely different things, incompatible with godliness. We have even been led to believe that God himself is not happy. But that is not true!

Join bestselling author and renowned theologian Randy Elcorn as he dispels modern Christian misconceptions about happiness and provides irrefutable biblical evidence that God not only wants us to be happy, but also commands and empowers us to be happy in Him!

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Introduction: What is happiness?

PART ONE Our irresistible desire for happiness
CHAPTER 1. Why do we pursue happiness?
CHAPTER 2. What does our pursuit of happiness reveal?
CHAPTER 3. Does God Want Us to Be Happy?
CHAPTER 4. Why is our happiness important?
CHAPTER 5. What is the difference between joy and happiness?
CHAPTER 6. Does modern research support the Bible’s view of happiness?
CHAPTER 7. Is happiness something unspiritual?
CHAPTER 8. Can good things become idols that steal our happiness?
CHAPTER 9. What happens when we replace God with idols of pleasure?
CHAPTER 10. What (or who) is our main source of happiness?
CHAPTER 11. Do minor gifts have real value, regardless of their source?

PART TWO The Happiness of God
CHAPTER 12. Is God Happy?
CHAPTER 13. What Does the Bible Say About God’s Happiness?
CHAPTER 14. Is God happy or blissful?
CHAPTER 15. What Makes the Triune God Happy?
CHAPTER 16. Is God Pleased with Himself? (And Should He Be?)
CHAPTER 17. Historically, has the church considered God unhappy or happy?
CHAPTER 18. Was Jesus Happy?
CHAPTER 19. Did Jesus laugh and have fun, and did He have a sense of humor?

PART THREE What the Bible Says About Happiness
CHAPTER 20. Happiness, Joy, and Cheerfulness in the Bible
CHAPTER 21. Why does it matter whether the word used in the original is translated as “blessed” or “happy”?
CHAPTER 22. God Gives His People Happiness: The Meaning of the Words Asher and Makarios
CHAPTER 23. We Find Lasting Happiness in God: A Detailed Analysis of the Hebrew Word Asher
CHAPTER 24. We Can Be Happy Now... and Always: A Detailed Analysis of the Greek Word Makarios
CHAPTER 25. God Tells His Children to Spend Time and Money on Feasting: The Hebrew Word Samach, Part 1
CHAPTER 26. God Wants Us to Be Happy Now and Forever: The Hebrew Word Samach, Part 2
CHAPTER 27. God's people can and should rejoice and celebrate: chara and chairo in the Gospels and the Book of Acts of the Holy Apostles
CHAPTER 28. Enjoying God’s Grace: The Greek Words Chara and Chairo in the Epistles of the Apostles
CHAPTER 29. The Bible Leaves No Room for Doubt: Our Happiness Matters to God

PART FOUR Understanding and Experiencing Happiness in God
CHAPTER 30. Emotional satisfaction in happiness and joy
CHAPTER 31. Happiness is our choice
CHAPTER 32. Ways to Cultivate Happiness
CHAPTER 33. Celebration is God’s Idea: Holidays, Rejoicing, Sabbaths, Singing, and Dancing in the Bible
CHAPTER 34. Happiness Comes from Meditating on God’s Word
CHAPTER 35. Happiness in Christ is deeper than the gospel of health and wealth
CHAPTER 36. Happiness through confession, repentance, and forgiveness
CHAPTER 37. We Do Not Have to Choose Between Holiness and Happiness
CHAPTER 38. Is the pursuit of happiness selfish?
CHAPTER 39. Happiness through self-denial and focus on Christ
CHAPTER 40. Happiness through gratitude
CHAPTER 41. Happiness and Hope: Adjusting Our Expectations
CHAPTER 42. How to Find Present Happiness in God’s Promises of Eternal Happiness
CHAPTER 43. Future Happiness on the New Earth
CHAPTER 44. Drinking to the Full from God’s Fountain of Happiness
CHAPTER 45. God Promises We Will Live “Long and Happily”

APPENDIX 1. Nineteen More Words About Happiness in the Old Testament
APPENDIX 2. Fourteen More Words About Happiness in the New Testament
A Word of Gratitude
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Ренді Елкорн

Randy Alcorn is the founder and director of Eternal Perspective Ministries (EPM), an organization that helps people in need and teaches them to live with a future in Heaven in mind. Before founding EPM in 1990, Randy was a pastor for fourteen years. He is a popular preacher and conference speaker. He has been interviewed on over six hundred radio and television programs.

Randy is the author of over thirty books (with over four million copies in print), including Heaven, 50 Days of Heaven, The Purity Principle, The Treasure Principle, and In Light of Eternity. His novels include Deadline, Dominion, Deception, Edge of Eternity, Lord Foulgrin's Letters, The Ishbane, C onspiracy (co-authored with his daughters), and the 1999 Gold Medallion-winning novel of the year, Safely Home. He has also published two picture books for young children: Wait Until Then and Tell Me About Heaven.

Randy lives in Gresham, Oregon, with his wife, Nancy, who is his best friend. They have two daughters, Karina Franklin and Angela Stump (both married to wonderful men named Dan), and four grandchildren, Matthew Franklin, Jack Franklin, Jake Stump, and Tyler Stump.

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ISBN 978-617-8232-42-9
Year 2025
Cover Тверда
Pages count 656
Language Ukrainian
Weight 978 g
Size 165 х 235 х 32

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Price ₴740.00
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