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Apostle Paul's Letter To Philippians
Can Christians be joyous all the time? We might turn in our Bible to the Apostle Paul’s letter to the Philippians to answer that question. The book of Philippians has been known as the Joy Epistle. Actually, rejoicing is a recurring theme in all of Paul’s letters. Joy bubbles out of every pore of his life.

Even from his jail cell, Paul's soul was overflowing with joy. He encouraged the church in Philippians 1:4, that he is praying for them with joy because of their partnership with him in the gospel. In verse 18 of the same chapter, he tells them he is rejoicing that Christ is being preached and people are being saved. This resulted in spreading the Gospel even more. In I Thessalonians 5:15 Paul encourages the Christians in Thessalonica
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