http://www.goingtojesus.com/text/books/fatherandson.pdf
Hi pastor John,
Just had a question from chapter 10 of the Father & Son book. In it, you say that peace and joy are the fruit of obedience to the will of God. And then also, “With righteousness, the feelings of peace and joy are dependable indicators of the standing of our soul with God.” So conversely, that means if we do not feel peace and joy, that we are not living in obedience to God?
What about all of the people out there who seem to be happy and content, but are living in sin, and disobeying God (and unable even to blush, in some cases). I can feel the difference between the two because I have experienced both sides of the coin. But I can’t put it into words. What is the difference? Are those feelings that sinners have just false? or a form of joy & peace, rather than the real thing?
Vince
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Hi Vince:
When I described the role of peace and joy in chapter 10, I was describing how those feelings work in the hearts of people whom God loves; that is, His children.
People who feel happy when they have committed sin are those whom God does not love. This is why David said that the man whom God chastens for sin is a blessed man.
Fools do enjoy sin. Bit in no case does God allow the wicked to feel the feeling of peace. Isaiah said, “There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked.”
Pastor John