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Rejoice always.
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Joy's Source is God, Not Circumstance
Commentators emphasize that this command refers to a spiritual joy, not circumstantial happiness. This joy is rooted in the unchanging realities of God's character, Christ's finished work of salvation, and the believer's secure standing in Him. Unlike joy in worldly things, which is temporary, joy in the Lord has a permanent and unshakable foundation.
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1 Thessalonians
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Rejoice evermore. See Barnes on Philippians 3:1; See Barnes on Philippians 4:4.
19th Century
Anglican
Rejoice evermore.—The remaining commands are more simply spiritual, and hardly form part of the same paragraph as [Refere…
Baptist
But ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men. Rejoice evermore.
You have always something to rejoice in…
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Compliance with the social regulations of vv.12–15 is impossible apart from personal communion with God. So Paul turns to the believer’s inner life…
16th Century
Protestant
Rejoice always. I refer this to moderation of spirit, when the mind maintains calmness in adversity and does not indulge in grief. I accor…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Rejoice evermore. Not in a carnal, but in a spiritual way, with joy in the Holy Ghost; and which arises from a view of pa…
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We are to rejoice in creature-comforts as if we did not rejoice, and we must not expect to live many years and rejoice in them all; but if we rejoi…
13th Century
Catholic
Earlier, he showed them how they should remain subject to their bishops. Here he makes the same point from another point of view. Regarding this, h…
