Changes

:"When an angel appeared to shepherds in the Galilean countryside to announce the birth of a [[Savior]], he said, ''"Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of a great joy which shall be for all the people; for today in the city of [[David]] there has been born for you a Savior, who is [[Christ]] the [[Lord]]."''

:"When an angel appeared to shepherds in the Galilean countryside to announce the birth of a [[Savior]], he said, ''"Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of a great joy which shall be for all the people; for today in the city of [[David]] there has been born for you a Savior, who is [[Christ]] the [[Lord]]."''

Joy is considered by many [[Christians]] to be one of the fruits of the [[Holy Spirit]], and a foretaste of heaven itself.  

Joy is considered by many [[Christians]] to be one of the [[fruits of the Holy Spirit]], and a foretaste of [[heaven]] itself.  

The confident expectation of Christian [[hope]] in the "sure and certain" knowledge of resurrection to [[eternal life]] in [[God]], through the purchase of [[salvation]] by the redeeming sacrifice of [[Jesus Christ]], is the cause of sustained joy in the midst of the temporary trials and griefs and disappointments of life (see Philippians 3:8-16; James 1:12; Hebrews chapters 12–13). Christian hope is rooted firmly in the joy of the assured and confident expectation of good guaranteed by the unbreakable promises of God through the Lord Jesus Christ.

The confident expectation of Christian [[hope]] in the "sure and certain" knowledge of resurrection to [[eternal life]] in [[God]], through the purchase of [[salvation]] by the redeeming sacrifice of [[Jesus Christ]], is the cause of sustained joy in the midst of the temporary trials and griefs and disappointments of life (see Philippians 3:8-16; James 1:12; Hebrews chapters 12–13). Christian hope is rooted firmly in the joy of the assured and confident expectation of good guaranteed by the unbreakable promises of God through the Lord Jesus Christ.