Being Jovial

[Planey]

Graeme, could you be referring to something more like the ability to be content, enjoy a good laugh, and smile easily to whomever you come into contact. Perhaps a happy spirit. That is my concept of jovial and I believe the dictionary definition.

Bingo.

Exactly.

Graeme

[Woody]

Thought I should look up what our prophet had to say about the topic:

"One man with a light and jovial disposition will do more in leavening the churches with the same spirit than ten good men can do to remove the impression." . . . {Ev 642.3}

What are we to make of that?

[LynnDel]

What is the context? I know she had negative things to say against joking and jesting, and I am supposing that is what this sentence is about.

LD

[Woody]

Man - I can never figure out context when it comes to EGW. Each one will have to decide. But my guess from reading it - the context would be: "a light and jovial disposition".

[Woody]

This is the problem with reading EGW. The compilations make it near impossible to get into her mind and figure out what she meant. But have at it. Your guess is as good as mine.

[LifeHiscost]

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This is the problem with reading EGW.

Some use the same reasoning to dismiss scripture texts hard to swallow. I don't recall anywhere in the Word where it says, or even intimates, if one feels good their on the right track. Even John the baptist had the same problem when he was waiting to have his head served on a platter.

Another good excuse is, if it's not in context, it has no valid Truth. Guess that eliminates Matt 4:4 and Pastor John Bradshaw's program, "Every Word".

Not to mention this one.

"“Who does the Lord think we are?” they ask.

“Why does he speak to us like this?

Are we little children,

just recently weaned?

He tells us everything over and over—

one line at a time,

one line at a time,

a little here,

and a little there!”

So now God will have to speak to his people

through foreign oppressors who speak a strange language!" Isaiah 28:9-11 NLT

That one might not bode well for the United States, among others.

God blesses!

[LifeHiscost]

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Graeme, could you be referring to something more like the ability to be content, enjoy a good laugh, and smile easily to whomever you come into contact. Perhaps a happy spirit. That is my concept of jovial and I believe the dictionary definition.

ooPs! Sorry, Planey.

God blesses!