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The happiness of those who are credited as righteous by God (2)           [Romans 4:9-17]       We have already learned who is the happiest person in the world based on Romans 4:1-8.   We learned that the happiest person in this world is the one who has received the remission of all sins only through faith in Jesus Christ, and whom God credited as the righteousness.   In the midst of that, I personally created a “happiness formula”: Happiness Quotient = Only grace + Only Jesus' work on the cross + Only faith.   The more we get to know Jesus through the words of the Bible, and the more we realize what He did on the cross for our salvation, the more our faith grows.   And the more our faith grows, the more we will think of the salvation that God has given us in Jesus Christ.   And the more we think of the salvation that God has given us, the more we realize how great God's grace is.   The more we do...

The happiness of those who are credited as righteous by God (1)     [Romans 4:1-8]       Have you ever heard of the Happiness Quotient (HQ)?   HQ = GQ x AQ / BQ.   Here, “GQ” stands for Gratitude Quotient, “AQ” stands for Achievement Quotient, and “BQ” stands for Blame Quotient.   In 1998, as a result of measuring the HQ of 54 countries at the London School of Economics (LSE) in the UK, Bangladesh ranked first and Korea ranked 23 rd (Internet).   After that, it is said that Bangladesh took first place in the happiness formula (i.e. happiness quotient) created by British psychologist Rothwell and life counselor Cohen in 2002.   Economist Layard attributed two factors to why poor countries rank high in the happiness index: First, the fact that people too easily adapt to better conditions, and second, relative income levels.   Roswell and Cohen suggested ways to be happy, and these are the following (Internet):  ...

Happiness   Happiness,  experiencing total well-being, is the gift of God's grace granted to those (1) who live in God's presence(Ps.84:4), (2) who are not ultimately self-reliant but who find in God the source of their strength(84:5), and (3) who live a life of faith in God(84:12). (Mark D. Futato, "The Book of Psalms")

Success, Fulfillment, Satisfaction, Happiness, Insecurity  "Success is accepting God's goal for our lives and becoming what He has called us to be by His grace (see Josh.1:7-8; 2 Pet.1:3-10; 3 John 2)."   "Fulfillment is discovering our own uniqueness in Christ and using our gifts to build up others and to glorify the Lord (see Matt.25:14-30; Rom.12:1-18; 2Tim.4:5)."   "Satisfaction is living righteously and seeking to raise the quality of the relationship, services and products we're involved with (see Prov.18:24; Matt.5:5; 2 Tim.4:7).   "Happiness is being thankful for what we do have, rather than focusing in what we don't have - because happy are the people who appreciate what they have (see Phil.4:12; 1 Thess.5:18; 1 Tim.6:6-8)."   "Insecurity comes when we depend on things that pass away rather than on things that last forever (see John 10:27-30; Rom.8:31-39; Eph.1:13-14)."   (NEIL T. ANDERSON, "OVER...