I Don't Wish To Be Gloomy 

Objection answered:
Numbers imagine that a Christian is one who goes through life hanging his head, heaving sighs, drawing a long face, and looking very sanctimonious. This is one of the biggest. and we fear one of the most widely believed lies Satan ever coined.

    Real, lasting happiness is the portion of every believer. "Gloomy!"  What is there in the gospel calculated to make one gloomy?  Does it make a man "gloomy" to know that all his sins are forgiven?  Will it make one "gloomy" to be assured that he will spend eternity with the Lord Jesus in glory?  Will the condemned criminal who has been pardoned by his sovereign feel sad?

'Tis Jesus only that can give
Sweetest pleasures while we live;
'Tis Jesus only can supply
Solid comfort should we die.

The only one who has a right to be happy is the Christian - He and he alone being delivered from the bondage of sin, death, and judgment.

    Well might the Psalmist say, "Happy is that people whose God is the Lord" (Psalm 144:15); "In Thy presence is fullness of joy: at Thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore." (Psalm 16:11).

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