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title: 'Spiritual Joy as an Element of Strength'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
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authors:
- 'Thomas Harvey Skinner, Sr.'
date: 1857-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Personal Piety'
- 'Sanctification'
- 'Devotional (General)'
scriptures:
- 'Nehemiah 8'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/skinner-1857-spiritual-joy-as-an-element-of-strength
---

# Spiritual Joy as an Element of Strength

Skinner teaches that 'the joy of the Lord'—rooted in repentance, union with Christ, and the Spirit—energizes and sustains believers, making joy the source of holy strength.

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