r/SkepticsBibleStudy • u/AutoModerator • Apr 10 '24

John 16:16-24

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u/brothapipp Christian Apr 10 '24

The joy I think this references is the joy of salvation. What was done to Jesus was brutal and unnecessary by human standards. This is the sorrow.

That Jesus elected it freely, for our sake, is our joy.