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James 1:2 Count it all joy, my brothers{The word for "brothers" here and where context allows may also be correctly translated "brothers and sisters" or "siblings."}, when you fall into various temptations.

How can temptations and trials bring joy to a suffering member of the body of Christ Jesus? Well, if the joy comes from their flesh it will not find joy, why? Because those in Christ Jesus sinful flesh is dead, not alive doing good works, yes! Dead in Christ Jesus too our flesh, and its works, so joy does not come from our dead sinful flesh, or by self-will of our flesh as false religion teaches.

Romans 6:4 We were buried therefore with him through baptism to death, that just like Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we also might walk in newness of life.

It rather, comes from God's Holy Spirit, whic is found in the body of Christ Jesus. Can Christ Jesus conquer these temptation in his body members, what a foolish question? Of course he can, he is the mighty God having an imperishable life made into the exact representation of YHWH for conquering the world!

Philip.4:4 Rejoice in the Lord always! Again I will say, Rejoice!
4:5 Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand.
4:6 In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. 4:7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.

Yes, joy from Christ working in his body members by Holy Spirit conquers this world, as Christ himself did. But if body members tried to conquer temptation by works of the flesh, which are control by rules, and laws such as organized religion have, how terribly they will fail in their own righteousnes, and goodness. If this is the case than temptation from the flesh for the body of Christ Jesus will perfect nothing good in its members.

Our joy come to each member by resting in faith towards God own goodness in Christ Jesus, Members must not be as the world, earning privileges, and position, by meeting rules, and law, make themselves better than other body members by laws dead in Christ and their flesh. But rather considering it all joy to suffer with the body in its trials of their flesh, so they will be filled with Holy Spirit which bring unity and peace to all the members of Christ, not just one member of the body, whild boasting in their flesh about how wonderful he or she is in over coming the world by self-will.

Philip. 4:12 I know how to be humbled, and I know also how to abound. In everything and in all things I have learned the secret both to be filled and to be hungry, both to abound and to be in need.
4:13 I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me.

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