'joy' in Phillippians is a defiant 'Nevertheless!' that Paul sets like a full stop against the Philippians' anxiety.
Karl BarthWith an ear open to your musical dialectic, one can be young and become old, can work and rest, be content and sad: in short, one can live.
Karl BarthThe gospel is not a truth among other truths. Rather, it sets a question mark against all truths.
Karl Barth