Faith and Joy Now look at verse 8. So the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples. They came to him, clasped his feet and worshiped him. Now notice that the women were still afraid, yet now filled with joy. As time wore on, no doubt that joy grew and consumed all their fear, as they learned what it meant, not only that Jesus was alive again, but that he had died for their sins to bring them perfect to God, forgiven, cleansed, and set free.
Faith brings joy.
And joy is the opposite of fear. Especially when we are talking about our relationship with God. John says, perfect love drives out all fear. That is, if we know God's love for us in Jesus, and if we love him because of it, then we will not fear. God's judgement no longer holds any terror for us.