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"Are the saved happier than the unsaved, as a result of their salvation, according to the will of God?"

I bet we need to define "happiness" to answer that question. For believers, it is of course impossible to happy if we know we are damned, so it would seem that happiness IS a function of salvation. Except for the fact that many unbelievers, some of whom are probably damned, are pretty happy people.

So maybe the answer has to do with the type of happiness we are discussing. Spiritual happiness can't happen without salvation yet spiritual dryness is not necessarily a sign that salvation is absent. Worldly happiness seems to happen to both the saved and unsaved depending on a variety of circumstances. Perhaps only the saved can experience both. Interesting question.