What is Jesus’ abundant life all about?
We know that in John 10:10 Jesus says, “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly” (NRSV). But what does he mean?
That is the question I want to answer in this series of posts. I am exploring the cultural and grammatical context of the phrase, how the author uses the same words in other places, and possible modern applications.
The ultimate end goal is to write the book, Abundance Reconstructed, which invites the reader to consider what Jesus’ abundant life might look like on the other side of Christian deconstruction.
Before exploring where we ended last time before we consider how the man born blind uses his freedom, it is important to reflect more on life in the void. This is especially true for those born into the void who never experienced an early return to presence. This topic is important to me because, as …
Last time we left off with the claim that an embrace of meritocracy is one of two primary ways we 21st Century Americans like to answer the question, “Who sinned?“ It is a question that is really about blame. We need to know who is at fault? While in an ancient world built on transcendent …
“Then how were your eyes opened?” Much like, “Who sinned?” the question binds itself to one way of seeing the world. The man is transformed, but his transformation holds little sway in the crowd. Given that they soon bring the man to the religious leaders of the day, it is clear that they recognize the …