In John 10:10, what did Jesus mean when he talked about coming so that people could have life, and have it more abundantly? What does it mean to have "the abundant life"?\n\nPlease back up your comments with Scripture.  Thank you.
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The abundant life Jesus talked about is primariliy a relationship with Him. John 14-16 talk a lot about that, and the part about the vine, it a reference to the same abundant life.\n\nPractically speaking, it is freedom from the slavery to sin that we are all under until He sets us free. Freedom from fear, because perfect love cast out all fear, and experiencing His perfect love removes all fear from our lives - If you have no fear, you are totally free! But this freedom also includes the ability to do that which we do not want, in order to gain what we do want (Turning from sin, and gaining abundant life).
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Ecclesiastes 5:10 \n"Whoever loves money never has money enough; \nwhoever loves wealth is never satisfied with his \nincome. This too is meaningless."\n\nLuke 12:19-21\nAnd I'll say to myself, "You have plenty of good \nthings laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, \ndrink and be merry." "But God said to him, 'You \nfool! This very night your life will be demanded from \nyou. Then who will get what you have prepared for \nyourself?' "This is how it will be with anyone who \nstores up things for himself but is not rich toward \nGod."
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One of my favorite verses, and actually one of the two verses that I try to live my life by.  The other being "seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all things will then be given to you".\n\nThe verse "he that seeks to keep his life shall lose it, but he that loses his life for my sake, shall find it" means to me....that the more I give up my "rights" in life, the less I go after what I think I want for myself, the more I give up pursuing the things of the "world" and the more I give up my life for Jesus to do with as He pleases...the more "myself" I truly become.\n\nI never have felt more at peace, more my true self, then when I have given up my own will and choices and asked Jesus to guide my every step, thought, word.  Funny, isn't it?  You think by serving yourself you'd get what you want in life.  I've found by serving Him first (which means, putting others first), that's when I've found true happiness and fulfillment.
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Sola Scriptoria[isim?]!!! W00t!\n\nI think things are pretty much predestined but we've still got plenty of wiggle room.\nKind of like God has set the basic pattern for things and lets us fill in the details. \n\nYou've been wondering this for a while, haven't you? I think I remember you asking pretty mush the same question when you were 10 or something.\nIf you actually believe and accept (accepting is the important part) that Jesus is the Son of God who died for your sins and was resurected, you're going to heaven. Even if you're stuggling with "being good", you're still saved.\nAnd as for God deciding beforehand who's going to heaven and who's not. Well, if it was up to Him all of mankind would end up in heaven and there wouldn't be a Hell because everyone would be perfect. But He gave us free will and Adam and Eve took advantage of that and now look at things.\nGod knows everything and is all powerfull but I think he decided to let some things out of His grip and give us free will because He's nice like that.\n\n(And yeah, I have class this morning but not 'till 1050)
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Others have already answered the question of Jesus DYING for us.   But there's another major piece you seem confused about.  You say:\n\n"He suppose to survive to help you clean all your sin, not to kill himself and runaway from helping you if he is a god."\n\nIt looks like you missed the END of the story.  \nIn the Apostles Creed (the simple summary of the Christian faith used by Christians around the world) we declare:\n\n"on the third day he rose again from the dead..."\n\nJesus did not die and disappear.  To FINISH the work he ROSE from the dead and was exalted to reign at God's right hand.   (And, by the way, it was NOT just that "his spirit went to heaven" as some say.  No, it was a BODILY resurrection.)   \n\nNow, reigning at God's right hand (until he returns for us), he represents us and gives us the the grace we need (Hebrews 4:14-16) to live new lives, no longer enslaved to sin.\n\nThis is not just some tack on.  It is at the CORE of the message.  Throughout Acts we read that the apostles went about preaching the RESURRECTION.  \n\nPaul summarizes it this way:\n\n"He was delivered up for our trespasses \nand raised to life for our justification [that is, our being accepted by God and declared RIGHTEOUS]"  (Romans 4:25)
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God was talking to Jesus. In the beginning was the word and the word was with God. Read the 1st Chapter of The Gospel of John.
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Good news. . .Jesus loves you more than any man ever will or even could.  \n\nBelieve me, there's hope, life will go on. . .and it really does get better.
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First, in order to understand this issue, you have to consider it context.  This can be a very long explanation, but I'll try to keep it short and sweet.  Basically, this is referring to the second coming of Christ.  This concerns His judgment at that second coming.
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Well,\n\nGod's word says that "He supplies all our needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus"!\n\nGive Jesus a try.\n\nYou have nothing to lose, and eternal life to gain!\n\nAlso his Word says that, "The blessing of the Lord brings riches without trouble added to them"!\n\nGo ahead, call on Jesus and you will be saved, you and your houshold!
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Well friend,\nI am a christian.\nAnd this is what that verse means to me.\n\nThe main problem with christians is that they always like to read such verses from a worldy perspective ignoring the spiritual aspect of it.\n\nLook at the begining it mentions of future and hope. Thats what we should be aiming for NOT earthly fortunes or satisfactions.\n\nSeeking the Lord comes with calling upon our Lord as well as praying to Him NOT just sitting around and trying to "argue" out things in your mind. Honesty is important here.\n\nNow consider, the phrase...\n"will restore your fortunes and gather you from all the nations and all the places where I have driven you, says the LORD, and I will bring you back to the place from which I sent you into exile."\n\nSome people like to take the that and say, Hey, God will bless me!!\nIt is true but does it mention necessarily EARTHLY blessings? No. I believe its more spiritual blessings that you will inherit one day in the afterlife. For the spiritual blessings are eternal as opposed to the temporary blessings on earth.\n\nWell, dont seek after earthly things as others do, these are all vanity.\n\nAs for me,\n"Jesus is enough"\nNothing else I want.\n\nRegards
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hey sweetheart, you are a JW correct? If so you Know where this came from!!  " Jesus pointed out that a person is far happier if he is aware of being in need spiritualy. Awareness of our spiritual need moves us to read the bible daily,......." ilmh@yahoo.com
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Jesus said you're blessed when things like this happen to you.\n\nI've gotten many thumbs down for answers that were scripture only.  That's when I know it's not me they are disagreeing with but God.  Why should you take on fighting God's battles for Him?  Speak the Word, and let Him handle the results.
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Establish The Need!\n"For all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God." Rom 3:23 "The wages of sin is death" Rom 6:23 a. \nMan was created for fellowship with God and sin blocked that fellowship. Death resulted.\n\nHowever, God planned for this, even before creation and provided a way to reestablish the fellowship and give us life. To continue Rom 6:23 "But the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ the LORD."\n\nThis salvation is for everyone. John 3:16 says "For God so the world that He gave His only Son that whoever believes on His should not perish (die) but have eternal life (be saved).\n\nThe need of salvation must be seen as repentance is necessary.\n\nOK, so what do myou do?\n1) See you are a sinner need and to repent,\n2) Realise that there is only one way to be saved,\n3) Repent, ask God for forgiveness, acknowledge Jesus as your saviour and Lord.\n\nYou'r saved!
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an wonder full question and it is a great joy to share with, may JESUS fill your heart with HIS joy more and more.\n The only time worth living is the time that i am in HIS prisence, when i go into HIS presence i forget every thing, and the HOLY SPIRIT takes over and HE leads me into joy, prayer, and worship. i only wish that moment don't end.\nOh how i long to be in HIS presence every time, everywhere.
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The modern message of the gospel is "God loves you and has a wonderful plan for your life." However, our idea of "wonderful" and the world’s may be a little different. Take a sinner through the pages of the Book of Acts and show him the terrifying scene of boulders breaking the bones of Stephen. Then smile and whisper, "Wonderful..." Listen together to the sound of a cat-o’-nine-tails as it rips the flesh off the back of the apostle Paul. Follow together the word "suffering" through the Epistles, and see if you can get the world to whisper, "Wonderful!" \n\nAfter such a ride down Honesty Road, they may think the pleasures of sin are a little more attractive than the call to "suffer affliction with the people of God." John MacArthur said, "We need to adjust our presentation of the gospel. We cannot dismiss the fact that God hates sin and punishes sinners with eternal torment. How can we begin a gospel presentation by telling people on their way to hell that God has a wonderful plan for their lives?" \n\nWho in the world is going to listen if we are so blatantly honest about the Christian life? Perhaps not as many as are attracted by the talk of a wonderful plan. However, the answer to our dilemma is to make the issue one of righteousness, rather than happiness. This is what Jesus did. He used the Ten Commandments to show sinners the righteous standard of God (Luke 10:25,26; 18:18– 0). Once the world sees the perfect standard by which they will be judged, they will begin to fear God, and through the fear of the Lord, men depart from sin (Proverbs 16:6). They will begin to hunger and thirst after the righteousness that is in Jesus Christ alone. \n\nIf you study the New Testament you will see that God’s love is almost always given in direct correlation to the cross: herein is love, for God so loved, God commended His love, etc. (See John 3:16; Romans 5:5,6,8; Galatians 2:20; Ephesians 2:4,5; 5:2,25; 1 John 3:16; 4:10; and Revelation 1:5, among others.) The cross is the focal point of God’s love for the world. How can we point to the cross without making reference to sin? How can we refer to sin without the Law (Romans 7:7)? \n\nThe biblical way to express God’s love to a sinner is to show him how great his sin is (using the Law—see Romans 7:13; Galatians 3:24), and then give him the incredible grace of God in Christ. This was the key to reaching so many on the Day of Pentecost. They were "devout" Jews who knew the Law and its holy demands, and therefore readily accepted the mercy of God in Christ to escape its fearful wrath. When you use the Law to show the world their true state, get ready for sinners to thank you. For the first time in their lives, they will see the Christian message as an expression of love and concern for their eternal welfare, rather than of merely proselytizing for a better lifestyle while on this earth.
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God's grace is sufficient! He loves us so much that he gave His son to die for our sins...past, present, and future. We recognize that we have sinned, ask Him to come into our lives and that we want to follow him, and we are reborn! New creatures in Christ. Sometimes we waiver and take a few steps back, but when we reach out to Him, miraculous things happen! Thanks for posting article.
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Now, just why are you so concerned about what God might, or might not do in the future? Did not Jesus say to stop worrying and to seek first the kingdom and God's righteousness? "Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." \n\nIs it necessary for you to know how John's prophecies will work out, or when? Why is the outcome for other people filling your mind when the big issue is, "Can I glorify God today?" If you spend each day considering how to honour and praise God, he will take care of your future. \n\nThe book of Revelation is all about The Big Picture - what's going on back-stage, behind the scenes of this troubled earth. When we're taking part in life we see and understand little, and with frightening speed, it's time for us to leave the stage of earthly life. Revelation comforts believers as they have their eyes lifted up and away, to see how God defeats the powers of darkness. That's his job. Make the most of each day and trust in God for the future. Now, why don't you turn to Matthew chapter 5 and get your feet back on terra firma?