The thief comes only that he might steal and might kill and might destroy. I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.King James BibleThe thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might ...
Is it that you too, like me, have a deep hunger and yearning for a simple life that's without pretence and uncomplicated but exciting, rewarding and impacting others? Jesus said that He comes that we might have life and have it more abundantly. It's not a life we have to strive to ...
BUT, the good news is that even though all youneedis Jesus, He came that you would have life and have it abundantly, and that means that He will provide you with fellowship beyond himself. In fact, scripture commands us to be in fellowship with other believers for mutual encouragement and...
There is a difference between simply surviving and going through life and living life.2 Cor 5:17. (if anyone in christ, he is new creation,old one has gone,the new one has come)What a great verse! Jesus talks about the need of every person to go through a second birth (John 3:3)...
‘Truly I say to you, I am the gate for the sheep….A thief comes only to steal and slaughter and destroy; I came so that they might have life and have it more abundantly.'” But in this cluster of metaphor where Jesus is the gate, he is also the shepherd. He says in verse ...
To change the metaphor, we can’t gobble up the cake of personal moral freedom and expect to still have the wonderful life God promises. Jesus said, “If you love me keep my commandments” ( John 14:21). “I am come that you might have life and have it abundantly.” No divine law...
‘The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have itabundantly’ The next few Blogs will look at what extreme balance looks like in practice Holy Logic I had a simple realisation about holiness the other day – it’s not what I thought it ...
Jesus’s point is simple: if this is true for us, how much truer is it for our Heavenly Father who is inherently and perfectly good? Jesus takes this spiritual truth and applies it in a specific way at the end of this verse by teaching that our Heavenly Father will not withhold His...
They have received the Holy Spirit, breathed in his DNA – and have received the gift of Eternal Life – Life that can go on and on receiving all that fear will throw at it, and over and again rise from the dead. Over the years as the church learnt, the blood of the martyrs was ...
“I came that they may have life; and may have it abundantly” Last Thursday we ventured into Trader Joe’s to see if their wonderful cranberry sauce was in stock! On the way to the back of the store (which I never saw the chilled cranberry sauce) I passed a bag of fresh cranberries...