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John 10:10b (KJV) I am come that they might have life, (zoe) and that they might have it more abundantly.
John 10:10b (NIV)
I have come that they may have life (zoe), and have it to the full.
John 10:10b (Amplified)
I came that they may have and enjoy life (zoe), and have it in abundance (to the full, till it overflows).
John 10:10b (MSG)
I came so they can have real and eternal life, more and better life than they ever dreamed of.
Thesis:
The abundant life that Jesus offers us in John 10:10 will cause the believer to very closely resemble the life that Jesus lived on the Earth; including godly character and Holy Spirit manifestations.
I don’t believe John 10:10 is talking about the American dream.
The American dream is a national ethos of the United States in which freedom includes the opportunity for prosperity and success, and an upward social mobility achieved through hard work.
I’m pro freedom, opportunity, prosperity, success, and rewarded hard work. I believe these are national opportunities due to the type of nation we live in. I do see a distinction, however, between the abundant life Christ offers and achieving “The American Dream.”
Outline:
1. Jesus came to give us life to the full.
2. Jesus came to destroy the works of the evil one.
3. Jesus did not come to bring peace but polarizing truth that creates division.
Zoe life includes the idea of the present sojourn of man upon the earth with reference to its duration.
Zoe Life
John 1:4
In Him was life, and that life was the light of men.
One of the great concepts of the Gospel of John is life. The Greek word for “life” is found 36 times in John, while no other NT book uses it more than 17 times. Life is Christ’s gift and He is “the life”.
I. Jesus Came to give us life to the full.
What exactly does abundant life (zoe) look like?
A. Zoe
Zoe is used in the New Testament as life as God has it, that which the Father has in Himself, and which He gave to the Incarnate Son to have in Himself.
John 5:26
For as the Father has zoe in Himself, so He has granted the Son also to have zoe in Himself.
The believer, by abiding, remaining, and putting their roots into Christ, can stay attached to this life source and flourish spiritually.
John 15:5
“I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.
B. Darkened understanding caused by ignorance from a hard heart cuts people off from this life.
Eph. 4:18
They are darkened in their understanding and separated from the life (zoe) of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardening of their hearts.
The enemy blinds the minds of unbelievers keeping them from the truth.
2 Cor. 4:4
4 The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
C. People can become partakers of zoe (life) through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ
John 3:15
15 that everyone who believes may have eternal life (zoe) in him.
Faith is the key that unlocks zoe life for the individual.
Believing, trusting, and placing your hopes in Christ opens the channel of flow from God to you so you can receive this abundant life God promises.
D. Jesus Christ is the author of (zoe) life.
Acts 3:15
15 You killed the author of life, but God raised him from the dead. We are witnesses of this.
E. Jesus Christ is the life of the believer
Colossians 3:4
When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.
Christ is the example of zoe life. Christ is to be our lives.
F. The Zoe life that Christ gives, He also maintains.
John 6:35,63
35 Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. 63 The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you—they are full of the Spirit and life.
Colossians 1:17
17 He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.
G. There is a false life and a true life.
By taking material possessions and being generous, we can take hold of the life that is truly life.
1 Timothy 6:19
In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life.
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