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DEFINITION OF LIFE

Text : John 10:10 ISV 

 *The thief comes only to steal, slaughter, and destroy. I’ve come that they may have life, and have it abundantly.* 

From our text, it was clear what the mission statement of Jesus Christ was- He came so we might have life and have more abundantly. This presupposes that before His advent, man didn't have life.(Zoe- God's kind of life) 

Now, the question is, what kind of life was man living before Jesus came? Obviously, man had been living with a wrong definition of what life is. Man has been living only the soulish life.

In Matthew 6:25, Jesus Christ gave a summation of what human's definition of life is as it were. For a natural man, life is all about need for food, clothing, shelter, etc. Abraham Maslow, a humanist psychologist captioned this as 'hierarchy of human needs. A situation whereby one satisfied need gives rise to a seemingly greater need, and the cycle continues. 

 “That’s why I’m telling you to stop worrying about your *life* —what you will eat or what you will drink—or about your body—what you will wear. Life is more than food, isn’t it, and the body more than clothing? Luke 12:22-23..

 *The true definition of life can only be found in Christ Jesus.* 

 *Very explicitly, Jesus said life is more than food and the body is more than raiment. LIVE FOR WHAT IS MORE.*

Man has been cultured to believe that life is all about what you possess- your acquisitions and your accomplishments. But no, Jesus said *“Be careful to guard yourselves against every kind of greed, because a person’s life doesn’t consist of the amount of possessions he has.”* Luke 12:15.

Bible Reading : Math. 6:24-34.


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