Counterintuitive Abundance

Faith and Finances

"I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly." John 10:10

We've heard many opinions and interpretations of this verse.

If we think that this verse means that Jesus wants us to have an abundance of money to spend on ourselves, and live large with an abundance of possessions, we are heading toward misery.

In This Episode, We Look At:

What an abundant life is not.

It cannot be the accumulation of money and things, as Jesus warned, "Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth." Luke 12:15

True abundance, against the wisdom of man, is found in giving.

Jesus declared, "It is more blessed to give than to receive." Acts 20:35

This is counterintuitive because we want to believe that the opposite is true, that receiving and obtaining more is better.

Resources and Links:

Giving is The Good Life - Randy Alcorn

Improve Your Faith and Finances:

"God takes our stinginess or generosity personally. To give lavishly is to be rich toward him; to hoard or spend on ourselves without regard for others is to be impoverished toward God." - Randy Alcorn

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