The Good Life

Life in Christ: Extraordinary Life

What really differentiates the life of an unbeliever from the life of a believer? Jesus proclaimed to in John 10:10 that he came to bring abundant life. So, where is your full life? Is your life more abundant than your unbelieving friends? A good place to begin trying to answer that question is identify your source of authority for telling you what is a full life. If you listen to the pop culture, the definition of the good life probably won't sound like the traditional Christian answer. If we believe that God's Word is sufficient, then a walk through the Bible would be the best stroll available to define life that is full.

First Baptist Church of Diana recently adopted a mission statement that says, "The mission of FBC is to lead ordinary people to extraordinary life in Christ." The statement is based on an interpretation of John 10:10 and Matthew 28:18-20. In the Matthew passage we are commanded to make disciples and the John passage defines life in Christ as abundant. A further examination of the 10th chapter of John reveals an imposter that would steal life. The definition of abundant life by pop colluder can be equated to the deceiver who enters as a thief. Pop culture steals the good life rather than giving the good life.

So what is this good life?