A full life is something Jesus gives, as the good shepherd who lays down his life for his sheep. He says so in John 10:10-11, and he also says that whoever loses their life for him will save it (Mark 8:35), and that life “does not consist in an abundance of possessions” (Luke 12:15). The Old Testament adds the ordinary goods of a life: food, drink and satisfaction in work, called “the gift of God” in Ecclesiastes 3:12-13, joy in…
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