Jesus differentiated possessing spiritual life from experiencing abundant life (John 10:10b). This book addresses those distinctions first in the conversation between Jesus and the rich young ruler and second in Jesus’ exchanged-life teaching of saving life by losing life. In each case when Jesus said, “Follow Me,” His call never referred to salvation; rather His appeal was a call to discipleship for those who were already saved. Jesus’ instructions to the rich young ruler were two-directional: first, going to sell and to give away his earthly wealth in order to possess spiritual life and second, returning to follow Jesus in discipleship in order to experience abundant life. Jesus’ exchanged-life teaching is embedded within His calls to discipleship. Experiencing an enriched life is only available to believers who choose to follow Jesus in discipleship; they Choose to Live in intimate fellowship with Him.
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