What is the abundant life according to this teaching?
The abundant life is the complete package of God’s grace, giving assurance of salvation and eternity in God’s presence. It flows from Ephesians 1, where God’s unmerited favor abounds toward us in all wisdom and prudence, and it cannot really be put into human words.
Les explains that Ephesians 1:8 continues the thought of grace from verse 7, where Paul repeatedly emphasizes grace because we are in the age of grace. God’s unmerited favor has been poured out on the whole human race. When asked how to explain the abundant life, Les says it really cannot be put into words. His answer is that it is the complete package of the grace of God, which has given assurance of salvation and eternity in God’s presence. This abundant life is therefore tied to God’s grace abounding toward us in all wisdom and prudence.