What does it take to have the abundant life?
Having wisdom and good common horse sense, and appropriating God's freely given grace by faith, produces the abundant life. It is received by believing the Word rather than relying on feelings, and God blesses those who exercise faith, since unbelief is what He holds against mankind.
Les explains that the abundant life is tied to wisdom and common horse sense, and that God has given all these things to believers freely, without needing to grovel in the ground, climb steps to St. Peter, or cross the ocean. He emphasizes that we appropriate this abundance by faith, not by feeling, returning to the Word and believing it. Les notes that the more we believe, the more God blesses, because nothing pleases God more than human faith, while unbelief is what He holds most strongly against mankind. He contrasts this with Christendom today, where many may be saved but flounder in ignorance of the Scriptures, lacking that kind of wisdom.