We've been pretty dogged about the point of the Jesus stories is not to go to heaven, and it sure as hell isn't about not going to hell. Jesus stories point to something far better than that.

But what to do about all that eternal life language? That sure seems to direct us toward a living-forever-one-way-or-another fate. Turns out, the greek there is a window into a much more faithful way of telling the Jesus stories: one that's good news for soil and salmon and supernovae and even us human critters!

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Translation (Google Doc): https://bit.ly/FIT-John-GDoc

Translation (PDF): https://bit.ly/FIT-John-PDF

Mobile-Friendly with endnotes: https://bit.ly/FIT-John-MobilePDF

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Opportunity Walks by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

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