Abundant life in
the flesh is not evil.
The extremes of material well-being and chronic poverty
do not fit into the abundant life Christ died on the Cross for. Excessive
wealth on the one hand or acidic poverty on the other hand can lead to destiny
truncation. The soul needs some measure of want to be properly focused on
God.
All-round lack is a harbinger of
worldliness. Protracted hunger does not resist stealing to assuage it.
Abstaining from the pleasures of this life is not virtuous. Over-indulgence in
earthly pleasure is guaranteed to harden the heart, which erodes saving faith.
