18 Much learning earns you much trouble.
The more you know, the more you hurt.
The more you know, the more you hurt.
(I understand completely what he means by that. I didn't at one time, but I sure do now.)
Ecclesiastes Chap 2
17 I hate life. As far as I can see, what happens on earth is a bad business. It's smoke—and spitting into the wind.
Ecclesiastes Chap 3
16-18 I took another good look at what's going on: The very place of judgment— corrupt! The place of righteousness—corrupt! I said to myself, "God will judge righteous and wicked." There's a right time for every thing, every deed—and there's no getting around it. I said to myself regarding the human race, "God's testing the lot of us, showing us up as nothing but animals."
19-22 Humans and animals come to the same end—humans die, animals die. We all breathe the same air. So there's really no advantage in being human. None. Everything's smoke. We all end up in the same place—we all came from dust, we all end up as dust. Nobody knows for sure that the human spirit rises to heaven or that the animal spirit sinks into the earth. So I made up my mind that there's nothing better for us men and women than to have a good time in whatever we do—that's our lot. Who knows if there's anything else to life?
(How do you explain this passage in a sermon?)
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So sorry, I didn't see a place to send you a message. Wanted to suggest this article to you, and the corresponding links. http://ticklemebrahms.blogspot.com/2010/02/in-which-i-talk-about-terrible-event-i.html Didn't know if the whole horrible situation had crossed your radar. Thanks for checking it out!
I read that posting. How horrible. There is darkness withing the Christian faith, back in those corners. I ran across one family who followed such terrible beliefs(about child rearing). You couldn't reason with them. The father not only beat the children but forced his wife to wear a veil and beat her to . . . all for the "glory of God." Only a mouse's hair away from the Taliban.
(How do you explain this passage in a sermon?)
"Life Sucks, and then You Die?"
Or, as you had Solomon say in the previous posting:
“You’re right Mr. Caulfied. Life sucks. It is all pretend. Bad things happen to good people and vice-versa. Fame, money, looks ... everything is worthless. But Holden, the hope is, God is there and that does make a difference. How it makes a difference, even I’m not sure and I’m the smartest man who has ever lived ....”
You couldn't reason with them. The father not only beat the children but forced his wife to wear a veil and beat her to . . . all for the "glory of God." Only a mouse's hair away from the Taliban. -- MJ
How do you think Talibani were raised? Complete with "God Said It. I Believe It. That Settles It." as justification; just they quoted a Koran instead of a Bible.
Headless Unicorn Guy
(And if anybody says "But the Koran is Satanic and the Bible is God's Word", you need to be punched in the throat. The underlying dynamic and application is identical.)
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