WITHOUT GOD KNOWLEDGE IS USELESS (1 OF 5)
by Tony Thomas
Scripture: Ecclesiastes 1:12-19
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Without God Knowledge Is Useless (1 of 5)
Series: Without God
Tony Thomas
Ecclesiastes 1:12-18
Twenty-three years ago Lady Diana died in a car crash in Paris, France. On the night she died she had everything this world has to offer: looks, fame, popularity, wealth and influence. She literally indulged herself in the best that this life has to offer.
But she was one of the unhappiest persons on the planet! She wasn't comfortable in the spotlight, her marriage was trouble, she suffered from anorexia and bulimia, and she attempted suicide on several occasions.
The British paparazzi pursued her relentlessly. All the significance this world offers could not provide one moment of satisfaction for the Princess of Wales and her influence did not exempt her from a premature death at the age of thirty-two.
Haven't we all wondered about the meaning of life? Solomon was the Princess Diana of antiquity. He literally had everything this world had to offer! And Ecclesiastes is his journal that describes his pursuit for significance and meaning.
Solomon writes (Ecclesiastes 1)
12 I, the Teacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem. 13 I devoted myself to study and to explore by wisdom all that is done under heaven.
Solomon was the son of King David and Bathsheba. As a member of royalty, he had at his disposal the resources to pursue whatever he desired. Unlike Diana, however, he did not die early; he reigned for four decades.
The key phrase in Ecclesiastes is ''Under the sun.'' The NIV says, ''Under heaven.'' The Message says, ''On this earth.'' Those phrases, regardless of the translation, means, ''Without God.''
Solomon tried everything this world has to offer without God. But he concluded that his pursuit was fruitless. The wisest man who ever lived concluded that, ''Life is nothing but a chase after the wind'' (vs. 12).
Ecclesiastes is a book for a generation of thrill-seekers who are pursuing significance without God. Edmund Burke once said, ...
Series: Without God
Tony Thomas
Ecclesiastes 1:12-18
Twenty-three years ago Lady Diana died in a car crash in Paris, France. On the night she died she had everything this world has to offer: looks, fame, popularity, wealth and influence. She literally indulged herself in the best that this life has to offer.
But she was one of the unhappiest persons on the planet! She wasn't comfortable in the spotlight, her marriage was trouble, she suffered from anorexia and bulimia, and she attempted suicide on several occasions.
The British paparazzi pursued her relentlessly. All the significance this world offers could not provide one moment of satisfaction for the Princess of Wales and her influence did not exempt her from a premature death at the age of thirty-two.
Haven't we all wondered about the meaning of life? Solomon was the Princess Diana of antiquity. He literally had everything this world had to offer! And Ecclesiastes is his journal that describes his pursuit for significance and meaning.
Solomon writes (Ecclesiastes 1)
12 I, the Teacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem. 13 I devoted myself to study and to explore by wisdom all that is done under heaven.
Solomon was the son of King David and Bathsheba. As a member of royalty, he had at his disposal the resources to pursue whatever he desired. Unlike Diana, however, he did not die early; he reigned for four decades.
The key phrase in Ecclesiastes is ''Under the sun.'' The NIV says, ''Under heaven.'' The Message says, ''On this earth.'' Those phrases, regardless of the translation, means, ''Without God.''
Solomon tried everything this world has to offer without God. But he concluded that his pursuit was fruitless. The wisest man who ever lived concluded that, ''Life is nothing but a chase after the wind'' (vs. 12).
Ecclesiastes is a book for a generation of thrill-seekers who are pursuing significance without God. Edmund Burke once said, ...
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