LIVING BY FATE OR FAITH (4 OF 5)
by Joey Rodgers
Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1-14
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Living by Fate or Faith (4 of 5)
Series: Reality Check
Joey Rodgers
Ecclesiastes 3:1-14
SONG - Turn. Turn. Turn. DYK - that although this song (which basically recites Ecclesiastes 3:1-14) was made famous by the Byrd’s as a protest song in the 1960’s during the Vietnam conflict; it was actually first penned/performed by Peter Seeger in the late 1950’s as a call for world peace. Yet this was never Solomon’s intent - who penned these words under the inspiration of the H.S. to invite us to live a life of faith in God instead of living according to the fate of man.
AYK - we’re in a series in Ecclesiastes entitled - Reality Check, learning about life under the sun - which is life in the here/now - life on earth from birth to death. And Solomon - the wisest man to have ever lived - after trying it all, concluded that life on earth will never make sense unless we add God to the mix.
A reality check is the process of comparing one’s flawed ideas, opinions, and misconceptions w/ the actual facts/reality of a situation so we might actually see the truth.
And so, understanding how we all need a reality check to keep life in perspective, God had Solomon write this book to teach us that there’s no answers (no ISM) this side of heaven which can solve the mystery of life that doesn’t include God. This is especially true in regard to how we view and approach life.
Truth is - we all approach life in one of (2) ways: We will either live by faith (in God) or we’ll live by fate - contending that life just happens and there’s little to nothing we can do about it.
Some people call this determinism while others consider it to be serendipity - yet it either case, it’s the idea that whether good/bad, everything happens by blind chance, dumb luck, or simple karma.
Yet Solomon would disagree - and in Ecclesiastes 3, we find a familiar passage that’s often misunderstood.
To everything there is a season, an appointed time for every matter under heaven: a time to ...
Series: Reality Check
Joey Rodgers
Ecclesiastes 3:1-14
SONG - Turn. Turn. Turn. DYK - that although this song (which basically recites Ecclesiastes 3:1-14) was made famous by the Byrd’s as a protest song in the 1960’s during the Vietnam conflict; it was actually first penned/performed by Peter Seeger in the late 1950’s as a call for world peace. Yet this was never Solomon’s intent - who penned these words under the inspiration of the H.S. to invite us to live a life of faith in God instead of living according to the fate of man.
AYK - we’re in a series in Ecclesiastes entitled - Reality Check, learning about life under the sun - which is life in the here/now - life on earth from birth to death. And Solomon - the wisest man to have ever lived - after trying it all, concluded that life on earth will never make sense unless we add God to the mix.
A reality check is the process of comparing one’s flawed ideas, opinions, and misconceptions w/ the actual facts/reality of a situation so we might actually see the truth.
And so, understanding how we all need a reality check to keep life in perspective, God had Solomon write this book to teach us that there’s no answers (no ISM) this side of heaven which can solve the mystery of life that doesn’t include God. This is especially true in regard to how we view and approach life.
Truth is - we all approach life in one of (2) ways: We will either live by faith (in God) or we’ll live by fate - contending that life just happens and there’s little to nothing we can do about it.
Some people call this determinism while others consider it to be serendipity - yet it either case, it’s the idea that whether good/bad, everything happens by blind chance, dumb luck, or simple karma.
Yet Solomon would disagree - and in Ecclesiastes 3, we find a familiar passage that’s often misunderstood.
To everything there is a season, an appointed time for every matter under heaven: a time to ...
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