what do you think of the book of ecclesiastes?

Yes, “The Preacher.” We need to die to self each day that we wake up in the morning, to live for the Lord.

We need to not think less of ourselves, but think about ourselves less! And seek to serve in any way we can.

God wants us to enjoy life and live abundantly, just not let the things in our lives direct our lives. An example is having a nice shiny car that NO ONE is allowed to lean up against. That puts “stuff” ahead of people and our feelings.

He wants us to make money. I always say that the more I make, the more I can give! Let God use you, let Him use you through one or more of your talents. He will if you want to! God Bless!

It means the best things you can do on this pointless (‘vanity’) earth (‘under the sun’) is to just enjoy it all. Near the end is the ‘but remember God’s law because God is watching’. But the best you can do regarding your job and so on is to enjoy your work, enjoy what you earn from it and have fun. It also has tips on working hard, diversifying, investing overseas and so on. Good stuff, especially in this bad economy.

Sources: Bible, Martin Luther. Martin Luther was critical of church monks in his commentary, because they distance themselves from the world and live poor lives for the sake of living poor lives. While loving God and others is what’s most important, hurting yourself is not necessary to follow God!

salomoncito,

The key to properly understanding the book of Ecclesiastes is that it is the best of human reasoning “under the sun”. In other words, everything in our earthly lives, from the standpoint of human reasoning, is “Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity”.

Wisdom, pleasure, accomplishments, labor, wealth, children, even contentment is futile, worthless, and empty of significance when viewed from the standpoint of human reasoning.

The Preacher’s conclusion of the whole matter is found in chapter 12, verse 13: “Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.”

does this means that we should drink? a little.

I see no reason that we “should” drink. I will assume you meant “could”, and will also assume that by “could” you meant, is it permissible. If my assumptions are correct, there is no transgression in drinking “a little”. However, there are plenty of verses in scripture that clearly tell us not to get drunk. does this means that we can have fun?

Of course we can “have fun”! As long as what you are calling “fun” does not entail sin. “For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh…”

bro_tony

Wonderful! That is a good learning. Thank you brother.

Many activists choose atheism with thoughts like, “If there WERE God, we’d had it made, but the world is in a sorry state, so there must not be.” Our species is really at the mercy of time and circumstance (Ecclesiastes 3:1, 17; 9:11-12), and overall, other species fare far worse off than many in our species do. [The term “chance” is sometimes used to refer to “the coincidence of time and circumstance”]