There is a vanity that takes place on earth, that there are righteous people to whom it happens according to the deeds of the wicked, and there are wicked people to whom it happens according to the deeds of the righteous. I said that this also is vanity. And I commend joy, for man hasContinue reading “Ecclesiastes 8: 14-17….Do you get the meaning?”
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Ecclesiastes 8: 10-13….Hypocrisy!
Then I saw the wicked buried. They used to go in and out of the holy place and were praised in the city where they had done such things. This also is vanity. Because the sentence against an evil deed is not executed speedily, the heart of the children of man is fully set toContinue reading “Ecclesiastes 8: 10-13….Hypocrisy!”
Ecclesiastes 8: 1-9….Under Authority.
Who is like the wise?And who knows the interpretation of a thing?A man’s wisdom makes his face shine,and the hardness of his face is changed.I say: Keep the king’s command, because of God’s oath to him. Be not hasty to go from his presence. Do not take your stand in an evil cause, for heContinue reading “Ecclesiastes 8: 1-9….Under Authority.”
Ecclesiastes 7: 25-29….What on earth is he talking about?
I turned my heart to know and to search out and to seek wisdom and the scheme of things, and to know the wickedness of folly and the foolishness that is madness. And I find something more bitter than death: the woman whose heart is snares and nets, and whose hands are fetters. He whoContinue reading “Ecclesiastes 7: 25-29….What on earth is he talking about?”
Ecclesiastes 7: 14-24….Why ‘overly’?
In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider: God has made the one as well as the other, so that man may not find out anything that will be after him.In my vain life I have seen everything. There is a righteous man who perishes in his righteousness, andContinue reading “Ecclesiastes 7: 14-24….Why ‘overly’?”
Ecclesiastes 7: 7-13….Some good advice.
Surely oppression drives the wise into madness,and a bribe corrupts the heart.Better is the end of a thing than its beginning,and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.Be not quick in your spirit to become angry,for anger lodges in the heart of fools.Say not, “Why were the former days better thanContinue reading “Ecclesiastes 7: 7-13….Some good advice.”
1 Corinthians 11: 8-16….The explanation continued.
For man was not made from woman, but woman from man. Neither was man created for woman, but woman for man. That is why a wife ought to have a symbol of authority on her head, because of the angels. Nevertheless, in the Lord woman is not independent of man nor man of woman; forContinue reading “1 Corinthians 11: 8-16….The explanation continued.”
1 Corinthians 11 1-8….What do head coverings have to do with it?
Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ.Now I commend you because you remember me in everything and maintain the traditions even as I delivered them to you. But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, the head of a wife is her husband, and the head ofContinue reading “1 Corinthians 11 1-8….What do head coverings have to do with it?”
1 Corinthians 10:23-33….“All things are lawful.”
“All things are lawful,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful,” but not all things build up. Let no one seek his own good, but the good of his neighbor. Eat whatever is sold in the meat market without raising any question on the ground of conscience. For “the earth is theContinue reading “1 Corinthians 10:23-33….“All things are lawful.””
1 Corinthians 10: 14-22….Consider fleeing!
Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry. I speak as to sensible people; judge for yourselves what I say. The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a participation in the blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ? Because there is one bread,Continue reading “1 Corinthians 10: 14-22….Consider fleeing!”
As I read it! 