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1 | Ecc KJV: relevance to modernity | Ecclesiastes | srbaegon | 198057 | ||
Hello mightilycalled, As I said before, this is NOT a Christian philosophy forum. Your question has merit but is not within the scope of this site. Perhaps instead you would care to give your input on Solomon's use of "vanity of vanities, all is vanity." Or was that the intent of your question? Steve |
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2 | question revamp, 3rd edition | Ecclesiastes | mightilycalled | 198059 | ||
q revamp kjv e.1:14 i have seen all... and behold, all is vanity and VEXATION OF SPIRIT : imo no activity spiritual or secular in this life comes on a platter without strain and frustration when endeavoured mightily 1:15 that which is crooked cannot be made straight, and that which is wanting (nonexistent, my reading) cannot be numbered ---imo God does not desire us to fix everything that is broke 1:17 and i gave my heart to know wisdom, (also)... madness and folly; i perceived (even all this extra effort exerted and endeavoured- my inserted words) also is vexation of spirit 1:18 For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow the editor wrote Perhaps instead you would care to give your input on Solomon's use of "vanity of vanities, all is vanity." Or was that the intent of your question? vanity-the quality of being futile, of it all having been done, endeavoured in vain and to no avail whatsoever, especially since as i wrote below and as Jesus taught, there is no secret life philosophy beyond the inspection of the astute disciplined Word-meditating believer mt 15:25-26 and confronted by Christ in the sincere authentic Church jn 3:20-21 ---im not so sure of this point, this is my conviction at best now is it possible when jesus said as last words: a little while you will lose sight of me, then a little while later you will see me again that this can be reinterpreted anew as exclusionary regenerated vision for the elect alone; also cf Ecc 12:11-12---jn21:25 previous version: this compiler has tracked down those who are of the same mind as me and King Solomon the Wise, who have reached the conclusion MORE OR LESS, GIVE AND TAKE, THEREABOUTS that the highest peak of mastery of meaning is the point where you lose your grasp of meaning and all is meaningless in the infinitude of interconnectedness of everything with everything else so that you cannot command and control anything anymore (Ecclesiastes, the Holy Bible) IE when your mastery of wisdom loses its distinctiveness of relevant ideas standing out from irrelevant knowledge, you find you have lost your interest in there being meaning in anything since meaning is everywhere and no effort is needed anymore on your part to search it out and store it up and build it up (Proverbs, Holy Bible). Thus your intuition takes totally over your thinking and you decide instantly and instantaneously without needing to reflect anymore, the way the killer in news of late penetrated election rally defenses and nabbed the former Prime Minister of Pakistan. secular support quotes from off the www excerpt www.angelo.edu faculty kboudrea cheap cheap2 scientists.htm Scientists are funny people. Not just the great ones who think they've discovered the secret of life or of the brain or of the common cold. Even ordinary day-to-day scientists are funny, because they all think that the world makes sense Most people know better. Betsy Divine , Joel E. Cohen, Absolute Zero Gravity Science Jokes, Quotes, and Anecdotes (1992) The average student emerges at the end of the Ph.D. program, already middle-aged, overspecialized, poorly prepared for the world outside, and almost unemployable except in a narrow area of specialization. Large numbers of students for whom the program is inappropriate are trapped in it, because the Ph.D. has become a union card required for entry into the scientific job market. Freeman Dyson, From Eros to Gaia (1992) "To Teach or Not to Teach" (1990) Answer: Hello mightilycalled, As I said before, this is NOT a Christian philosophy forum. Your question has merit but is not within the scope of this site. Perhaps instead you would care to give your input on Solomon's use of "vanity of vanities, all is vanity." Or was that the intent of your question? Steve |
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3 | question revamp, 3rd edition | Ecclesiastes | BradK | 198069 | ||
Hello mightycalled, Unfortunately, your rather complex and lengthy post is hard to follow. Might I inquire what your exact question is? Can you boil it down to a simple sentence? Thanks, BradK |
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4 | all the questions in a nutshell | Ecclesiastes | mightilycalled | 198096 | ||
nutshell question can you transform the horrifying Black Hole of ageing (growing old over the decades) into a cumulatively beneficial experience? does jesus teaching here seem to provide a glimpse into the secrets of eternity, of dumping the tree of knowledge of evil and regaining Eden and the fruit of life most relevant excerpt from all before... q Perhaps instead you would care to give your input on Solomon's use of "vanity of vanities, all is vanity." Or was that the intent of your question? vanity-the quality of being futile, of it all having been done, endeavoured in vain and to no avail whatsoever, especially since as i wrote below and as Jesus taught, there is no secret life philosophy beyond the inspection of the astute disciplined Word-meditating believer mt 13 (addendum) and confronted by Christ in the sincere authentic Church jn 3:20-21 ---im not so sure of this point, this is my conviction at best now is it possible when jesus said as last words: a little while you will lose sight of me, then a little while later you will see me again that this can be reinterpreted anew as exclusionary regenerated vision for the elect alone; also cf Ecc 12:11-12---jn21:25 |
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5 | all the questions in a nutshell | Ecclesiastes | budderfligh | 198117 | ||
You begin with, "can you transform the horrifying Black Hole of ageing (growing old over the decades) into a cumulatively beneficial experience?" I am a simple person who tends to see things in simple ways. I personaly do not view the aging process as a horrifying Black Hole nor do I think that God desires us to view it as such. Jesus came to give life and to give it more abundantly. I view growing old more as a process that my body must go through (as a result of Adamic sin that brought death into the world) that will eventually lead me to a better life and a much better body. Isn't that our goal? Our aim? Isn't that what we strive for? The life we are living currently is meant to be temporary. We have a greater, eternal life promised to us. Isn't that the reason we are running the race? "1Cr 9:24 Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain." I am promised a better body someday. One that is incorruptible. "1Cr 15:42 So also [is] the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:" I am promised heaven. I don't know why we hold so tenatiously to this life other than it's the only reality that some have experienced. I, myself, have experienced a touch, a taste, of another reality and I, like Paul, hope to press forward to that mark, that goal, that aim and I try to live my life as one that fully expects that end! I like to read Ecclesiates several times a year just to remind myself of what life is all about. It keeps me grounded in reality and what's really important. Ecc 12:13 ΒΆ Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this [is] the whole [duty] of man. |
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6 | all the questions in a nutshell | Ecclesiastes | mightilycalled | 198398 | ||
thanks a lot, thats really encouraging and a very helpful epiphany i have so far not realized blessings in the beauties of the Spirit |
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