One respected conservative scholar called the ‘strangest book in the Bible.’ It speaks in terms that are high and low, mostly the latter. Written by an older man who ‘had it all,’ made some bad moves, and now speaks as one who is in the depths of depression. It’s famous phrase is vanity of vanities, all is vanity? Is this really the case? Vanity : def. futile, lost, a waste of time, worthless The book in question is called Ecclesiastes and it is part of the Bible’s wisdom literature. Perhaps the best way to understand this book is to remember that it is describing life ‘ under the sun ,’ a phrase used 27 times and apparently no where else in Scripture. Life ‘ under the sun ’ is talking about natural, carnal living in a fallen world; this is the antithesis of a born-again, fruit-bearing, Spirit-filled life. If a person’s perspective is 100% under the sun , in the natural, valuing the things of the world, and not living though to the Almighty, the transcendent, then our ...
'The Road Ahead' looks at some of the world trends issues and future forecasts from a Biblical worldview.