tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post8431169152717801490..comments2024-03-26T01:52:45.563-07:00Comments on Fred's Place: Ecclesiastes: The Good LifeFredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-32266184219343699422011-03-29T08:47:19.474-07:002011-03-29T08:47:19.474-07:00Amateur Reader,
_Ecclesiastes_ is my favorite boo...Amateur Reader,<br /><br />_Ecclesiastes_ is my favorite book of the Bible also.<br /><br />I guess some people just enjoy being gloomy and miserable.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-89614067579204853652011-03-29T08:45:23.258-07:002011-03-29T08:45:23.258-07:00Cheryl,
Thanks for the quotation from the NIV. T...Cheryl,<br /><br />Thanks for the quotation from the NIV. That goes along with my view of the passage.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-59125398153374953392011-03-28T21:12:16.001-07:002011-03-28T21:12:16.001-07:00I interpret the passage - the entire book, the wis...I interpret the passage - the entire book, the wisest one in the Hebrew Bible - much like you do.<br /><br /><i>Ecclesiastes</i> is Old Testament, so the gloomier sects might regard it with suspicion for that reason alone.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-66557048329313854362011-03-28T13:29:26.368-07:002011-03-28T13:29:26.368-07:00Fred,
There will always be groups in Chris...Fred,<br /><br /> There will always be groups in Christianity that pick and chose what they want to believe. To me the key is reading the ENTIRE Bible, and not taking a verse here and there out of context. Context is important. The important parts of those verses are "which God giveth him" and "this is the gift of God" - THAT'S the focus. Here's a bit of commentary from The Life Application Bible ( NIV):<br /><br />"God wants us to view what we have ( whether it is much or little) with the right perspective - our possessions are a gift from God. Although they are not the source of joy, they are a reason to rejoice because every good thing comes from God. We should focus more on the giver than the gift. "Cherylnoreply@blogger.com