Ecclesiastes 1:1-11
Vanity of Vanities
Ecclesiastes 1:1-11
• Human Philosophy Apart From God
• Key Word: “Vanity”
• Key Phrase: “Under The Sun”
• Yet Another Key: “I Said In My Heart…” Human Thoughts
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• Question to the class…
• Why are we as Christians, not to spend too much time dabbling in philosophy???
Truman Capote
H. L. Mencken
Oscar Wilde
William F. Buckley
Nietzche
Nietzche is dead, signed God
W.C. Fields
Gore Vidal
Woody Allen
Andy Rooney
Janis Joplin
Jimi Hendrix
Jim Morrison
Kurt Cobain
Ecclesiastes 1:1-11
• Verse 1- Author Identified - (Thanks Howard)
• Verse 2 - The Theme Stated – Vanity
• Verse 3 - The Question Raised – Profit Under The Sun???
Vanity of Vanities
Under the Sun
Ecclesiastes 1:1-11
• Verses 4-7
• A look at some of Solomon’s experiments
Ecclesiastes 1:1-11
• Verses 8-11
• Life is wearisome
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How Should This Study Affect Our Christian Footprint?
Ecclesiastes 1:1-11
It’s A Rather Depressing Point Of View…
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• We Don’t Live Life Under The Sun…
We Live Our Lives Under The Son!
2 Corinthians 5:17
“Therefore If Any Man Is in Christ, He Is a New Creature; The Old
Things Passed Away; Behold, New Things Have Come.”