Comments on: Reflections Ecclesiastes 1 and Proverbs 3 http://theyomen.com/2007/04/23/reflections-ecclesiastes-1-and-proverbs-3/ Reflection on ancient and contemporary worship and literature. Tue, 15 May 2012 16:14:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: WHOChA http://theyomen.com/2007/04/23/reflections-ecclesiastes-1-and-proverbs-3/comment-page-1/#comment-228 WHOChA Mon, 30 Apr 2007 20:54:18 +0000 http://theyomen.com/?p=45#comment-228 I know my sweet man. It was not a reflection on your post. When I started thinking it my passions just went nuts. :) I know my sweet man. It was not a reflection on your post. When I started thinking it my passions just went nuts. :)

]]> By: Adam B. http://theyomen.com/2007/04/23/reflections-ecclesiastes-1-and-proverbs-3/comment-page-1/#comment-227 Adam B. Mon, 30 Apr 2007 16:50:50 +0000 http://theyomen.com/?p=45#comment-227 I appreciate you not "desecrating" my post here. The reflections I did for class were over a single chapter or section at a time, not the entire book. Taken on its own without the rest of the book to enlighten us I do find the first chapter rather disheartening. I, like every other man, want all my work to count for something, to leave some mark that I will be remembered by, to straighten what is crooked or twist what is straight. This first chapter does nothing but say "NO! It cannot be done." The answer, the beauty of this truth, is not found in chapter 1 but in an understanding of the book as a whole. As I was limited to chapter 1 I was left to reflect on it alone, and it was not as easy to translate as proverbs. I appreciate you not “desecrating” my post here. The reflections I did for class were over a single chapter or section at a time, not the entire book. Taken on its own without the rest of the book to enlighten us I do find the first chapter rather disheartening. I, like every other man, want all my work to count for something, to leave some mark that I will be remembered by, to straighten what is crooked or twist what is straight. This first chapter does nothing but say “NO! It cannot be done.” The answer, the beauty of this truth, is not found in chapter 1 but in an understanding of the book as a whole. As I was limited to chapter 1 I was left to reflect on it alone, and it was not as easy to translate as proverbs.

]]> By: WHOCHA http://theyomen.com/2007/04/23/reflections-ecclesiastes-1-and-proverbs-3/comment-page-1/#comment-226 WHOCHA Sun, 29 Apr 2007 08:15:43 +0000 http://theyomen.com/?p=45#comment-226 I tried to comment, but it turned into a blog longer than Adam's. I didn't want to desecrate his blog so, my ranting can be found at http://solidairchurch.blogspot.com/2007/04/life-on-earth.html He made me mad. (Don't worry I love him.) I tried to comment, but it turned into a blog longer than Adam’s. I didn’t want to desecrate his blog so, my ranting can be found at http://solidairchurch.blogspot.com/2007/04/life-on-earth.html

He made me mad.

(Don’t worry I love him.)

]]> By: Amira http://theyomen.com/2007/04/23/reflections-ecclesiastes-1-and-proverbs-3/comment-page-1/#comment-224 Amira Tue, 24 Apr 2007 20:10:29 +0000 http://theyomen.com/?p=45#comment-224 Adam. I was raised in a Jewish home and the Ecclesiastes point of view was pretty much it. Hence, at university, it was also the biggest reason to try and decide what I did believe, as the Jewish answer was so nihilistic it begged the question of why go on. Thank God, Jesus gave us a point to life and the reassurance that our deeds will have worth, some gold, some silver and some straw to be destroyed. That is one of the biggest advantages to evangelisation for Jesus, finally one can say there is a point to life, I do have meaning beyond the here and now. Adam.
I was raised in a Jewish home and the Ecclesiastes point of view was pretty much it. Hence, at university, it was also the biggest reason to try and decide what I did believe, as the Jewish answer was so nihilistic it begged the question of why go on.
Thank God, Jesus gave us a point to life and the reassurance that our deeds will have worth, some gold, some silver and some straw to be destroyed.
That is one of the biggest advantages to evangelisation for Jesus, finally one can say there is a point to life, I do have meaning beyond the here and now.

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