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Ecclesiastes 3:16-4:1
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Ecclesiastes 3:16-4:1. Moore Theological College. 1980. Retrieved from the Atla Digital Library, https://archives.moore.edu.au/documents/detail/182158.APA citation style
(1980). Ecclesiastes 3:16-4:1. Retrieved from the Atla Digital Library, https://archives.moore.edu.au/documents/detail/182158.Chicago citation style
Ecclesiastes 3:16-4:1. Moore Theological College. 1980. Retrieved from the Atla Digital Library, https://archives.moore.edu.au/documents/detail/182158.Note: These citations are programmatically generated and may be incomplete.
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- Hill preaches on the topic of wickedness and injustice based Ecclesiastes 3:16-4:1. Commentators have offered two differing interpretations of the passage. Firstly, the Teacher offers His perspective on the matter. Secondly, the passage describes a humanistic view of life and restoration. On both interpretations, there is no hope of restoration without God. For the humanist, without God there is no hope for restoration. On the first view, hope is found in God alone. God is testing men to show that they are but beasts. Firstly, men and beast alike all meet the same fate. Secondly, the wickedness of men reveal their lost moral dimension which previously distinguished them from beasts. Locked into a humanistic view of life, man must simply enjoy his lot. The message of the Teacher is applicable for us today. Our hope is found in the fact that God will come to right all wrongs; judgement is the beginning of hope. Without judgement, there can be no forgiveness and no moral responsibility. The Teacher appeals to the universal instinct towards justice and eternity.
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- In copyright - educational use permitted. This item may be used for the purposes of research and study. Please acknowledge that it is held by Moore Theological College