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Rulers, Bureaucracy, The Poor, and Liberty | Ecclesiastes 5:8-9

Rulers, Bureaucracy, The Poor, and Liberty | Ecclesiastes 5:8-9

by Matt | Oct 8, 2020 | Ecclesiastes, Teaching Series

The Preacher’s survey of the various manifestations of fallen man’s crookedness that prevents societal endeavor has been comprehensive. He has examined greed, lust, laziness, hope in political salvation, and the lack of self-control. The source of all of these is...
Keeping Vows and Shutting Mouths | Ecclesiastes 5:2-7

Keeping Vows and Shutting Mouths | Ecclesiastes 5:2-7

by Matt | Sep 22, 2020 | Ecclesiastes, Teaching Series

The Preacher’s admonition for God’s covenanted people carries over from the text we covered previously (Ecclesiastes 5:1). Last time, we considered the need for self-control to approach God and His revelation and that sacrifice without obedience is worthless. While...
Obedience, Self-Control, And The Sacrifice of Fools | Ecclesiastes 5:1

Obedience, Self-Control, And The Sacrifice of Fools | Ecclesiastes 5:1

by Matt | Jul 15, 2020 | Ecclesiastes, Teaching Series

Since Ecclesiastes 3:16, the Preacher’s assault on the vanity of humanism’s cultural labors towards a messianic social-order has been at the forefront. He has covered their failed attempts of justice, the sinful nature of man outside of God’s covenant destroying...
The Solution Of Godly Maturity In A Rebellious Society | Ecclesiastes 4:7-16

The Solution Of Godly Maturity In A Rebellious Society | Ecclesiastes 4:7-16

by Matt | Jun 27, 2020 | Ecclesiastes, Teaching Series, Uncategorized

The previous post covered the hopeless lack of justice in a social order for those in rebellion to God’s covenant. All the apparent societal failures of humanist societal endeavors start from the prevalence of immorality amongst the people. Again, we find the...
Why The Oppressed Will Remain Oppressed Apart From God’s Covenant | Ecclesiastes 4:1-16

Why The Oppressed Will Remain Oppressed Apart From God’s Covenant | Ecclesiastes 4:1-16

by Matt | Jun 8, 2020 | Ecclesiastes, Teaching Series

As we learned in the last chapter, the Preacher is attacking the desire to build a social order that is not in submission to God. This society is still under the “curse,” it’s morally bent in nature, and has not sought the Messiah — Christ — to straighten its...
Understanding And Responding To God’s Judgment | Ecclesiastes 3:16-22

Understanding And Responding To God’s Judgment | Ecclesiastes 3:16-22

by Matt | May 25, 2020 | Ecclesiastes, Teaching Series

In Ecclesiastes, the Preacher first sets his target on the useless (vain) efforts of humanistic man (who is outside of and in rebellion against God’s covenant) to escape the curse of God. The Preacher moves to critique the social order these men built in their effort...
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