Ecclesiastes 12 - Fear God
Does believing in resurrection automatically lead to a good way of living?
Does believing in resurrection automatically lead to a good way of living?
At the end of a season discussing beliefs about what happens after death, we finish things off by pondering just how much these beliefs impact the way we live. Through a variety of hypotheticals and a few unpleasant historical stories we identify a lack of direct logical connection between these things. In the end we can't do much better than accept the advice in Ecclesiastes 12 to "Fear God and obey his commands".
At the end of a season discussing beliefs about what happens after death, we finish things off by pondering just how much these beliefs impact the way we live. Through a variety of hypotheticals and a few unpleasant historical stories we identify a lack of direct logical connection between these things. In the end we can't do much better than accept the advice in Ecclesiastes 12 to "Fear God and obey his commands".