Why?

[Christ4Ever]

The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. "Vanity of vanities," says the Preacher; "Vanity of vanities, all [is] vanity." Ecclesiastes 1:1-2 NKJV

Those unhappy souls who hold to the philosophy called “existential nihilism” believe that life has no real meaning, that a man—all mankind, in fact—has no purpose for existing and that he really can’t know why he is here.

What a grim view of life that is!

As you read through the book of Ecclesiastes, it almost seems like its writer, Solomon, is engaging in his own brand of existential nihilism. It seems that he sees no purpose for his own existence or for anything or anyone around him.

Unless you hang in there with Ecclesiastes, you might wonder why it’s in the Bible at all. Why would God include a book that essentially tells us that life and everything about it has no meaning? Such a fatalistic view of the life would have no place in scripture…right?

But that’s not where Solomon is coming from—not at all. Tomorrow, you’ll see what he has to say about every man’s ultimate duty and purpose in this life.

Prayer: Gracious God, thank You for giving me purpose in this life. Thank You that my life isn’t just a meaningless existence. Thank You that You’ve made me for a purpose and a plan.

 

[BunnyOnion]

I once knew a EN.
Fascinating conversations.
One thing I remember was his contention against religious devotion.
Grounded first in the understanding that the religious object is the source of all things and is omnipotent.

Why would a race, created human race, strive to appease an all knowing deity that created them damned at their beginning? That they then strive to find their way back to that which as a higher power separated himself from them through the construct of sin by his will and action.

Why should a lesser race seek to believe In a power that made them less than simply because of their so called innate fallen human nature that was his doing?

Why doesn't that which they find worthy of worship given all that not believe in them?
Instead of having them destined to damnation, his creation too, unless they are the chosen few he determined to save from his wrath before the whole thing began?

As I said, fascinating discussions to encounter from their pov.