“humanity’s divine duty”
Ecclesiastes 12:13 – 14
§ Throughout Ecclesiastes Solomon admonishes his readers to refocus on and to reconnect with God who exist “above the sun.” ______
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§ In First Corinthians 6:19, the Apostle Paul tells us that we don’t own our lives, that our lives and
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§ Therefore, we are stewards of our lives and one day, we must give an account to God of what we have done with His gift of life. ______
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§ The Bible teaches that when we fear God and keep His commands, we are prepared for the coming Judgment Day. ______
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§ For our lives to truly count, humanity must take away three things from the Book of Ecclesiastes as our divine duty.
The Relevant Question > “What are humanity’s divine duties?”
1 – ______(v13)
§ Here, Solomon offers these piercing words to hear the end or the conclusion of the whole matter.
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§ Solomon commands us to biblically fear and ethically respect God and to obey His laws and His commands. ______
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§ To take God seriously, to honor, revere and worship God and to do what God says. ______
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§ It is a fear that recognizes our sinfulness and drives us to acknowledge the grace of God. ______
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§ The person who fears the Lord will pay attention to His Word and obey it. ______
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§ An unholy fear makes people run away from God, but a holy fear brings them to their knees in loving submission to God. ______
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2 – ______(v13)
§ Here, Solomon again admonishes us to keep the commandment of God. ______
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§ God, our Creator, created life and God alone knows how life should be managed. ______
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§ When Solomon looked at life “under the sun,” everything was fragmented and Solomon saw no pattern, but ______
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§ Everything else is vanity, pride, heartache, futility, and emptiness. ______
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3 – ______(v14)
§ Life is spent living and learning that “after death” there is a judgment or a “final exam.” ______
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§ Everyone is answerable to God for everything, whether obvious or concealed; good or evil. _____
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§ Since we know Jesus Christ as our Savior, then our sins have already been ______
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§ God is our ultimate Judge, our sovereign Judge. There is nothing that shall escape His judgment.
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§ There is a phrase in Latin called “Coram Deo,” which means ______
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§ Our Divine Duty is to respect the Lord and obey His commandments, no matter what may come into our lives. ______
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