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Originally posted by lambslove
God has His own reasons for allowing sickness and suffering among His own people. To say that all sickness and suffering come from a lack of faith is to deny God His true place--ruler of the universe.
He gives rain to the justified and the unjustified--for his own reasons. He gives blessings to some and pain to others--for His own reasons. He heals some and allows others to die--for His own reasons.
The sourvernity of God is not usurped by humans, no matter what they name and claim.
According to one commentary:
"Ecclesiastes is the book of the natural man whose interests are confined to the unstable, vanishing pleasures and empty satisfactions of those who live merely "under the sun." The natural man is not aware that all the affirmative answers to life are to be found in Him Who is above, not "under," the sun. The natural man grovels in the dust and finds only earthworms, while the spiritual man may soar on wings like eagles (Isa 30:31) above all that is futile and disapointing, and may live in the consciousness of God's companionship, favor, and incomparable, everlasting rewards.
The "Wisdom" of Proverbs is not the "wisdom" of Ecclesiastes. The former is Godlike, the latter is usually human.
Throughout this book not once is the Supreme Being recognized as "Lord". The word used to designate Him is invariable the one that may be applied to God or to idols -"Elohim," the God recognized "under the sun." The wisdom which is thus limited can end only in "a miserable business" and in vexation of spirit until it finds "the wisdom that is from above"(James 3:17) "the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto out glory" (1 Cor 2:7)
If we are going to quote Solomon from the book of Eccl. we must make sure that what he says is not opposite what God says. If it is, it's not God who is wrong.
In 2 Chron 19:7 through Jehoshaphat God says, "there is no injustice or partiality with the Lord our God"
Rom 2:11 "For God shows no partiality"
Eph 6:9 "there is no respect of persons with Him
Col 3:25 "with God there is no partiality"
All of these verses show that God disagrees with what Soloman said. So we must conclude that Soloman was wrong.
We can not name something that God has not named. It would be futile to do so. God has named certain things for His children and if we want them, they are ours to claim. If it does not happen as I trust, it does not matter. God is God. His Word does not change. Even if I die I will still believe His Word. Just like those 3 crazy kids in the furnace.
So while your words taken from the book of Eccl "sound" good, they are opposite what God says and are merely agreeing with Soloman who, when he said it, was living "under the sun", and not above it.
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