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hillsbororiver:
Ecc 7:1  A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth.

Hi Jackie Lee,

The benefits of even a very expensive ointment or perfume lasts a short time where a good name can endure for centuries.

Youth may have it's beauty but a lifetime of learning and overcoming teaches us that we are a part of something much bigger than ourselves. Youth seeks to be satisfied and is naturally very self centered seeking instant gratification, wisdom (through life experience) learns to appreciate the benefits of delayed gratification and sacrificing for a cause outside their own desires.

I hope this helps a little,

Joe

Jackie Lee:
Thank you Joe that does help. :)
I like there is something much bigger than the life we are now experiencing.

Marlene:
Thanks Marques, I will make a copy of this to use with the people who have been asking for prove. There is a man who does a Bible Study on our TV channel. I saw him before I found Ray's website. He takes questions from time to time. He said, that our spirit goes back to the Lord. Also, someone asked him about Rapture and he said, " There is no rapture", but he does not tell them unless they ask so as not to put a stumbling block in front of them. Now, to me this is not being truthful. I mean people take all this stuff so serious. Like going to  Heaven when you die without a ressurection. Like being taken out of trouble during end time events. One night a friend and I were talking. Her husband gave his life to God on his death bed. Our preacher told her that he was with the Lord right then. She was surprised when I showed her scriptures where the dead know nothing. At first I think she was kind of hurt that he was not in heaven. But then she began to see. To me it is a wonderful thing to know you are only sleeping waiting for the ressurection. There will be no pain or sorrow in death. It just boggles my mind that they think that people are watching us down here. To me that would be so hard to watch them suffer and have trials. Just down right cruel like there Hell doctrine. Oh, the fables men have invented. What sane person could be happy while love ones roast in Hell.

In His Love,
Marlene

hillsbororiver:

--- Quote from: Jackie Lee on December 22, 2008, 03:15:17 PM ---
Ecclesiastes 7:1
1 A good name is better than fine perfume,
and the day of death better than the day of birth.


--- End quote ---

Hi again Jackie Lee,

I kept thinking about this verse and although it is quite possible Solomon thought of only the natural life the Spirit as it guided his words was telling later generations that this "day of death" that is 'better' than being born (physically) is the day we begin dying to self and picking up our own cross as we begin the journey in following our Lord.

Just another thought I wanted to add.

Peace,

Joe

aqrinc:

Joe,

Your second point seems to be more in order of what that Scripture is stating. Glad you put it in words
as well as i could; i was seeing (dying flesh good Living Spirit Best). Below are two Scriptures that support
this i believe; there are many more that others can bring out.

Colossians 3:3:
For ye have died, and, your life, is hid, together with the Christ, in God,—

Philippians 1:21:
For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

george. :)

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