Message: “17. The Operation of Vapor – Ecclesiastes 6:10-12” from Aaron Carlberg

Many philosophers from Aristotle to Kant have believed that in order to be happy people must be living virtuous lives. Aristotle believed that a virtue was simply the means (the middle) between two extreme vices, whereas Kant believed to enjoy something lessens its inherent virtue. Kant believed that it was more virtuous to do something out of duty rather than enjoyment. This belief of Kant has snuck its way into Christianity, which leads many Christians to not find enjoyment in God, but instead love Him or believe in Him because it is duty.

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From Series: "Ecclesiastes - The Existential Hangover"

Ecclesiastes is a book that deals with the idea of our existence. The teacher of the book looks at life "under the sun," which is a way to say "our life a part from who God is." Under the sun refers to all of our works that are temporary and contrasts them with things that are eternal, the things that belong to God who isn't confined to live "under the sun." The book looks at a life of someone who achieved everything anyone could have wanted yet still wakes up the next day and says, "now what?" We are calling the series the Existential Hangover because we will deal with our lives and how they are meaningless without Jesus. Ecclesiastes asks questions that can only be answered by the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

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