Page 10 - Lovers of Pleasures More than Lovers of God
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All is Vanity
King Solomon is a classic example of
the futility of seeking fulfillment and
satisfaction in the things and academia of
this world. Like so many wealthy people,
he was financially able to attain all that his
heart desired for his pleasure and enjoyment.
In Ecclesiastes 2:1-11 Solomon recounts:
“I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will
prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy
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pleasure: and, behold, this also is vanity. I
said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth,
What doeth it? I sought in mine heart
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to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting
mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold
on folly, till I might see what was that
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