Solomon's writing of Ecclesiastes is a fascinating book that I can't say I have totally mastered. But I know this; his final words that conclude the book are complete truth and ought to make us take pause and consider where we stand with Jesus.
The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. For God will bring every deed into judgment, with every secret thing, whether good or evil. - Ecclesiastes 12:13-14
Every deed we've done and every secret thought we have ever had, will be judged at the end of it all. God's standard is perfection. I'm not even close. How about you? Do you really think you are prepared to hold up your life to the standard of God's holiness?
Jesus died on the cross to pay the penalty for the sins we commit and the Bible tells us how to receive His free gift of salvation.
But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” (that is, the word of faith that we proclaim); because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved. For the Scripture says, “Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame.” - Romans 10:8-11
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