Ecclesiastes 3:17-22

Bible Study - Man Has No Advantage Over the Animals

 

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3:15 I thought in my heart,

"God will bring to judgment

both the righteous and the wicked,

for there will be a time for every activity,

a time for every deed."

18 I also thought, "As for men, God tests them so that they may see that they are like the animals.

19 Man's fate is like that of the animals; the same fate awaits them both: As one dies, so dies the other.

All have the same breath ; man has no advantage over the animal. Everything is meaningless.

20 All go to the same place; all come from dust, and to dust all return.

21 Who knows if the spirit of man rises upward and if the spirit of the animal goes down into the earth?"

22 So I saw that there is nothing better for a man than to enjoy his work, because that is his lot.

For who can bring him to see what will happen after him?

The Advantage Of People Over Animals

We may live longer than many animals but, like them, we too will die someday. But, we do have one advantage over the animals. We have God's promise of eternal life when we accept Christ as Savior so our lives can have true meaning.

Do you see life as a gift from God?

Are you and I living as God wants us to live? - Doing what God wants us to do? Search your soul, read the Scripture, and the answer may become clear to you.

Love in Christ

- Bob

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