Is Life Worth Living? “What profit has a man from all his labor in which he toils under the sun?” - Ecclesiastes 1:3.

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Is Life Worth Living? “What profit has a man from all his labor in which he toils under the sun?” - Ecclesiastes 1:3

A Life That Is Not Worth Living Life of Worldly Wisdom Ecclesiastes 1:12-18; 2:12-16 Life of Pleasure Ecclesiastes 2:1-3, 8-10 Life of Human Accomplishments Ecclesiastes 2:4-6 Ecclesiastes 4:4; 6:7; 2:17-23 Luke 12:20 Life of Earthly Riches Ecclesiastes 2:7-8; 5:10-16 “Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.” (Ecc. 1:2)

A Life That Is Worth Living Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 Life that Fears God Psalm 33:8 Life that Keeps God’s Commandments Deuteronomy 4:2 1 John 5:3 This is Man’s All Deuteronomy 10:12-13 Micah 6:8 Matthew 16:26

We Will Be Held Accountable For The Life We Live Ecclesiastes 12:14 2 Corinthians 5:10 The life that is not worth living is the life that is lived for this life only. A life that is lived in Christ is indeed worthwhile. Galatians 2:20 2 Timothy 4:6-8