The Explicit Gospel Quotes
"Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity."
"What does man gain by all the toil at which he toils under the sun?"
"A generation goes, and a generation comes, but the earth remains forever."
"The sun rises, and the sun goes down, and hastens to the place where it rises."
"The wind blows to the south and goes around to the north; around and around goes the wind, and on its circuits the wind returns."
"All streams run to the sea, but the sea is not full; to the place where the streams flow, there they flow again."
"What has been is what will be, and what has been done is what will be done, and there is nothing new under the sun."
"Is there a thing of which it is said, 'See, this is new'? It has been already in the ages before us."
"There is no remembrance of former things, nor will there be any remembrance of later things yet to be among those who come after."
"I have seen everything that is done under the sun, and behold, all is vanity and a striving after wind."
"The earth remains forever, cycling through its patterns, yet reminding us of the constancy amidst change."
"All streams run to the sea, but the sea is not full; a metaphor for life's endless pursuits and unquenchable desires."
"It’s all exhausting because it doesn’t matter. Life's repetitive cycles, like laundry and lawn mowing, underscore the treadmill of existence."
"The eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing; an echo of our perpetual quest for more, yet finding no end."
"Life mirrors the film Groundhog Day, trapping us in repetition, seeking escape from the mundane."
"Solomon’s quest reveals the folly in chasing newness, showing us the circular silliness of our pursuits."
"The alpha's ambition to be remembered is met with reality; we are but a whisper in time, quickly forgotten."
"In striving after wind, Solomon shows us the emptiness of worldly wisdom and pleasures, a quest without fulfillment."
"We’re on a treadmill, falsely believing we can turn this wasteland into a garden, yet missing the mark every time."
"Sin is despairing of being oneself before God, a profound truth about our misplaced self-worth."
"What you sow does not come to life unless it dies."
"God gives it a body as he has chosen, to each kind of seed its own body."
"What is sown is perishable; what is raised is imperishable."
"It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory."
"It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power."
"The first man Adam became a living being"; the last Adam became a life-giving spirit."
"So the Bible teaches that the body you’re in—and the eyes that are reading this book—is waning."
"Every one of us has believed that we’re smarter than God."
"O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?"
"The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law."
"Thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ."
"We see this sentiment in Paul’s writing all the time."
"The quickest way to lose your life is to try to save it."
"All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness."
"Turn your eyes upon Jesus. Look full in his wonderful face."
"The things of this earth will grow strangely dim in the light of his glory and grace."
"Grace-driven effort is violent. It is aggressive."
"When God’s love takes hold of us, it powerfully pushes out our own love for other gods."
"When we think we are dealing only with a so-called respectable sin, we think we’re just handling a fainting goat when we’re actually jacking with a lion."
"People who understand the gospel of Jesus Christ seek to put sin to death because they understand that sin is a lion."
"By grace and in grace we scour every corner of our hearts, every square inch of our lives."
"Every father rejoices in the steps of his child."
"The celebration is in the steps, even if there are still falls."
"Heaven applauds. At what? At the obedience of taking those three steps."
"Church of Jesus, let us please be men and women who understand the difference between moralism and the gospel of Jesus Christ."
"Let’s be careful to preach the dos and don’ts of Scripture in the shadow of the cross’s 'Done!'"
"Resolve to know nothing but Jesus Christ crucified."