Am I Allowed to Enjoy My Life? | The Writings | Ecclesiastes 9

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🗓️ 5 August 2024

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Can a serious Christian enjoy their life? With all of the suffering in the world, should I feel guilty for having a nice meal or going on vacation? Does being somber and serious make you more spiritual? In today's episode, Keith looks at Ecclesiastes 9, reminding us that God is the ultimate Giver who commands us to enjoy His gifts. Read the Bible with us in 2024! This year, we’re tackling a group of Old Testament books traditionally known as “The Writings”— Psalms, Chronicles, Proverbs, Daniel, Ruth and more! Download your reading plan now. Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now. Like this content? Make sure to leave us a rating and share it so that others can find it, too. Use #asktmbt to connect with us, ask questions, and suggest topics. We'd love to hear from you! To learn more, visit our website and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter @TenMinuteBibleTalks. Don't forget to subscribe to the TMBT Newsletter here. Passages: Ecclesiastes 9

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0:00.0	Welcome to 10 minute Bible Talks, where we connect the Bible to your life in the time it takes to get to work.
0:11.0	I'm Keith Simon. All I want to do in our time together today is to try to
0:16.3	answer one question. Can a serious Christian enjoy their life in this world?
0:20.3	I don't mean a half-hearted Christian. I don't mean the kind of Christian
0:24.0	that's got one foot in God's kingdom and one foot in the world. I mean a Christian that
0:29.3	loves Jesus, a gospel-believing Bible-reading Christian, can they enjoy their life in this sinful world
0:36.0	that is full of idols and temptations and even opposition to their faith?
0:40.3	Sometimes when you listen to Jesus or read about lives of people in the Bible or sometimes when you listen to sermons,
0:47.0	you get the unmistakable impression that if you're really living for Jesus, you might not be able to have any fun. If you're really living for Jesus, you might not be able to have any fun.
0:53.0	If you're really living for Jesus, it's going to be hard, and you're going to be serving poor people
0:57.0	and giving all your money away and reading your Bible and praying and telling people about Jesus all day long.
1:02.0	And if you're not doing those things,
1:04.2	then maybe you're not really a serious Christian.
1:07.0	Maybe you're not even a Christian at all.
1:09.4	Unless you feel the weight of the question,
1:11.4	you're never going to understand how your non-religious friends feel.
1:16.0	Because a lot of people are afraid that following Jesus means settling for a lesser life.
1:20.9	They're not used to doing what someone tells them to do, even if that person's God.
1:25.0	They want to have fun, they want to do their thing.
1:28.0	They don't think that getting up early on Sunday to attend services or going to a Bible study or serving in the church sounds all that enticing.
1:35.2	Maybe you think that they should do all those things, but the reality is they don't want to
1:40.1	do them.
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