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> [“We live forward. Ecclesiastes teaches us to live life backward. It encourages us to take the one thing in the future that is certain—our death—and work backward from that point into all the details and decisions and heartaches of our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-gibson/we-live-forward-ecclesiastes-teaches-us-to-live-life-backward-it/)

[David Gibson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-gibson/)

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> [“The book of Ecclesiastes is one of God’s gifts to help us live in the real world. It’s a book in the Bible that gets under the radar of our thinking and acts like an incendiary device to explode our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-gibson/the-book-of-ecclesiastes-is-one-of-god-s-gifts-to-help-us-live-in-the/)

[David Gibson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-gibson/)

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## Other authors on Ecclesiastes

- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b014/author-king-solomon-son-of-david-52659.jpg) King Solomon Son of David 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ecclesiastes/king-solomon-son-of-david/)

## More by David Gibson

> [“The church’s one foundation is Jesus Christ her Lord; she is his new creation by water and the Word. From heaven he came and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-gibson/the-church-s-one-foundation-is-jesus-christ-her-lord-she-is-his-new/)

[David Gibson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-gibson/)

> [“in the poetry that opens his book the Preacher is not commenting on what life is like without Christ. He is not saying this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-gibson/in-the-poetry-that-opens-his-book-the-preacher-is-not-commenting-on/)

[David Gibson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-gibson/)

> [“sacrifice is permanently effective, since he intercedes for believers on the basis of his death as the one who lives and reigns forever (7:24–25).…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-gibson/sacrifice-is-permanently-effective-since-he-intercedes-for-believers/)

[David Gibson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-gibson/)

> [“Change and constancy are the two balancing weights on the seesaw of human experience, and God has given humanity the means to enjoy both…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-gibson/change-and-constancy-are-the-two-balancing-weights-on-the-seesaw-of/)

[David Gibson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-gibson/)

> [“Definite atonement refers not only to the intended target of the atonement—namely, the elect—but also to its efficacy: the atonement achieves its purpose, full…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-gibson/definite-atonement-refers-not-only-to-the-intended-target-of-the/)

[David Gibson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-gibson/)

> [“has been completely and decisively forgiven at the cross of Christ (10:14).”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-gibson/has-been-completely-and-decisively-forgiven-at-the-cross-of-christ-10/)

[David Gibson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-gibson/)

> [“be neither an escapist nor a theological snob, for part of living wisely is learning to live with the limitations of wisdom itself.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-gibson/be-neither-an-escapist-nor-a-theological-snob-for-part-of-living/)

[David Gibson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-gibson/)

> [“We live forward. Ecclesiastes teaches us to live life backward. It encourages us to take the one thing in the future that is certain—our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-gibson/we-live-forward-ecclesiastes-teaches-us-to-live-life-backward-it/)

[David Gibson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-gibson/)

> [“As with the other Pauline passages that I have analyzed, similarities surface: (1) each moment is held as distinct but integrally connected to the others;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-gibson/as-with-the-other-pauline-passages-that-i-have-analyzed-similarities/)

[David Gibson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-gibson/)

> [“The problem is that one man's superstition is another man's religion, and vice versa. Many Protestants today still see Catholicism as being rife with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-gibson/the-problem-is-that-one-man-s-superstition-is-another-man-s-religion/)

[David Gibson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-gibson/)

> [“in Titus 3, Paul locates God’s salvation in three moments: the moment of redemption accomplished, when Christ appeared in history; the moment of redemption…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-gibson/in-titus-3-paul-locates-god-s-salvation-in-three-moments-the-moment/)

[David Gibson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-gibson/)

> [“For Paul, it is inconceivable for God to accomplish redemption for people and not bring that accomplished redemption to its consummated end in glorification.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-gibson/for-paul-it-is-inconceivable-for-god-to-accomplish-redemption-for/)

[David Gibson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-gibson/)

> [“The book of Ecclesiastes is one of God’s gifts to help us live in the real world. It’s a book in the Bible that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-gibson/the-book-of-ecclesiastes-is-one-of-god-s-gifts-to-help-us-live-in-the/)

[David Gibson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-gibson/)

> [“Instead of being superficial, death invites you to be a person of depth. Only someone who knows how to weep will really know what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-gibson/instead-of-being-superficial-death-invites-you-to-be-a-person-of/)

[David Gibson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-gibson/)

> [“Definite atonement is beautiful because it tells the story of the Warrior-Son who comes to earth to slay his enemy and rescue his Father’s…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-gibson/definite-atonement-is-beautiful-because-it-tells-the-story-of-the/)

[David Gibson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-gibson/)

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