The Futility of All Endeavor
The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. "Vanity of vanities," says the Preacher, "Vanity of vanities! All is vanity." What advantage does man have in all his work Which he does under the sun? A generation goes and a generation comes, But the earth remains forever. Also, the sun rises and the sun sets; And hastening to its place it rises there again. Blowing toward the south, Then turning toward the north, The wind continues swirling along; And on its circular courses the wind returns. All the rivers flow into the sea, Yet the sea is not full. To the place where the rivers flow, There they flow again. All things are wearisome; Man is not able to tell it. The eye is not satisfied with seeing, Nor is the ear filled with hearing. That which has been is that which will be, And that which has been done is that which will be done. So there is nothing new under the sun. Is there anything of which one might say, "See this, it is new"? Already it has existed for ages Which were before us. There is no remembrance of earlier things; And also of the later things which will occur, There will be for them no remembrance Among those who will come later still.
The Perfect Person
He's one of history's greatest personalities. Standing at the very centre of human history, Jesus changed everything -- from our system of justice to our concept of time.
The Bible tells us that Jesus was born to a virgin, lived a sinless life and taught only a few years in Palestine before being crucified on a Roman cross. Three days after his burial, he rose from the dead, was seen by at least 500 different people and shortly after, ascended to heaven.
During his time on earth, Jesus claimed he had the power to forgive sins, cast out demons and determine people's eternal destiny. In short, he declared himself to be God.
Make no mistake, the story of Jesus is an incredible one. But for some people, it just seems too incredible to be true. Jesus may have been an important religious figure, or even a great moral teacher, they reason, but he could not have been God.
This position may seem like a valid one. But as former Cambridge university professor C.S. Lewis explained in his book, Mere Christianity, "A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher; he'd either be a lunatic -- on a level with a man who says he's a poached egg -- or else he'd be the devil of hell. You must make your choice. Either this man was, and is, the Son of God; or else a madman or something worse."
Lewis went on to say, "You can shut Him up for a fool, you can spit at Him and kill Him as a demon; or you can fall at His feet and call Him Lord and God. But let us not come up with any patronizing nonsense about His being a great human teacher. He has not left that open to us. He did not intend to."
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Hey bondservant, Love the video, where did the pics come from I am in there which I think is kind of cool, just wondered how i got there.
fullarmor613 2 months ago
@fullarmor613 Hi - A couple of years ago - before facebook ;-) - we posted everything on myspace. I gathered some of the pictures from my rowdy friends on myspace. I'm on facebook more now - Karen Moreau Bond ;-) And - this vid has been shown in hundreds of "biker churches" around the country ;-)
bondservant007 2 months ago
I love this video and the words really hit home. Coming from a Christian Biker this vid is one of my favorites! Thank you for making this video. Ive drawn alota support from this during my down times..
kimmie51773 11 months ago 2
@kimmie51773 Don't get lost in the exhaust ;-) Thank you. Ride safe, pray hard.
bondservant007 11 months ago