Two Witnesses to Crookedness: Despair and Hope
Ecclesiastes 1:15 and Isaiah 40:4 present two men gazing upon human affairs, both perceiving the same reality: the world abounds in crookedness. Human nature is...
This is historical examples on perception and belief and temperament versus grace, drawing on Ecclesiastes 1:15.
Ecclesiastes 1:15 and Isaiah 40:4 present two men gazing upon human affairs, both perceiving the same reality: the world abounds in crookedness. Human nature is marred, life is gnarled and twisted—a realm of broken columns, snapped friendships, and strained relationships. Grand plans meet poor execution. Yet these observers reach opposite conclusions. One pronounces things crooked in despondency; the other speaks in hope.…
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