At some point, study and doctrine and disputes and disagreements and my church is the one true church has to come to an end. Fear God and keep His commandments:
Conclusion
But there is something else I wish to address with the Preacher’s comments of avoiding too much time to study and books: this a warning for Christians, and to explain myself, I require the Preacher to set the stage with his closing to this entire book:
13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter:
Fear God and keep His commandments, for this is man’s all.
At some point, study and doctrine and disputes and disagreements and my church is the one true church has to come to an end. Fear God and keep His commandments:
Matthew 22: 36 “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?”
37 Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and great commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40 On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.”
Yes, what we believe is important, else we worship a false God. As I have noted many times, I will take the Nicene Creed as sufficient – with or without the filioque.
14 For God will bring every work into judgment, including every secret thing, whether good or evil.
After this, do. Love is an action word, not a feeling word. Love God, love your neighbor. How are you (how am I) demonstrating this such that others see your example, while at the same time keeping your left hand from knowing what your right hand is doing?
Love with humility. The treasures for this are laid up in heaven, and God will judge these treasures as “well done, my good and faithful servant.”