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- The hunger for human happiness is universal. For Jesus, His followers desire righteousness. Do you think “a life of righteousness” isn’t as emphasized today for Christians? If not, what does get emphasized?
2. Is it possible that people get confused with legalism and righteousness?
3. Today we make sure that people understand that Christ calls us to relationship not religion. Think about it for a second. Is there a way to understand this in a way that minimizes a changed life? How?
4. The Book of Ecclesiastes is not an easy book to understand. The writer uses irony in nearly every chapter. Is he exaggerating to say that all life “under the sun” is utterly meaningless?
5. If the answer was yes to the last question, why do so many people not see it? And if Solomon was right on the button, why are people not absolute nihilists (just end it all)?
6. Read the first 3 chapters of Ecclesiastes. Sum up his message the best you can. How does John 14:6 answer those chapters?
7. Why live a life of righteousness at all? Isn’t the popular notion that it is about grace? Have we pitted these two things against each other?
8. It seems that righteousness is meant to be understood in three ways. (1) The righteousness of the Law reveals the holiness of God, reveals that we are sinners by nature and act, condemns us, and exposes sour desperate need of grace – one of the most important uses of the Law. (2) God in His righteousness, accredits righteousness to our account when upon repentance, we trust Christ’s finished work on the cross to forgive us our sins and gain the perfect standing of Christ before God. (3) When we know that all of life is a gift of His grace and we can never earn a righteous standing in our own strength, we desire to live a life that glorifies Him our of thankfulness and joy. If those three things are correct, does it make sense that we would desire righteousness? Why? Why not?
9. Lastly, think of a passionate desire to live righteously. What does that look like in your personal walk with God? What does that look like with your spouse and family? At work? In the world?
