Is laughter good or bad?
PROBLEM: Sometimes the Bible speaks as though laughter is good and
other times as though it is bad. Solomon concluded, “I said of
laughter, `It is madness’; and of mirth, `What does it
accomplish?’ ”(Ecclesiastes 2:2). He added that “sorrow is
better than laughter” (7:3). J... [ Continue Reading ]
Is Solomon commending hedonism here?
PROBLEM: Solomon concluded, “There is nothing better for a man than
that he should eat and drink, and that his soul should enjoy good in
his labor.” But this is hedonism, which is condemned elsewhere in
the Bible (Luke 12:19-20; 1 Corinthians 10:7).
SOLUTION: So... [ Continue Reading ]