The end of the matter—found
Miersma's exegesis of Ecclesiastes 12:12-14 distinguishes between the infallible, divinely inspired Word of God and the fallible wisdom of human learning and philosophy. The article warns against elevating worldly knowledge and human writings above Scripture, while affirming the legitimate but limited place of secular learning in the Christian life, emphasizing that spiritual truth can only be found in God's Word.
Previous article in this series: August 2020, p. 444. Ecclesiastes 12:12-14 The preceding verses set before us the Word of God as truth. It is divinely inspired, infallibly written, and as the Word of God, to be relied upon. God is our faithful Shepherd. In that connection the text continues: And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of the making of many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh (Eccl. 12:12). The concern of the text is not to disparage books...
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