A Time for Truth: A Study of Ecclesiastes 3: 1-8

by Olford, Stephen F.

• ISBN13: 9780899578415
• ISBN10: 0899578411
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-07-01
• Publisher: AMG Publishers

Summary

A gullible public is being brainwashed with information without revelation. Such dissemination of "knowledge" very often transmits more error than truth. This is a frightening state of affairs and certainly is representative of the day when men and women will refuse to "love the truth" and will "believe the lie" (2 Thessalonians 2:10, II, NIV). Needless to say, it is Satan himself who is behind all this godless propaganda, and he has successfully infiltrated society with his agenda. As a result, truth is now an uncommon virtue. When a majority of society seems comfortable with leaders who struggle with honesty, it is a glaring indicator of the lack of honesty in society as a whole. Against this backdrop of dark deceit, Stephen Olford says, "Enough is enough! This is a time for truth!" A study on Ecclesiastes 3:1-8, A Time for Truth explicates the beautiful poetry of Solomon in Ecclesiastes in a way that differentiates the perversion of the world from the truth found in Scripture. As the principles of Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 are built around the motif of time, so too are the chapters of this book. Readers of A Time for Truth will not only be encouraged to seek biblical truths, but they will also be challenged to obey those truths. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Dr. Stephen F. Olford is Founder and Senior Lecturer of the Stephen Olford Center for Biblical Preaching. Dr. Olford served as minister of Duke Street Baptist Church in Richmond, Surrey, England (1953-59) and the famed Calvary Baptist Church in New York City (1959-73). Dr. Olford and his wife, Heather, have two sons, Jonathan and David

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Acknowledgements	p. xi
Preface	p. xiii
Introduction	p. xvii
A Time for Every Purpose Under Heaven	p. 1
A Time To Be Born and a Time to Die	p. 11
A Time to Plant and a Time to Pluck	p. 21
A Time to Kill and a Time to Heal	p. 31
A Time to Break Down and a Time to Build Up	p. 41
A Time to Weep and a Time to Laugh	p. 51
A Time to Mourn and a Time to Dance	p. 61
A Time to Cast Away Stones and a Time to Gather Stones	p. 71
A Time to Embrace and a Time to Refrain from Embracing	p. 81
A Time to Gain and a Time to Lose	p. 91
A Time to Keep and a Time to Throw Away	p. 101
A Time to Tear and a Time to Sew	p. 113
A Time to Keep Silence and a Time to Speak	p. 123
A Time to Love and a Time to Hate	p. 135
A Time of War and a Time of Peace	p. 147
Conclusion	p. 157
Bibliography	p. 165
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