CHRISTIANITY.

  The Bible characterizes Solomon as being richer and wiser than any other king and the story of how he came to be so wise is repeated in every generation. Solomon had a dream in which he said the Lord appeared to him and asked “What would you like me to give you?” After thanking God “for letting me succeed my father, David,” he said “give me wisdom I need to rule your people with justice and to know the difference between good and evil.” (I Kings 3:5,7,9)   King Solomon wrote, “Walk prudently when you go to the house of God; and draw near to hear rather than to give the sacrifice of fools, for they do not know that they do evil.   Do not be rash with your mouth, and let not your heart utter anything hastily before God.   For God is in heaven, and you on earth; Therefore, let your words be few.   For a dream comes through much activity, and a fool’s voice is known by his many words.   (Ecclesiastes 5:1-3) People have this idea that they impress...

  The Bible does not contradict itself and the word of God does not lie.   The scriptures all have to support each other in what they mean. King Solomon wrote: “So I reflected on all this and concluded that the righteous and the wise and what they do are in God’s hands, but no one knows whether love or hate awaits them.   All share a common destiny—the righteous and the wicked, the good and the bad, the clean and the unclean, those who offer sacrifices and those who do not. “As it is with the good, so with the sinful; as it is with those who take oaths, so with those who are afraid to take them.   This is the evil in everything that happens under the sun: “The same destiny overtakes all. The hearts of people, moreover, are full of evil and there is madness in their hearts while they live, and afterward they join the dead.   Anyone who is among the living has hope—even a live dog is better off than a dead lion! “For the living know that the...