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On Confucius, Death, and Wisdom of Ecclesiastes - Green Funeral (Rev. Luther LI)

Message by Rev. Luther LI. 15 May 2022  傳 道 書 Ecclesiastes 8:8      [hb5] 無 人 有 權 力 掌 管 生 命 、 將 生 命 留 住 . 也 無 人 有 權 力 掌 管 死 期 . 這 場 爭 戰 、 無 人 能 免 . 邪 惡 也 不 能 救 那 好 行 邪 惡 的 人 。           [kjv] There is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither hath he power in the day of death: and there is no discharge in that war; neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it. 《论语》:先进篇 Extract from Analects 季路问事鬼神,子曰: “ 未能事人,焉能事鬼? ”, 曰: “ 敢问死。 ” 曰: “ 未知生,焉知死? ” 11.12 季路问事鬼神,子曰: “ 未能事人,焉能事鬼? ” 曰: “ 敢问死。 ” 曰: “ 未知生,焉知死? " [11:12] Chi Lu asked about serving the spirits. Confucius said, “If you can't yet serve men, how can you serve the spirits?” Lu said, “May I ask about death?” Confucius said, “If you don't understand what life is, how will you understand death?”   His famous  or infamous   saying of Confu...