Quotes about Futility
But better than both is he who has not yet existed, who has not seen the evil that is done under the sun.
— Ecclesiastes 4:3
You have said, ‘It is futile to serve God. What have we gained by keeping His requirements and walking mournfully before the LORD of Hosts?
— Malachi 3:14
How many churches today find themselves paralyzed in the upper room? How many congregations have just enough religion to come together, but not enough passion to go out. If the doors aren't locked, they might as well be. Upper room futility - a little bit of faith but very little fire.
— Max Lucado
“Futility of futilities,” says the Teacher, “futility of futilities! Everything is futile!”
— Ecclesiastes 1:2
For Christian faith, the death of God is not a question of his disappearance. On the contrary, it is one of the places where He is most fully present. Jesus is not Man standing in for God. He is a sign that God is incarnate in human frailty and futility.
— James Carroll
Remember the briefness of my lifespan! For what futility You have created all men!
— Psalm 89:47
Not so the wicked! For they are like chaff driven off by the wind.
— Psalm 1:4
All things are wearisome, more than one can describe; the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear content with hearing.
— Ecclesiastes 1:8
A horse is a vain hope for salvation; even its great strength cannot save.
— Psalm 33:17
So He ended their days in futility, and their years in sudden terror.
— Psalm 78:33
“Futility of futilities,” says the Teacher. “Everything is futile!”
— Ecclesiastes 12:8
God created a good world that was subjected to futility because of the sinful, treasonous choice of the first human beings.
— John Piper