DYING TO THE FLESH

The process of sanctification is really the death of the flesh and the crucifixion of self. Flesh is mainly the soulish part of man; mainly:- the will, the emotions and the mind. Nowhere in the bible is the flesh revealed in its glory as in the book of Ecclesiastes. Solomon writes the book from the perspective of "under the sun". This makes man the center of the universe as opposed to God and this this is the hallmark character of the flesh -ME!
In Eccl.1, The teacher, the son of David, King in Jerusalem tries to understand the purpose of life. He tries the mind and the experiences of life. He finds that there is nothing new under the sun. Its nothing but a dreary exercise in monotony. What is, already was! When he applied to know wisdom and gather understanding he became vexed and disillusioned.
The wisdom of man and the experiences of life in the flesh are vanity of vanities in trying to understand the purposes and the will of God.