Phrases, Quotes, attributed to being the Bible which aren’t there!
Have you heard the phrase, “If God brought you to it, God will bring you through it!” Many people believe that phrase is in the Bible. Sorry, it isn’t. At first blush, it sounds like a good phrase; God helping us through, whatever, “it” is (usually something difficult or “bad”). That could be true. However, from our ELCA Lutheran beliefs, it could not be farther from the truth. We believe God is NOT the direct cause of any “bad” thing. We believe God is a God of Love, for all. The “bad” things which happen in our lives are caused by our free will to make the choices we make. We believe in a God, who in spite of our “bad” choices, continues to come to us, to bring us through them, with forgiveness and love. We believe that is clearly seen throughout scripture; yes, Old and New Testaments. Our belief is best seen on the Cross of Jesus Christ who forgave the world, for our really “bad” choice to kill God’s Son, and, God brought us through “it” by God’s amazing grace and love for us, for all people. I welcome your comments……
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There’s another phrase attributed to the Bible that is not in the Bible. “God will not give you more than you can handle!” We have the same argument as, “If God brought you to it, God will bring you through it.” Again, we believe God does NOT cause bad things; i.e., will not give you more than you can handle; which, again, are usually “bad” things. We believe, the only thing God gives us, is Love.
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