Tag: ability
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Is it True, “God Helps Those who Help Themselves”?
God helps those who help themselves is not biblical at all. The quote originated from Algernon Sydney in 1698 in an article titled Discourses Concerning Government. This saying gives the impression that we rely on our “flesh” rather than faith to accomplish our goals. Proverbs 16:3, 9 BSB[3] Commit your works to the Lord and your…
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Radical Obedience – Saying #YesToGod
This blog post is in response to the online Bible Study of Lysa TerKeurst’s book, “What Happens When Women Say Yes To God” for the week two blog hop. Back in 2007, we were considering renovations on our house in California. One day as I was trying to figure out how to best layout our…
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