Saints on the Loose!

κηρυσσων την βασιλειαν του θεου και διδασκων τα περι του κυριου ιησου χριστου μετα πασης παρρησιας ακωλυτως. The underlying meaning of this blog is this: the essential unity of Christians worldwide regardless of race, nationality, or religious denomination. There are real disagreements among us but there is a small remnant in every authentically Christian gathering. The Holy Spirit is leading His remnant into deeper understandings of the "meat" of the Gospel and not just the "milk."

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Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Biblical Sources of Phrases in Common Use: God helps Those Who Help Themselves

"God Helps Those Who Help Themselves" does not occur in the Bible at all. It was written by Algernon Sydney (1622-1683) and repeated by Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) in Poor Richard's Almanac (1757)