On Apr 17, 2005, at 4:46 AM, Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
What about the idea that "the Lord helps those who help themselves"?
Of course, they are the words of an early American profligate, who was definitely not a Christian, and which are most emphatically not from the Bible, as many mistakenly believe. They are utter nonsense, and underlie the twisted version of "self-reliant" christianity that pollutes much of American maltheology.
The closer I get to the earliest words of Christ, the more I believe that the expression ought to be "The Lord asks us to help those who can least help themselves."
Dave
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