Is this a Biblical statement?

[Matthitjah]

Grace to you,

Is this a Biblical statement?

"God helps those who help themselves."

Peace,

Dave

[Ahva]

No .. Blessings correct me if wrong

[OneLight]

Never read that in scripture. It most likely is a doctrine made by man. that could very well come from scripture like 2 Thessalonians 3:10b

If anyone will not work, neither shall he eat. or Matthew 7:8 For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. Usually requires something being done first, before receiving.

[Blien]

Grace to you,

Is this a Biblical statement?

"God helps those who help themselves."

Peace,

Dave

No

My sister asked me a similar question today. She asked me if it was true that this statement is from the Bible.. "keep your friends close and your enemies closer". Obviously I told her no.. It's from Sun Tzu's Art of War not the Bible.

[~Shalhevet~]

No. We are helpless without God. We cannot help ourselves.

[Blien]

No. We are helpless without God. We cannot help ourselves.

Yes, furthermore God says:

Jeremiah 17:5-7

5 This is what the Lord says:

“Cursed are those who put their trust in mere humans,

who rely on human strength

and turn their hearts away from the Lord.

6 They are like stunted shrubs in the desert,

with no hope for the future.

They will live in the barren wilderness,

in an uninhabited salty land.

7 “But blessed are those who trust in the Lord

and have made the Lord their hope and confidence.

8 They are like trees planted along a riverbank,

with roots that reach deep into the water.

Such trees are not bothered by the heat

or worried by long months of drought.

Their leaves stay green,

and they never stop producing fruit.

9 “The human heart is the most deceitful of all things,

and desperately wicked.

Who really knows how bad it is?

[~candice~]

Hi Dave

What brings this question to mind?

It's really a vague question. Help, unto what? Health, prosperity, salvation? And who are we talking about? Those who are able to help themselves, and try to do so... those who are able, but choose not to, those who are somewhat able... those who are completely unable?

When I am in a bind and have absolutely no course of action, does God help? Yes!

Does God always "help" in miraculous ways? No. God often (usually) works through normal activity, usually my own actions.

Blessings

Andy

[Ahva]

Grace to you,

Is this a Biblical statement?

"God helps those who help themselves."

Peace,

Dave

I was doing it ALL wrong if so..lol I was almost afraid to look..looked as I got corrected.I remember verses,but I can't do numbers..

but I'm ageing spiritually well other than math.(i pray) Blessing Ahva

[~candice~]

No. We are helpless without God. We cannot help ourselves.

We can't help ourselves into salvation. We can help ourselves with other things though. We can choose to work or not work, and bear the consequences of that. We can choose to get health check ups, or use medicine where God provides treatment... etc etc etc.

[Botz]

Grace to you,

Is this a Biblical statement?

"God helps those who help themselves."

Peace,

Dave

In a way YES, for although it is not directly biblical, it could be used in a godly context. G-d is not a nurse-maid, and He has given us guidelines how to live by FAITH, and even empowered us to be able to do so by giving us His Spirit.

'Draw near to G-d, and He will draw near to you.'