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Non-Christian proverb.(Letters To The Editor)(Letter to the Editor)
I hold TNA to a higher standard of editorial and writing excellence than I do other magazines, and I was surprised that "God helps those who help themselves" was incorporated into a Christian context in the article "Miracle at Sea," April 5 issue. Front his article, Tom Eddlem affirmed the Christian faith that the men discovered while they were adrift in the ocean. The last paragraph he wrote equated a non-Christian proverb, "God helps those who help themselves," with their Christian faith.
An understanding of where the proverb came from is necessary to understand what it really is promoting. Aesop wrote "Hercules and the Wagoner" to demonstrate that the gods wait on US to do something FIRST before they help us. It is the "God as a slot machine" ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, Non-Christian proverb.(Letters To The Editor)(Letter to the Editor)