tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309718.post113259055379996768..comments2023-10-30T04:35:26.999-06:00Comments on Every Thought Captive: The Things We Think Are BiblicalPhil Steigerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14948892557259431751noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309718.post-1133057647789504862005-11-26T19:14:00.000-07:002005-11-26T19:14:00.000-07:00Another proverb that is widely thought to be in th...Another proverb that is widely thought to be in the Bible: "Cleanliness is next to Godliness." Explains a lot about our aversion to dirt and germs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309718.post-1132699584158607472005-11-22T15:46:00.000-07:002005-11-22T15:46:00.000-07:00Thanks all for you kind words. I agree that we co...Thanks all for you kind words. I agree that we confuse our kingdoms way too often. And I have learned that those are sometimes some pretty sensitive toes to step on...Phil Steigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14948892557259431751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309718.post-1132619730172128692005-11-21T17:35:00.000-07:002005-11-21T17:35:00.000-07:00Thanks, Phil. Good post.It brings to mind two diff...Thanks, Phil. Good post.<BR/><BR/>It brings to mind two different rabbit-trails of thought.<BR/><BR/>First line of thought:<BR/> It seems that some proper biblical paraphrases of this Benjamin Franklin proverb should be:<BR/>"God helps those who admit they cannot help themselves."<BR/>"God allows those who think they can help themselves to the full benefit of that help--which amounts to a whole Bob Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08576734261775426385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309718.post-1132609207020475512005-11-21T14:40:00.000-07:002005-11-21T14:40:00.000-07:00Great post Phil! Sadly many in my churches believe...Great post Phil! Sadly many in my churches believe this.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13395025219841706565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309718.post-1132592897267957862005-11-21T10:08:00.000-07:002005-11-21T10:08:00.000-07:00You are so right - we do need more Bible study am...You are so right - we do need more Bible study among Christians.<BR/><BR/>My own favorite verses: Mark 12:28-31.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18225452224915116495noreply@blogger.com