6 Things That Christians Say That Are Not In The Bible

Originally published at https://rethinknow.org.

When you build a house you need a strong foundation. Similarly, when you are growing your faith it needs to be founded in something. The Bible is the foundation in which we build our faith. It’s not just where we learn about God, it’s where we meet him. It’s not the only place we can grow our faith, but it is the foundation. The problem is many of the Christian sayings/beliefs that have become commonplace today are not found in the Bible.

My goal isn’t to make you feel bad if you’ve recently said one or believe one of these. Rather, I think we should examine the things we say and what we believe in order to see if they align with the Bible.

Some of the Christian sayings below are not true. Others have an element of truth, but are just not helpful.

Let’s take a look.

The Bible Says It, That Settles It

Maybe you’ve heard this statement or this similar one: The Bible has the answer, what’s the question?

Besides being a lazy approach to reading the Bible, this is not the purpose of the Bible. The Bible is not a book of answers. Of course there are answers in the Bible. What I’m saying is the primary purpose of the Bible is not to…