DECONSTRUCTING A SEEMINGLY SENSIBLE QUOTE

DECONSTRUCTING A SEEMINGLY SENSIBLE QUOTE

  The following has been posted on Facebook and Liked and/or endorsed: “God won’t give you more than you can handle is idolatry of self sufficiency hiding behind spiritual sounding words. The truth is people are dealing with more than they can handle all over the world.  That’s why we need God and why he’s given us each other. I know. I’ve had more that I can handle more than once. God gave me strength and he gave me people who came alongside me to bear my burden when I couldn’t. I hope to do the same. Timfall.com”

  Supposing Timfall.com quote is referring to “… let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall. 

No temptation has taken you but what is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted above what you are able, but with the temptation also will make a way to escape, so that you may be able to bear it. Therefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry. “ (MKJV 1Cor.10:12-14) I endeavor to apply my Grandmother McGee’s “That fabric has holes in  it.” to the Timfall.com quote.

·         The Timfall.com quote is a misleading mishmash.

·         In Biblical context the verses referred to is God’s promise declared exclusively to His John 1:12 children. Note 1Corinthians 1:1-9 and the tone of the entire epistle.

·         The promise has no application for the non-John 1:12 population.

·         God does not, cannot, lie. God’s promises are factual. (Jn.17:17; Heb.6:18)

·         To embrace the timfall.com quote is to call God an untrustworthy liar and therefore casts doubt on the Bible, His Word living (Jn.1:1) and written, the Bible. (Rom.3:4; Jn.17:17; 1Jn.5:10)

·         It is true that many people are burdened with stressful problems but God has not, does not, give His John 1:12 children more than they can handle.

·         The referred to Timfall.com onus began with Adam’s choice and is intrinsic to mankind’s free will ever since; people being avid consumers if life’s offerings. (Jam.4:1-4; 1Jn.2:15-17)

·         The quote irresponsibly shifts blame from self. This so for Christian or non-Christian alike.

·         The idolatry Paul explains is egocentric self-dependency apart from reliance in and on the sufficiency of God’s grace.

·         Indeed family, friend, community loving support may be ours received and given.

  Beware comforting hodge-podge religious quotes that are far from the whole Truth!

EBB4

PS. Note the Greek meanings: 1Cor.10:13 No temptation [G3986 πειρασμός; peirasmos; pi-ras-mos' From G3985; a putting to proof (by experiment [of good], experience [of evil], solicitation, discipline or provocation); by implication adversity: - temptation, X try.] has taken you but what is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted [G3985 πειράζω; peirazō; pi-rad'-zo

From G3984; to test (objectively), that is, endeavor, scrutinize, entice, discipline: - assay, examine, go about, prove, tempt (-er), try.] above what you are able, but with the temptation [G3986] also will make a way to escape, so that you may be able to bear it.