Last question: How many have noticed the world uses sayings from the bible?

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And perhaps are not aware where it came from?
such as sewing and reaping that Jesus spoke of.........(they say what goes around comes around)

Or what about a news article I read where a guy said the secret to a happy marraige is not to go to bed angry. Did you
know that came from the bible? so did the Golden rule
("do unto others as you would have done unto you?)

Do you think we have a generation of people who don't know what the bible says?

Really it's older than the bible?
Proof please?

Jesus spoke of Sowing and Reaping in Matthew 13:

31Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:

32Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof.

33Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.

34All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them:

35That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.

Answer 1

Yeah....

"Raising Cain"

Calling someone a Jezebel, Judas or Doubting Thomas

'the salt of the earth'

'seek and ye shall find'

'a wolf in sheep's clothing'

'faith that moves mountains'

'blind leading the blind'

'don't cast your pearls before swine'

'eat, drink and be merry'
(the FULL saying, however, is "I'll say to myself, "You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry." ' But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?' This is how it will be with anyone who stores up things for himself but is not rich toward God.")


'the straight and narrow'

'good samaritan'

'sweat blood'

'forbidden fruit'

'fire and brimstone'

etc.etc.etc.....

Answer 2

I think most people who are not particularly religious don't care if a certain expression comes from the bible or not. And the examples you mention are indeed just common sense, they appear in many traditions. Personally I appreciate a lot of bible stories for their use as moral metaphors. It's nice to have a common literary tradition, and in that sense I am definitely linked to the christian tradition. But using imagery and being a believer are two very different things, and I have no idea why that would be wrong. Being part of "the world" does not mean to hate everything about christianity, as much as you would like it to.

Answer 3

The laws of sowing & reaping work for sinners or saints. It rains on the just as well as the unjust.
Look at Donald Trump even he understands the laws of this and he doesn't proclaim to be a Christian.
God will not be mocked.
Whatever a man sows,the same shall he reap.

Answer 4

You're talking about things that have been around different cultures for longer than the bible has been around.

Look in the Vedic texts.
The Eddas.
The Sagas.
Buddhism.
The Greek tales are absolutely REPLETE with instances of all of those that you mention.

Just because they're in the bible as WELL doesn't mean that's where they came from.

Answer 5

Pst: "spake Jesus" is NOT Jesus spake.
One is question-able, one is a state-ment.

"the land of great(law) drought"...
the epic "drought" in SE USA:
mystery of the missing water?

Who's to blame?
Hagai 1:11 "I called for a drought upon the land"
"I"? Hagai 1:9 "saith the LORD of (plural) hosts"

Hmmm, isn't true God the God of one host only?

The GRACE of our Lord Jesus Christ with you all. Amen.

Answer 6

I prefer to deal with reality:


1. Many more individuals are born than can possibly survive, thus there is competition for limited resources

2. Within this vast number there is variation, and because of this variation some of these individuals will have an advantage--however slight--over others

3. The ones who have the advantages are more competitive and thus they are more likely to obtain the limited resources

4. The ones who are succeeding in securing the limited resources are more likely to reproduce and thus pass onto their offspring the more competitive traits

Darwin


BTW.....why does anyone pray?? Doesnt God already know everything and doesnt he control everything??

Does the person who prays the most get the most?? Is it a contest with God?? Does he keep score??

It occurs to me that praying is very selfish b/c God already knows it all and controls it all, so it makes no sense to me....unless of course God is just pure fiction....mmmmmm....

Answer 7

I Agree to some extent:
On The UN Building " And they shall beat their swords into plowshears... From the Bible book of Isaiah.

Do unto others as you will have them do unto you ..Jesus Christ ( The Golden Rule)

The Handwriting is On the Wall..( Babylonian King seeing the finger of God writing on a wall) just prior to Its destruction.

President Bush statements " Evildoers" ...In the Bible.

I Cannot for the Life of me Find a Single QOUTE from the Quran though.

Answer 8

I have noticed that, but some of them say things , because their grandmother might have said them, and some of those things that they say , are really not in the bible.
Things like, God helps those who help themselves.

Answer 9

Most of these "sayings" are actually older then the bible or Jesus.

Pretty common isn't it! See Ancient Egyptian ? Must I look up all the sayings of Sacarates and Plato too?


Golden Rule Expressions
Native Spirituality - We are as much alive as we keep the earth alive. Chief Dan George
Baha'i - Lay not on any soul a load that you would not wish to be laid upon you, and desire not for anyone the things you would not desire for yourself. Baha'u'llah, Gleanings
Buddhism - Treat not others in ways that you yourself would find hurtful. The Buddha, Udana-Varga 5.1
Christianity - In everything, do to others as you would have them do to you; for this is the law and the prophets. Jesus, Matthew 7:12
Confucianism - One word which sums up the basis of all good conduct....loving-kindness. Do not do to others what you do not want done to yourself. Confucius, Analects 15.23
Hinduism - This is the sum of duty: do not do to others what would cause pain if done to you. Mahabharata 5:1517
Islam - Not one of you truly believes until you wish for others what you wish for yourself. The Prophet Muhammad, 13th of the 40 Hadiths of Nawawi
Jainism - One should treat all creatures in the world as one would like to be treated. Mahavira, Sutrakritanga
Judaism - What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbour. This is the whole Torah; all the rest is commentary. Go and learn it. Hillel, Talmud, Shabbath 31a
Sikhism - I am a stranger to no one; and no one is a stranger to me. Indeed, I am a friend to all. Guru Granth Sahib, pg. 1299
Taoism - Regard your neighbour's gain as your own gain and your neighbour's loss
as your own loss. Lao Tzu, T'ai Shang Kan Ying P'ien, 213-218
Unitarianism - We affirm and promote respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part. Unitarian principle
Zoroastrianism - Do not do unto others whatever is injurious to yourself. Shayast-na-Shayast 13.29
The preceding thirteen Expressions of the Golden Rule were originally compiled by the Interfaith Office of Scarboro Missions for use on the Golden Rule Poster shown here.
Wicca - An it harm none, do what you will
Ancient Egyptian - Do for one who may do for you, that you may cause him thus to do. The Tale of the Eloquent Peasant

Answer 10

Not going to bed angry is just common sense. It's comforting to know that people need a book to explain common sense to them. Wow, I never would have known to not go to bed angry unless the Bible told me so.

Answer 11

Actually approximately twice as many sayings come from Chinese philosophy.


Give a man a fish and feed him for a day - not in the Bible.