2WhomShallWeGo
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I kind of have a pet peeve, not about the intentions behind the statement, but the fact that I don't know where they are actually getting the statement from.
I had just seen this statement somewhere else on CF and it got me thinking. It is said that God does not tempt us beyond what we can bear, but people also say that God doesn't give us any more than we can't handle and I swear that the latter statement is not in the Bible anywhere. Granted, Catholicism doesn't mandate that every single thing be in the Bible itself but I've heard this statement long said by Protestants as well and it kind of bugs me because I don't really see this in the Bible - not at all - I am not perturbed by the intentions of those who make the comment, but I want to know where exactly does God say that He won't give us more than He can handle?
AS others have already pointed out it is in the bible. If it were not and the church still taught it that wouldn't be a problem for me. as the idea is simply a natural extension of the idea that God is merciful and just and generous. He wouldn't redeem us just to make salvation impossible for us, nor would he command us to shun sin and then not make it possible for us to do so. WE shouldn't need the bible to make that connection for us even though it does.
God is Generous.
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