The phrase " God helps those who help themselves" is a popular slogan that stresses the importance of initiative and self-agency. This phrase is still famous worldwide and is used to inspire people to help themselves. Here is one example of a sentence in English: "You should start preparing the test because God helps those who help themselves."
This phrase comes from ancient Greece and probably originally a saying. This is illustrated by two Aesop Fables and similar sentiments found in ancient Greek drama. Although it has often been attributed to Benjamin Franklin, modern English words appear earlier in the work of Algernon Sidney.
This phrase is often misinterpreted as scripture quotations, though not mentioned in the Bible. Some Christians criticize the statement as contrary to the biblical message of God's grace. Phrase variations can also be found in the Qur'an (13:11).
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Origin
Sentiments appeared in the ancient Greek tragedy with only fragments left. In his book Philoctetes (c.409 BC), Sophocles writes, "There is no good e'er coming from a goal without purpose, and heaven does not help those who will not act." And in Hippolytus (428BC) of Euripides came the speech, "Try it yourself first, and after a call in the Lord, for the Lord's worker himself lends help."
A similar version of this adage "God Himself helps those who dare" is better translated as "divinity helps those who dare" "audentes deus ipse iuuat" comes from Ovid, Metamorphoses, 10,586. The phrase was uttered by Hippomenes as he contemplated whether to enter the leg race against Atalanta for his hand in marriage. If Hippomenes loses, however, he will be killed. Hippomenes decided to challenge Atalanta for the race and, with the help of Venus, Hippomense was able to win the race.
The same concept is found in the fairy tale of Hercules and Wagoner , first recorded by Babrius in the 1st century. In it, the wagon falls into a ravine, or in a newer version becomes mired, but when the driver asks Hercules for help, he is told to start working on his own. Aesop is also credited with a similar fairy tale about a man who asks Goddess Goddess when his ship is broken and it is advisable to try to swim first. It has been alleged that the two stories were created to illustrate an existing proverb.
The French writer Jean de La Fontaine also adapted the first of these tales as Le chartier embourbÃÆ'Â © ( Fable VI.18) and drew moral Teachings-toi, le ciel t'aidera. (Help yourself and Heaven will help you too). A little earlier, George Herbert has included "Help yourself, and God will help you" in his proverbial collection, Jacula Prudentum (1651). But the British political theorist Algernon Sidney, who started the words now known, "God helps those who help themselves," apparently the first proper translation of the phrase. Benjamin Franklin later used it in his book Poor Richard's Almanack (1736) and has been widely quoted.
Islamic texts
- A section with the same sentiments can be found in the Quran,
Allah will not change the condition of a population until they change what is in them. Qur'an 13:11
It has a different meaning in the sense that helping ourselves is a prerequisite for God's help.
- Believe in God But Bind Your Cam is an Arab proverb with the same meaning. This is also one of the words of the Prophet Muhammad reported. According to Tirmidzi, one day Muhammad saw a Bedouin leaving his camel without tying it. He asked Bedouin, "Why did not you tie your camel?" The Badui replied, "I trust God." At that moment, Mohammed said, "Bind your camel and place your trust in God."
Other historical uses
- French Society Aide-toi, le ciel t'aidera (Help yourself and Heaven will help you too) play an important role in realizing the July 1830 Revolution in France. The Canadian community of Aide-toi, le Ciel t'aidera is credited with introducing the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day celebration for French Canadian citizens, and was founded by Louis-Victor Sicotte.
- Aide-toi et Dieu t'aidera (Help yourself, and God will help you) is a slogan on the ship's wheels from the navy of the famous British-made Sea Confederate Alabama >, captain by Raphael Semmes during the American Civil War.
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Prevalence and assessment
This phrase is often cited to emphasize the importance of taking the initiative. There is also a relationship with the Parable of the Faithful Servant, and the Parable of the Ten Virgin, which has the same eschatological theme: be prepared for the day of reckoning. However, the argument has been made that this is a non-Biblical concept.
Christian Scriptures
While the term does not appear word for word in the Christian scriptures, these passages are often used to denote the ethics of self-reliance.
Colossians 3:23 - Whatever you do, work with all your heart, like working for God, not for men.
Deuteronomy 28: 8 - The Lord will send blessings into your barns and everything you put in your hands.
Proverbs 6: 10-12 - Slightly sleep, little sleep, a little folding of hands to rest - and poverty will come to you like a bandit and a scarcity like a gunman.
Proverbs 12:11 - The man who works in his land will have abundant food, but the person who pursues the fantasy has no judgment.
Proverbs 12:24 - The diligent hand will rule, but idleness ends with forced labor.
Proverbs 13: 4 - The idlers desperately need and get nothing, but the diligent desire of the diligent person is fully satisfied.
Matthew 5: 3-4 - God blesses those who recognize their need for him; and the mourning shall be consoled.
I Timothy 5: 8 - If anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for his immediate family, he has denied the faith and worse than the unbeliever.
Dependence on God is not mentioned, but may or may not be implied.
Prevailing views
American beliefs about this phrase and the Bible have been studied by Christian demographics and George Barna's poll of The Barna Group. To the statement "the Bible teaches that God helps those who help themselves"; 53% of Americans strongly agree, 22% agree, 7% disagree, 14% strongly disagree, and 5% say do not know. Christians are "born again" 68% agree, and 81% of Christians who are not "born again" agree with the statement. In the February 2000 poll, 53% strongly agreed and 22% agreed that the Bible teaches the phrase. Of the 14 questions asked, this is the least biblical answer, according to Barna. A poll in the late 1990s showed the majority (81%) believed the concept was taught by the Bible, others stated 82%.
Regardless of non-Biblical origin, this phrase reaches the poll of the most familiar Bible verses. Seventy-five percent of American teenagers say they believe that it is the main message of the Bible.
Barna criticizes this as proof of American unfamiliarity with the Bible and believes that it is in fact contrary to the doctrine of Grace in Christianity. It "demonstrates spiritual independence that is inconsistent with Christianity" according to David Kinnaman, vice president of Barna Research Group. Christian Minister Erwin Lutzer believes there is some support for this saying in the Bible (2 Thessalonians 3:10, James 4: 8), but more often the Lord helps those who can not help themselves, grace is about (the parable of the Pharisees and the Gatherer, Ephesians 2: 4-5, Romans 4: 4-5). The statement is often criticized as supporting the Semi-Pelagian rescue model, which most Christians claim to be heretics.
In popular culture
This phrase has been featured in the popular culture of the United States. In the "Jaywalking" sketch of The Tonight Show, comedian Jay Leno asked random people on the street to name one of the Ten Commandments. The most popular response is, "God helps those who help themselves." The political commentator, Bill O'Reilly, used the phrase, in response to Jim McDermott who argued, "This is Christmas time, we talk about the good Samaritans, the poor, the little baby Jesus in the cradle and all these things. we say to the unemployed we will not give you a check to feed your family.It's just wrong. "O'Reilly argues for a more selective approach to unemployment benefits, and the importance of individual responsibility, concludes" while Jesus promotes charity at the highest level, he is not self-destructive.God helps those who help themselves.Whether not? "Political comedian Stephen Colbert parodied him in response, concluding in character," if this will be a Christian nation that does not help the poor, we must pretend that Jesus as selfish as we are, or we I have to admit that he ordered us to love the poor and serving the needy unconditionally, and then admitting that we just did not want to do it. "This phrase is also discussed in the 2007 video game Assassin's Creed." In a pilot mission two civilians discussed the false attribution of the sentence to the Bible and finally decided that its origin was unimportant This phrase is also mentioned in anime 2016 "91 Days".
See also
- Opium people
- Believe in God and keep your powder dry
References
External links
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