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5 Christian Phrases That Aren’t in the Bible

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We often don’t understand what the Bible represents. It’s a huge part of the Christian faith and is the framework for everything we know about God. It was God’s way of communicating with us and provides us with His exact truths and promises. However, as Christians we have created phrases that aren’t actually from the Bible and speak them as they are truth. The fact that so many Christians believe these statements to be Biblical really speaks to our misunderstanding of the Bible. Instead of researching scripture to back up these claims, we continue to say these phrases in our daily lives without second thought. They have become a part of the Christian culture which can cause confusion and make non-Christians misinformed about what the Word of God really is. Here are the most popular unbiblical statements that Christians tend to say, and what the Bible actually says about them.

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