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<\/p>\nby Zeke Flores<\/p>\n
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“Christianity is a crutch for the weak!” some say.<\/p>\n
I agree.<\/p>\n
God’s way is<\/p>\n
The reason we need this “crutch” is because we are unable to navigate life solely on our own, and who better to guide us than the One who created us and knows us best?<\/p>\n
However, because faith is a help for the helpless, it doesn’t mean that it doesn’t require grit and determination to see it through.\u00a0Yes, Christianity is a crutch for the weak, but more than that, it’s a lifeline for the dying. And it’s not for sissies.<\/p>\n
“For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God<\/em>” (I Corinthians 1:18).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
by Zeke Flores “Christianity is a crutch for the weak!” some say. I agree. God’s way is a comfort for the afflicted (II Corinthians 1:3-5), a help for the persecuted (Hebrews 10:32-39), and strength for the downtrodden (Romans 8:31, 36-39). The reason we need this “crutch” is because we are unable to navigate life solely…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[1818,642,448,1685,1817],"class_list":["post-88111","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-article","tag-aid","tag-christianity","tag-church","tag-help","tag-support"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":66626,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/christianity-is-a-crutch\/","url_meta":{"origin":88111,"position":0},"title":"Christianity Is a Crutch","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"February 17, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"by Zeke Flores Some people say, \"Christianity is a crutch for the weak!\" I agree; it is a crutch. 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