5 Christian Clichés that Need to Die

[Garland-Green]

Matt Smethurst / March 28, 2017

“Books don’t change people,” John Piper observes. “Paragraphs do. Sometimes even sentences.”

A good sentence is a gift. We love finding complex truth shrinkwrapped in clear, simple, memorable form. It’s why Charles Spurgeon and C. S. Lewis are dominating a newsfeed near you. Even God likes pithy statements—at least enough to breathe out a whole book of them.

But one-liners aren’t always helpful. Sometimes, in our desire to simplify truth, we can trivialize and even obscure it. And to obscure the truth is to tell a lie.

Here are five popular Christian clichés that are not biblical, and therefore need a memorial service.

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[Lady Vizsla]

I think it's ok for Christians to share quotes from well-known figures if they align with Scripture and Christian philosophy. But I think the best one-liners to share on platforms like social media are Bible verses.