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ANCIENT WORDS OF WISDOM

God Didn’t Write Any of The Many Self-Help Books

Yet you hold them so close to your chest

Kimberly Fosu
5 min readAug 19, 2021

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The wisdom of the Bible cannot be found in any self-help book. (Photo: mohamed Hassan)

Wisdom That Can’t Be Found Elsewhere

The Bible has survived the attempts of kings, dictators, and societies to abolish it, but it remains the best-selling book of all time for a very simple reason. Its wisdom and teachings cannot be found in any of today’s self-help books.

Yes. It’s hard to trust the words of some ancient kings, servants, and prophets who lived centuries ago in a world totally different from today’s world, and that’s the number one reason most people want to discard the book and ignore its teachings.

That’s the reason I didn’t touch a Bible for most of my adult life. It wasn’t God who put pen to paper, so how could I trust it? It’s difficult to trust a man-made object as God-inspired or God-breathed when the mind of man is so evil and so corrupt.

Truth That Resonates in the Deepest Parts of The Soul

The Bible was written many centuries ago by different men, but its messages are coherent and consistent. Sure, some of the things written are completely absurd. Some passages are outdated and archaic, but the words reflect the mind of…

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Kimberly Fosu
Kimberly Fosu

Written by Kimberly Fosu

Spirituality | Faith | Inspiration

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