I can do ALL things through Christ… Is That Really In the Bible?

The Heidi St. John Podcast

Heidi St. John

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.8 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 15 August 2018

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

We like to use “I can do all things through Christ…” as a good luck charm, but knowing the context of it is critical, especially so we can teach it correctly to our children. Christ is enough no matter our circumstances, and Paul’s aim with this verse is quite different than we typically understand.
Scriptures
Philippians 4:13

Philippians 4:4-13

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0:00.0	Hey, everybody, this is Heidi St. John.
0:01.7	Today is Wednesday, August 15th.
0:04.2	It's mom's strong international day here at the podcast.
0:08.6	And we're going to be talking a little bit about a passage in Philippians that you guys,
0:12.8	I'm sure are familiar with.
0:14.0	Philippians 4 verse 13 says, I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.
0:21.0	Sometimes we take that out of context.
0:22.8	Sometimes you don't really understand when it says, I can do all things through Christ who
0:27.5	gives me strength.
0:28.2	Does that mean I can do something that God would not approve of?
0:31.3	I don't think so.
0:32.6	If you guys are wondering about this, stick around.
0:34.9	I think you're going to be encouraged.
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