Health
There are many references in the Bible to health which I won't elaborate on here. It has become quite apparent to me, as a result of all the studies outlined in the Health section of this web site, that if we look after our bodies and treat them as God intended, we will very likely remain healthy until the day He decides to take us, whenever that may be. Only He can decide when to take us home, but it is very much our choice how healthy we remain until that happens. It concerns me greatly when I see Christians succumbing to diseases that they have brought on to themselves (often quite unwittingly I might add) and then appealing to God for miracle cures (which He in his grace sometimes hears but often doesn't). If people spend half a lifetime abusing their bodies, they should then feel at least a little bit contrite about asking for a miracle cure from the Lord. I know that the Holy Spirit regularly produces miracle cures - Benny Hinn's healing ministry is one of the best known in the world today - but knowing what I know now I believe that the first step is to clean up your own body yourself and then the Lord may find it much easier to assist you.

The New Age movement has been leading the way in recent years in its advocacy of the whole natural health issue. It concerns me that Christians, instead of setting an example by treating their bodies as God intended, are now having to play catch-up. Dr George Malkmus (an ex-Minister) and Dr Lorraine Day are examples of Christians who are providing leadership ie this area. I believe that the Lord would like all Christians to be leading the way in this regard, not doing the opposite. How many Christian ministers and pastors are preaching along these lines? Any particular church is only as knowledgeable as the individuals within it, but when I see Christian adults supplying such things as soft drinks and deep fried potato chips to children on a regular basis I really wonder. They don't seem to realise that they are setting their children down a middle age path of diabetes, osteoporosis and heart disease quite unnecessarily. Shouldn't they be trying to teach their children how to keep their bodies healthy instead of encouraging them to do the opposite? The human body is an incredible work of art by God and does a remarkable job of handling abuse but it will eventually succumb to disease if the individual is determined enough to make this happen.

Read on to find out my thoughts on the connection between Christianity and wealth.