Saúde
A saúde é uma bênção de Deus. A Bíblia ensina que Deus é nosso curador, que devemos cuidar do corpo como templo do Espírito e que a alegria do Senhor renova nossas forças.
Deus, o nosso curador
O Senhor é quem sara todas as nossas doenças. Ele prometeu abençoar o pão e a água e tirar as enfermidades do meio do seu povo.
And ye shall serve Jehovah your God and he shall bless thy bread and thy water; and I will take sickness away from thy midst.
He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
Heal the infirm, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons: ye have received gratuitously, give gratuitously.
But Jesus hearing it, said, They that are strong have not need of a physician, but those that are ill.
O corpo como templo
Nosso corpo é templo do Espírito Santo. A Bíblia nos encoraja a cuidar da saúde física com disciplina e reverência a Deus.
Do ye not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which ye have of God; and ye are not your own? for ye have been bought with a price: glorify now then God in your body.
for bodily exercise is profitable for a little, but piety is profitable for everything, having promise of life, of the present one, and of that to come.
Beloved, I desire that in all things thou shouldest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospers.
Be not wise in thine own eyes; fear Jehovah, and depart from evil: it shall be health for thy navel, and moisture for thy bones.
A alegria que cura
O coração alegre é bom remédio. A esperança do coração traz alegria, e as palavras agradáveis são como favo de mel — doçura para a alma e saúde para o corpo.
A joyful heart promoteth healing; but a broken spirit drieth up the bones.
Pleasant words are as a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health for the bones.
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; but the desire that cometh to pass is a tree of life.
Then remove discontent from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh; for childhood and youth are vanity.