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.
But ye shall serve the Lord your God, and he shall bless thy bread and thy water; and I will take all sickness away from the midst of thee.
He heals the broken hearted, and he binds up their wounds.
Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons; freely ye have received, freely give.
But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, Those that are whole need not a physician, but those that are sick.
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.
What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom ye have of God, and that ye are not your own?
For ye are bought with a price, therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.
For bodily exercise profits a little, but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is and of that which is to come.
Beloved, I wish that thou be prospered in all things and be sound, even as thy soul prospers.
Be not wise in thine own eyes; fear the Lord and depart from evil.
It shall be medicine to thy navel and marrow to 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 shall do good like a medicine, but a broken spirit dries the bones.
Pleasant words are as a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and medicine to the bones.
Hope deferred makes the heart sick: but when the desire is fulfilled, it is a tree of life.
Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart and put away evil from thy flesh; for childhood and youth are vanity.