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.
25 And ye shall serve the LORD your God, and he shall bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee.
3 He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. wounds: Heb. griefs
8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons: freely ye have received, freely give.
12 But when Jesus heard that, he said to them, They that are well need not a physician, but they 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.
19 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, which ye have from God, and ye are not your own?20 For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.
8 For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable to all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come. little: or, for a little time
2 Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth. wish: or, pray
7 Be not wise in thy own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.8 It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones. health: Heb. medicinemarrow: Heb. watering, or, moistening
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.
22 A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones. like: or, to
24 Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
12 Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
10 Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh: for childhood and youth are vanity. sorrow: or, anger