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 you{} will serve Yahweh your{} God, and he will bless your bread, and your water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of you.
3 He heals the broken in heart, And binds up their wounds.
8 and said to his [household] slaves, This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead; and therefore these powers work in him.
12 Now there was far off from them a herd of many swine being shepherded.
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 Or don't you{} know that your{} body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you{}, which you{} have from God? And you{} are not your{} own;20 for you{} were bought with a price: glorify God therefore in your{} body.
8 for bodily exercise is profitable for a little; but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life which now is, and of that which is to come.
2 Beloved, I pray that in all things you may prosper and be in health, even as your soul prospers.
7 Don't be wise in your own eyes; Fear Yahweh, and depart from evil:8 It will be health to your navel, And marrow to your 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.
22 A cheerful heart is a good medicine; But a broken spirit dries up the bones.
24 Pleasant words are [as] a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick; But when the desire comes, it is a tree of life.
10 Therefore remove sorrow from your heart, and put away evil from your flesh; for youth and the dawn of life are vanity.