Being Healthy
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Introduction:
The concept of health in the Bible encompasses physical, spiritual, and emotional well-being. Scripture provides guidance on maintaining health through obedience to God's commandments, wise living, and reliance on divine provision. Health is often seen as a blessing from God, and believers are encouraged to care for their bodies as temples of the Holy Spirit.

Biblical Foundations of Health:
The Bible presents health as a holistic state of well-being. In the Old Testament, health is frequently associated with obedience to God's laws. For instance, Exodus 15:26 states, "If you will listen carefully to the voice of the LORD your God and do what is right in His eyes, if you pay attention to His commands and keep all His statutes, I will not bring on you any of the diseases I brought on the Egyptians, for I am the LORD who heals you."

Physical Health:
Physical health is addressed through dietary laws and cleanliness practices in the Mosaic Law. Leviticus 11 outlines clean and unclean foods, promoting dietary habits that contribute to physical well-being. Additionally, the importance of rest is emphasized in the Sabbath commandment (Exodus 20:8-11), which allows for physical rejuvenation.

Spiritual Health:
Spiritual health is paramount in Scripture, as it influences all other aspects of life. Proverbs 3:7-8 advises, "Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil. This will bring healing to your body and refreshment to your bones." Spiritual health is maintained through prayer, meditation on God's Word, and living a life of faith and obedience.

Emotional Health:
The Bible acknowledges the importance of emotional well-being. Proverbs 17:22 states, "A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones." Emotional health is fostered through community, worship, and trust in God's sovereignty. Philippians 4:6-7 encourages believers to present their anxieties to God, promising peace that guards the heart and mind.

Jesus and Healing:
Jesus' ministry was marked by numerous healings, demonstrating God's power and compassion. Matthew 9:35 records, "Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness." These acts of healing were signs of the coming Kingdom and the restoration of creation.

The Body as a Temple:
The New Testament emphasizes the believer's body as a temple of the Holy Spirit. 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 states, "Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body." This perspective encourages believers to honor God through healthy living.

Practical Wisdom for Health:
The Bible offers practical wisdom for maintaining health. Proverbs 4:20-22 advises, "My son, pay attention to my words; incline your ear to my sayings. Do not lose sight of them; keep them within your heart. For they are life to those who find them, and health to the whole body." This passage highlights the importance of wisdom and understanding in achieving health.

Prayer and Health:
Prayer is a vital component of health in the biblical narrative. James 5:14-15 instructs, "Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick; the Lord will raise him up." This underscores the role of faith and community in the healing process.

Conclusion:
The Bible presents a comprehensive view of health, integrating physical, spiritual, and emotional aspects. Believers are encouraged to pursue health through obedience, wisdom, and reliance on God's provision, recognizing their bodies as temples of the Holy Spirit.
Topical Bible Verses
Mark 2:17
When Jesus heard it, he said to them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
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3 John 1:2
Beloved, I wish above all things that you may prosper and be in health, even as your soul prospers.
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Daniel 1:4
Children in whom was no blemish, but well favored, and skillful in all wisdom, and cunning in knowledge, and understanding science, and such as had ability in them to stand in the king's palace, and whom they might teach the learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans.
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Psalm 73:4
For there are no bands in their death: but their strength is firm.
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Greek
2480. ischuo -- to be strong, have power
... and pray for the benefit of one another, for the purpose of being supernaturally
healed ... can (1), can do (1), could (8), force (1), good (1), healthy (2), means ...
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The Secret of Well-Being
... conduct will tend to physical well-being, and in a deeper sense will secure soundness
of life. Godlessness is the true sickness. He only is healthy who has a ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture g/the secret of well-being.htm

That the Worshippers of the Gods Never Received from them any ...
... That the Worshippers of the Gods Never Received from Them Any Healthy Moral Precepts ...
festivity was called the Tables, [92] as if a banquet were being given at ...
/.../augustine/city of god/chapter 4 that the worshippers of.htm

Matt. x. 34
... to thyself; or rather, permit him freely to speak them unto thee, and he will say
with more justice, "It stops my breath that thou, being healthy, art idle ...
/.../chrysostom/homilies on the gospel of saint matthew/homily xxxv matt x 34.htm

On Contempt for Pain, Poverty, and Other External Things.
... of faith, when from rich he became poor, from being held in honour dishonoured,
from being comely unsightly, and sick from being healthy, is depicted as a good ...
/.../clement/the stromata or miscellanies/chapter v on contempt for pain.htm

Whether any Name Can be Applied to God Substantially?
... Secondly, because it would follow that all names applied to God would be said of
Him by way of being taken in a secondary sense, as healthy is secondarily said ...
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The Catholics Maintain the Doctrine of Original Sin, and Thus are ...
... created good by the good God; but that it is still so sound and healthy in infants ...
in order to induce salutary fear and to treat you as a human being, and not ...
/.../augustine/anti-pelagian writings/chapter 9 the catholics maintain the.htm

Adam not Innocent, but Holy.
... Sin being absolutely absent, holiness lacks nothing, but is complete. ...
Sanctification is healing, and a healthy person can not be healed. ...
/.../kuyper/the work of the holy spirit/x adam not innocent but.htm

Whether a Sale is Rendered Unlawful through a Fault in the Thing ...
... A third defect is on the part of the quality, for instance, if a man sell an unhealthy
animal as being a healthy one: and if anyone do this knowingly he is ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether a sale is rendered.htm

Whether a Sacrament is a Kind of Sign?
... in different ways, can be denominated from it: thus, from health which is in an
animal, not only is the animal said to be healthy through being the subject of ...
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Whether this Name "God" is Applied to God Univocally by Nature, by ...
... other senses; as, for instance, "being" which is applied to "substance" is placed
in the definition of being as applied to "accident"; and "healthy" applied to ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether this name god is 3.htm

Resources
In what ways is being a Christian difficult? | GotQuestions.org

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