Without faith it is impossible to please God. When we trust in God and ask him for help, He is willing to cooperate with us. This assurance provides healing for the soul.
2. DISCLAIMER:
The intent of this presentation
is not to cure, mitigate or treat
any disease, but rather to
provide knowledge about
health. The conclusions are
personal & without affiliation.
These remedies are
complementary, but they should
not be applied without having
first consulted with the
physician that is caring for you.
Do not stop taking your
medicines, or apply these
remedies without the
authorization of a qualified
practitioner that is familiar with
your individual case so that you
can discuss your options, arrive
at an agreement and monitor
your progress.
3. THE ART AND SCIENCE OF HEALING
God pledged Himself to keep this human machinery in healthful action if the
human agent will obey His laws and cooperate with God. MS 3, 1897 CD p.17
If man will first trust in God, rest, exercise, be temperant, dress with modesty and
use His simple agents properly, and maintain good hygiene in using His temple,
then God will continue to cooperate with the human agent in providing His
natural agents of sunlight, water, clean air, life bearing grass, seeds and herbs, in
the prevention of disease. Gen. 1:11, Ex. 15:26; 1 Cor. 3:9-11; 1MR 345.2-346.3
There are many ways of practicing the
healing art, but there is only one way
that Heaven approves.
God's remedies are the simple agencies
of nature that will not tax or debilitate
the system through their powerful
properties. {5T 443.1}
The work of cultivating the heart is
profitable at all times and in all places.
1 MR 345.2
4. El Dr. Von Braun, who was the inventor of space ships said:
“Our necessity for God is not based only on admiration and fear.
Man needs faith, just like food, water and air.”
John 1:4-5 tells us about the Sun of Righteousness that “In Him
was life, and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in
darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.”
TRUSTING IN GOD
5. According to Hebrews 11:1-3 “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for,
the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elders obtained a good report.
Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God,
so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.”
Romanos 1:20 says “Because the invisible things of him from the
creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things
that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead, so that they are
without excuse.”
6. WHAT IS THE SYMBOL OF HEALING
FOR BELIEVERS IN THE BIBLE ?
John 3:14-15 says: “And as Moses lifted
up the serpent in the wilderness, even
so must the Son of man be lifted up:
That whosoever believeth in
him should not perish, but
have eternal life.”
Malchi 4:2 says: “But unto you that
fear my name shall the Sun of
righteousness arise with
healing in his wings.”
7. WHAT POWER IS GIVEN TO THE SYMBOL OF
HEALING THAT WAS USED IN THE
TIME OF MOSES?
Numbers 21:5-9 says: “And the people spake
against God and against Moses, Wherefore
have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in
the wilderness?
And the Lord permitted firey serpents
among the people, and they bit the people;
and much people of Israel Died. And the
Lord said unto Moses, Make thee a firey
serpent, and set it up upon a pole: and it
shall come to pass, that every one that is
bitten, when he looked upon it shall live.”
8. 2 Cor. 5:21 dice: “For he hath made him to be sin
for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made
the righteousness of God in him.”
Any attack against our health is a
Grave sin against God.
1 Cor. 3:16-17
Our bodies should be maintained
In the best physical and spiritual
condition… Those who shorten
Their lives due to disobedience to
the laws of health are robbing
God. EGW
9. JESUS HEALING THE SICK
God pledged Himself to keep this human machinery in healthful action if the
human agent will obey His laws and cooperate with God. MS 3, 1897 CD p.17
God provides sunlight, clean water, clean air, life bearing grass, seeds and herbs.
If man will cooperate with God in due time, and trust in Him, exercise, get proper
rest, be temperate, dress properly and use good principles of hygiene, and apply
His simple agents, then we are promised we can be free of disease.
There are many ways of
practicing the healing art,
but there is only one way
that Heaven approves. God's
remedies are the simple
agencies of nature that will
not tax or debilitate the
system through their
powerful properties. {5T 443.1}
10. UNDER WHAT CONDITIONS
DID GOD PROMISE HIS
CHILDREN THAT THEY WOULD
BE FREE OF DISEASES ?
“If thou wilt diligently
hearken to the voice of the
Lord thy God, and will do that
which is right in his sight, and
wilt give ear to his
commandments, and keep all
his statutes, I will put none of
these diseases upon thee,
which I have brought upon
the Egyptians: for I am the
Lord that healeth thee.”
Exodus 15:26
11. Since the creation of Adam and Eve, when invited, God
has been dwelling in the hearts, souls and minds of
men & women throughout the ages of time.
The human frame was made in
the image of God. Our Creator
tells us that when we allow Him
into His temple, that in sickness
or in health, He will never leave
us.
The temple of God is by design, a
sacred and holy place. He wants
us to prosper and to be in good
health.
12. GOD’S PART MAN’S PART
FRUIT BEARING SEED TRUST IN GOD
FRESH AIR EXERCISE
RAIN AND DEW TEMPERANCE
SUNLIGHT REST
PROPER DRESS
HYGIENE
“The work of cultivating the heart is profitable at all times and
in all places. “Ye are God’s husbandry, ye are God’s building.”
1Cor. 3:9. We may learn a lesson from the farmer in cultivating
the field. He must cooperate with God….So in the cultivation of
character, you must cooperate with God.” EGW 1MR 345.1-4
HOW CAN WE COOPERATE WITH GOD? MAN’S PART IS
CULTIVATING GOOD HABITS FOR HEALTHFUL LIVING,
FOLLOWING THE 10 LAWS OF HEALTH
13. As a foundational principle , the laws of nature are
laws of God, that are truly as divine as are the
precepts of the Decalogue that were
written by the finger of God.
“The laws that govern our physical organism,
God has written upon every nerve, muscle,
and fiber of the body.” ED. 196.2 EGW
14. SPIRITUAL VIGOR
MENTAL VIGORPHYSICAL ACTIVITY
PHYSICAL STRENGTH
WELL BALANCED
CHARACTER
10 LAWS OF HEALTH 10 SPIRITUAL LAWS
“Since the mind and the soul find expression through the body, both
mental and spiritual vigor are in great degree dependent upon physical
strength and activity; whatever promotes physical health, promotes the
development of a strong mind and a well-balanced character.
Without health no one can as distinctly understand or as
completely fulfill his obligations to himself, to his fellow beings,
or to his Creator. Therefore the health should be as faithfully
guarded as the character.” {Ed 195.1}
15. “A great deal of the sickness
that afflicts humanity has its
origin in the mind and can
only be cured by restoring
the mind to health.”
EGW T. Vol. 3 p 184
“Remorse for sin sometimes
undermines the constitution
and unbalances the mind.”
EGW 5 T 444 1885
1 John 1:9 tells us that “If we
confess our sins, he is faithful
and just to forgive us our
sins, and to cleanse us from
all unrighteousness.”
16. The Lord created mind / body
relationships. According to the Spirit
of Prophecy, nine out of ten diseases
in the body originate in the mind.
The body sympathizes with the mind.
In order for us to be able to purge our
minds from dis-ease, one of the most
important principles of mental
hygiene that Jesus, the Master
Physician provides is found in
Philippians 4:8, it reads as follows:
“Finally, brethren, whatsoever things
are true, whatsoever things are
honest, whatsoever things are just,
whatsoever things are pure,
whatsoever things are lovely,
whatsoever things are of good
report; if there be any virtue, and if
there be any praise, think on these
things.”
17. THERE IS MORE TO LIFE THAN JUST
SEEKING VIBRANT HEALTH.
Often times, transgression of one or more laws of health reflects
a transgression of one or more of the spiritual laws.
Not only does the Lord wants us to have a well-balanced and
symmetrical character involving our mind and body, our Creator
has built in us the will to do his good pleasure. This is a built in
way for us to get to know Him better.
10 LAWS OF HEALTH 10 SPIRITUAL LAWS
WELL BALANCED
CHARACTER
18. WHAT CAN WE DO ON OUR PART THAT
HELPS US TO HAVE A CLOSE
RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR CREATOR?
1- Attend Church services
2- Study the Bible
3- Pray without ceasing
4- Obey God
5- Take care of the Temple
of the Holy Spirit
6- Guard the Avenues to
the Soul (5 senses)
7- Take care of our Mind
19. 1- WHY SHOULD WE
ATTEND
CHURCH SERVICES ?
“Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without
wavering, and let us consider one another to provoke unto
love and to good works. Not forsaking the assembling of
ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting
one another; and so much the more, as ye see the day
approaching.” Hebrews 10:23-25
20. 2- WHY DO WE NEED TO STUDY
THE BIBLE ?
The purpose for which the
Bible was written is found
in Romans 15:4 that says
“For whatsoever things
were written aforetime
were written for our
learning, that we through
patience and comfort of the
scriptures might have hope.”
21. Daniel 1:8 “Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile
himself with the portion of the king's meat, nor with the wine
which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the
eunuchs that he might not defile himself.” Daniel 1:20 “And in
matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king inquired of
them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and
astrologers that were in all his relam.”
What health
principle can we
learn from the Bible
about Temperance
that is within our
reach?
22. Matt. 24:14 “And this gospel of the kingdom
shall be preached in all the world for a
witness unto all nations; and then
shall the end come.”
What can we learn from
the Bible about the
purpose that drives our
existence in this exercise
here on earth. Do the
steps we take lead
someone closer to God?
23. WHAT CAN WE LEARN
FROM THE BIBLE ABOUT
THE HEALING POWER IN
EXERCISING THAT HELPS
US TO BE OVERCOMERS?
Hebrews 12:1-2 “Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with
so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin
which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that
is set before us,
Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy
that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is
set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
24. Matt. 11:28-30 says: “Come unto
me, all ye that labor and are heavy
laden, and I will give you rest.
Take my yoke upon you, and learn
of me; for I am meek and lowly in
heart: and ye shall find rest unto
your souls.
For my yoke is easy, and my burden
is light.”
What can we learn from the Bible
about the restoring power within
our reach that comes from
resting in the Lord?
25. 2 Cor. 5:21 says: “For he hath made him to be sin for
us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the
righteousness of God in him.” Malachi 4:2 “But unto
you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness
arise with healing in his wings.”
What can we learn from the
Bible about the healing and
transforming power that
can arise within us when
we lift up the Sun of
Righteousness?
26. John 6:32-35 “Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you,
Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you
the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is he which cometh
down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world. Then said they unto
him, Lord, evermore give us this bread. And Jesus said unto them, I am
the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that
believeth on me shall never thirst.”
What can we learn
from the Bible about
the healing power
within our reach in
partaking of the
bread of life?
27. Genesis 2:7 says: “And the LORD God formed man of the dust of
the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and
man became a living soul.” Matt. 15:10-11 “Hear and
understand: Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a
man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a
man.” We need to learn how to express ourselves, using our
minds and hearts in a healthy and dignified way that brings
healing into our souls.
What health principle can
we learn from the Bible
about the life giving power
in the air that God breathed
into our nostrils?
28. Matt. 22:11-14 “And when the king came in to see the guests, he
saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment: And he
said unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a
wedding garment? And he was speechless. Then said the king to
the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and
cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and
gnashing of teeth. For many are called, but few are chosen.”
What health principle can
we learn from the Bible
about our choices of proper
dress that brings healing to
our souls when we Trust in
God’s promise?
29. John 4:13-15 “Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever
drinketh of this water shall thirst again: But whosoever drinketh
of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water
that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up
into everlasting life. The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this
water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw.”
What health principle
can we learn from the
Bible about the healing
power of the water
that Jesus provides as
a well springing up into
eternal life?
30. Isaiah 1:18 “Come now, and let us reason
together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as
scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though
they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.”
What health principle
can we learn from the
Bible about the
importance of applying
the principle of hygiene
in our lives?
31. 3- WHY SHOULD WE PRAY
WITHOUT CEASING ?
“Prayer is the act of opening
our hearts to God as a
friend…
Prayer is the key in the hand
of faith that opens the
heavens storehouse, where
we can access the infinite
resources of the
Omnipotence.” EGW
32. Ye ask, and receive not,
because ye ask amis…
James 4:3
However, when it is
according to His will He
says:
“Ask and it shall be given
you; seek, and ye shall
find; knock and it shall be
opened unto you.”
Matt. 7:7
WHAT PROMISE DO WE HAVE THAT WHEN WE ASK
GOD FOR SOMETHING IN PRAYER THAT IS
ACCORDING TO HIS WILL, THAT IT WILL BE GIVEN?
33. WHEN WE PRAY, HOW CAN WE KNOW
THAT GOD HEARS US?
According to 1 John
5:14, “If we ask
anything according to
his will, he heareth
us. And if we know
that he hear us,
whatsoever we ask,
we know that we
have the petitions
that we desired of
him.
34. The Lord asks us in James
5:14-15 “Is any sick among
you? Let him call for the
elders of the church, and let
them pray over him,
anointing him with oil in the
name of the Lord: And the
prayer of faith shall save the
sick, and the Lord shall raise
him up; and if he have
committed sins, they shall be
forgiven him.”
WHAT IS IT THAT THE LORD ASKS US
TO DO WHEN WE ARE SICK?
35. IF WE ASK GOD FOR A BLESSING, WHAT
MUST WE DO ON OUR PART IN ORDER
FOR HIM TO DO HIS PART?
“For verily I say unto you,
that whatsoever shall say
unto this mountain, be
thou removed, and be
thou cast into the sea; and
shall not doubt in his
heart, but shall believe
that those things which he
saith shall come to pass;
he shall have whatsoever
he saith.” Mark 11:23
36. Without faith, it is
impossible to please
God. However, when I
trust in God, and take
Him at His word,
according to
Philliapans 4:13 I can
say and believe that
“I can do all things
through Christ that
strengtheneth me.”
WHAT PROMISE DO I HAVE THAT GOD IS
ABLE TO HEAL ME, IF IT BE IN HIS WILL, EVEN
THOUGH IT MAY SOUND IMPOSSIBLE?
37. 4- WHY DO WE NEED
TO OBEY GOD?
We need to obey God
because He loves us.
He has our best interests in
mind when He asks us to
obey.
When we do not obey God,
We are showing Him that
we do not love Him.
38. 5-WHY DO WE NEED TO TAKE CARE
OF THE TEMPLE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT ?
Any attack against our health is a
Grave sin against God.
1 Cor. 3:16-17
Our bodies should be maintained
In the best physical and spiritual
condition… Those who shorten
Their lives due to disobedience to
the laws of health are robbing God.
EGW
The outstanding principle in the
Life of a Christian is temperance.
Lucas 21:34
39. SHOULD WE DEPOSIT
OUR TRUST IN A
MAN MADE PILL OR
IN GOD’S NATURAL
REMEDIES?
“Not a poisonous drug should be
used. When you have a case that
does not respond to the use of
simple remedies, take it to the Lord
in prayer.” Testimony by EGW
K-16, 1910
There are many ways of
practicing the healing art, but
there is only one way that
Heaven approves. God's
remedies are the simple
agencies of nature that will not
tax or debilitate the system
through their powerful
properties. 5T 443.1
40. “Many have expected that God would keep them from sickness merely
because they have asked Him to do so. But God did not regard their
prayers, because their faith was not made perfect by works. God will
not work a miracle to keep those from sickness who have no care for
themselves, but are continually violating the laws of health
and make no efforts to prevent disease.
When we do all we can on our part to have
health, then may we expect that the
blessed results will follow, and we can ask
God in faith to bless our efforts for the
preservation of health. He will then answer
our prayer, if His name can be glorified
thereby. But let all understand that they
have a work to do. God will not work in a
miraculous manner to preserve the health
of persons who are taking a sure course to
make themselves sick, by their careless
inattention to the laws of health.”
{MM 13.4} EGW
41. WHAT DOES “CONSTITUCIONAL
ENERGY” CONSIST OF?
Constitutional Energy is the vital
force of a living being.
Each of us has a set or defined
amount of time to live.
When we break the laws of health,
it is like burning a candle at both
ends.
Once we are “burned out”, there is
no way to add the time we have
lost.
This is why we need to be careful
with the temple of the Holy Spirit
that has been loaned to us.
42. SPEAKING OF CONSTITUCIONAL ENERGY, BEFORE
THE FLOOD, WHY WERE THEY ABLE TO
LIVE SO MANY YEARS?
Before sin, in the
Garden:
•The environment was
perfect
•They were obedient to
the Laws of Health
•They had access to the
tree of life. Gen. 2:8-9
43. SPEAKING ABOUT TRUSTWORTHINESS, ACCORDING TO
SOME RESEARCHERS, PERSONALITIES
CAN BE CLASSIFIED AS:
1. Having Hardened
Hearts
2. Being Relatively
inflexible
3. Being Tolerant to
change
4. Being Flexible
44. SPEAKING OF LONGEVITY, ACCORDING TO SCIENTISTS,
TAKING INTO ACCOUNT DIETS, WHAT ARE THE
FOUR CLASSES OF DIETS THAT EXIST ?
THE FOUR CLASSES OF DIETS:
1. EAT ANYTHING YOU WANT
AND PREPARE IT
HOWEVER YOU WANT
2. CLEAN MEATS Deut. 14:6
3. OVO / LACTO VEGETERIAN
4. VEGAN VEGETARIAN
45. THE ORIGINAL DIETARY PLAN IN
THE GARDEN WHERE THEY HAD
ACCESS TO THE TREE OF LIFE
WAS DISTINCT TO HOW IT IS
NOW; “BUT IN THE BEGINNING,
IT WAS NOT LIKE THAT.”
AT THE WICKENESSS IN MAN
INCREASES THE SAME THING
OCCURS IN THE ANIMALS.
WHAT DOES MATT. 19:5-8, TELL US
ABOUR HARDENING OF HEARTS ?
THIS IS WHY THE DIETARY PLAN
NEEDS TO BE PROGRESSIVE IF WE
WANT TO BE ABLE TO BE AT
PEACE IN THIS WORLD.
46. 6- WHY IS IT THAT WE NEED TO GUARD
THE AVENUES OF OUR SENSES ?
The eyes, the ears, the sense of smell
taste and touch are the 5 senses.
We need to be careful with what we
see, what we hear, with what we
touch, what we smell and taste.
Depending on what we let in and go
out determines who lives in the
Temple that the Lord has loaned us.
47. Often times, if it were not for
our getting sick, we would not
ask the Lord to come in and
take charge in our lives. In
allowing Him to have His own
way, for His sake, the paths to
our senses must be allowed to
be placed under His subjection.
Psalm 23:1-4 “The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He
maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside
the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths
of righteousness for his name's sake. Yea, though I walk through
the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art
with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
48. 7- WHY DO WE NEED TO TAKE
CARE OF OUR MINDS ?
When we invite the Lord of Lords to live in this
temple, we need to recognize that our minds are
sacred.
They are sacred because what we do is regulated
be what we think. Our thoughts come from
chemical reactions. These chemical reactions come
from substances that we have allowed into our
bodies.
It is evident that the substances that penetrate the
mind govern our judgment. This is why the mind is
the most holy place.
Also, this temple is not ours, but the Lord’s.
49. More than 65 % of the inmates incarcerated
in prisons are due to drug related crimes.
50. WHAT HAPPENS TO OUR SPIRITUAL LIFE WHEN WE PUT
MIND ALTERING SUBSTANCES INTO OUR BODIES ?
THESE CHEMICALS PRODUCE EXCITATION AND DEPRESSION IN THE BRAIN
THAT IS MANIFESTED BY: ANGER, HATE AND OTHER NEGATIVE EMOTIONS !!!
ARTIFICIAL
SUGARS
FLAVOR
ENHANCERS
51. IN WHAT WAY DOES THE PHYSICAL
CONDITION AFFECT THE SPIRITUAL
CONDITION ?
The physical condition
affects the thoughts of the
mind.
The thoughts of the mind
affect the behavior in the
spiritual life.
The behavior in the
spiritual life shows who is
in control of our lives.
52. A wise king once said, “A merry heart doth
good like a medicine, but a broken
spirit drieth the bones.”
Laughter exercises the lungs
and stimulates the circulatory
system. When we choose to
enjoy life instead of fighting it,
despite it’s challenges, there is
a tranquilizing effect that
comes over the body.
At the same time, there is a
release of endorphins, that
reduces pain, lowers blood
pressure, that promotes rest
and healing.
54. UNDER WHAT CONDITIONS DID GOD PROMISE THE
CHILDREN OF ISRAEL THAT THEY WOULD BE
FREE OF DISEASES ?
Exodus 15:26 And said,
“If thou wilt diligently hearken
to the voice of the LORD thy
God, and wilt do that which is
right in his sight, and wilt give
ear to his commandments, and
keep all his statutes,
I will put none of these
diseases upon thee, which I
have brought upon the
Egyptians: for I am the LORD
that healeth thee.”
55. HAVING TRANSGRESSED THE
LAW OF GOD, WHAT HEALING
POWER WAS LAID DOWN FOR
US IF WE WILL ONLY BELIEVE
THIS REPORT AND RAISE HIM
UP?
“Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the LORD
revealed? For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out
of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him,
there is no beauty that we should desire him. He is despised and rejected of
men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our
faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem
him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our
transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace
was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.” Isaiah 53:1-5
56. “And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and
wonders wrought among the people; and they were all
with one accord in Solomon's porch.” Acts 5:12
“And believers were the more
added to the Lord, multitudes both
of men and women.
Insomuch that they brought forth
the sick into the streets, and laid
them on beds and couches, that at
the least the shadow of Peter
passing by might overshadow
some of them.
There came also a multitude out of
the cities round about unto
Jerusalem, bringing sick folks, and
them which were vexed with
unclean spirits: and they were
healed every one.
Acts 5:14-16
57. Isaiah 41:10 “Fear thou not; for I am with thee:
be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will
strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea,
I will uphold thee with the right
hand of my righteousness.”
What health statute
can we learn from
the Bible that beings
healing when we
Trust in God?
58. We would like to thank the
editors and contributors of the
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Every effort has been taken to
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May the Lord bless you like it is
written in 3 John 2:
“Beloved, I wish above all
things that thou mayest
prosper, and be in good health,
even as thy soul prospereth”.
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