Jesus The Divine Healer

No one who ever lived could have exerted as much influence upon the world’s history, as has Jesus Christ of Nazareth. He has been called the Great Physician, the Wonder Worker, the Miracle Worker, the Divine Teacher, the Good Shepherd, the Bread Of Life, the Water Of Life, the Prince Of Life, and the Saviour Of The World, to just mention a few...

Philosophy, science, theology, etc., have all benefitted from the ministry of The Man Of Galilee; and in this thread we will be focusing in particular on the teachings of Jesus on health, and the practice of medicine.

Is it really true - that habits can produce disease? What are the teachings of Christ on the cause of disease?

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"God has not given us the spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind." (2 Tim.1:7).

Your brother in Christ

David T. Battler

Consider the Bible's teachings on health in both the Old and New Testament. Jesus is the One who instructed all those prophets. The Holy Spirit was His agent of inspiring those writers with Jesus's messages. He did not speak of Himself but testified of Jesus.

From Councils on Health - SOP- (Testimony of Jesus-for our day from the Holy Spirit-in the same manner as Bible times.)

The only hope of better things is in the education of the people in right principles. Let physicians teach the people that restorative power is not in drugs, but in nature. Disease is an effort of nature to free the system from conditions that result from a violation of the laws of health. In case of sickness, the cause should be ascertained. Unhealthful conditions should be changed, wrong habits corrected. Then nature is to be assisted in her effort to expel impurities and to re-establish right conditions in the system. {CH 90.1}

Natural Remedies

Pure air, sunlight, abstemiousness, rest, exercise, proper diet, the use of water, trust in divine power--these are the true remedies. Every person should have a knowledge of nature's remedial agencies and how to apply them. It is essential both to understand the principles involved in the treatment of the sick and to have a practical training that will enable one rightly to use this knowledge. {CH 90.2}

The use of natural remedies requires an amount of care and effort that many are not willing to give. Nature's process of healing and upbuilding is gradual, and to the impatient it seems slow. The surrender of hurtful indulgences requires sacrifice. But in the end it will be found that nature, untrammeled, does her work wisely and well. Those who persevere in obedience to her laws will reap the reward in health of body and health of mind.

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another excellent article to read.

{RH, September 5, 1899 }
September 5, 1899 Disease and Its Causes.
Drugs and Their Effects.
Mrs. E. G. White.

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Edward F. Sutton

[This message has been edited by Edward F. Sutton (edited October 06, 2000).]