Transcript The Holy Spirit and Health

The Holy Spirit and
Health
A study of the principles of health
and healing.
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.”
Microzymas
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Enzyme like proteins found on every body
cell wall, including our red blood cells
Purpose is to maintain health of,
and repair damage to cells
pH of our body, acid/alkaline must stay
balanced for them to work for us
Trauma/abuse activates microzymas to
work against the body.
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Morph into bacteria to do cleanup
Egg and the apple--What lowers the pH?
Acids from various actions...incomplete
digestion etc.
Selfishness or negative thoughts/actions
lowers pH more than any other physical
influence
Selfishness equated with sin and leprosy
Leprosy result of a bacterium
The work of Christ in cleansing the
leper from his terrible disease is an
illustration of His work in cleansing the
soul from sin. The man who came to Jesus
was "full of leprosy." Its deadly poison
permeated his whole body. The disciples
sought to prevent their Master from
touching him; for he who touched a leper
became himself unclean. But in laying
His hand upon the leper, Jesus
received no defilement. His touch
imparted life-giving power. The
leprosy was cleansed.
Thus it is with the leprosy of sin,-deep-rooted, deadly, and impossible
to be cleansed by human power. "The
whole head is sick, and the whole heart
faint. From the sole of the foot even unto
the head there is no soundness in it; but
wounds, and bruises, and putrefying
sores." Isaiah 1:5, 6. But Jesus, coming to
dwell in humanity, receives no pollution.
His presence has healing virtue for
the sinner. Whoever will fall at His feet,
saying in faith, "Lord, if Thou wilt, Thou
canst make me clean," shall hear the
answer, "I will; be thou made clean."
Matthew 8:2, 3, R. V. {DA 266.1}
God’s law and the way of health
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Master, which is the great commandment in the
law?
Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord
thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul,
and with all thy mind.
This is the first and great commandment.
And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love
thy neighbor as thyself.
On these two commandments hang all the law
and the prophets.
Mathew 22:36-40
God’s love is unselfish love
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Love is a principle of action, a driving
force of our thoughts and behavior
Opposite of self-seeking
Definition of love for us--“Doing for others what ever their need,
regardless of the cost to ourselves.”
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Romans 13:10 Love worketh no ill to his
neighbor: therefore love is the fulfilling of
the law. (living out, a result of)
1John 4:7 Beloved, let us love one
another; for love is of God; and every one
that loveth is born of God, and knoweth
God.
1 Corinthians 13:4-8 Remember the
qualities of love?
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Suffers long--to submit, endure, undergo,
experience, pass through, have power to
resist or sustain, tolerate, put up with
Kind--tender, gracious, compassion,
disposed to promote the prosperity and
happiness of others
Envies not--resentful, begrudges, covet,
jealous
Vaunteth not itself--No boasting, pride
Not puffed up--not think higher of oneself
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Not behave unseemly--improper,
inappropriate, unbecoming; indecorous in
speech, conduct, or appearance;
inappropriate for time or place
Seeks not her own--esteems others
above self, not selfish, regarding and
caring for others needs at whatever
expense to oneself (without complaining)
Not easily provoked--patient, tolerant,
not frustrated, refusing to pass judgment,
takes no slights, deflects cruel words
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Rejoices in the truth not iniquity--looks at
other in the best possible light, quick to forgive
ALL, chooses to believe good, not gossip about
the person, and when in question still looks for
the best
Bears all things--does not run away from
trials, capacity to endure, acceptance of
suffering, patient under fire
Believes all things--no doubting or
rationalizing; accepts truth, looks at the good
only, about others, functions in FAITH
Hopes all things--all good things, desire with
expectation of obtaining, holds out hope in
Christ about His word in ALL things, trust,
reliance
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Endures all things--He that endureth unto the
end shall be saved Mathew 10:22
Whole chapter is dealing with how to handle
persecution
Endureth in what? LOVE
LOVE Never faileth in all of the above! Why?
Who does all of this sound like?
When you have Jesus, you have
everything!!!
“It will be seen that the glory shining in the face of
Jesus is the glory of self-sacrificing love. In the
light from the Calvary it will be seen that the law
of self-renouncing love is the law of life for
earth and heaven...” DA 20
“For God is love, and love is life.” COL 258
Sickness, disease of every kind, ruined
constitutions, premature decay, untimely
deaths,--these are a result of a violation of
nature's laws.-- U. T., Aug. 30, 1896. {HL 24.2}
Commandments Express Greatest
Love
“The ten holy precepts spoken by Christ upon
Sinai’s mount were the revelation of the
character of God, and made known to the world
the fact that He had jurisdiction over the whole
human heritage. That law of ten precepts of the
greatest love that can be presented to man is
the voice of God from Heaven speaking to the
soul in promise, ‘This do, and you will not come
under the dominion and control of Satan.’ There
is not a negative in that law, although it may
appear thus. It is DO, and LIVE.” 1BC 1105
The Holy Spirit Renews the Body
Sin brings physical and spiritual disease and
weakness. Christ has made it possible for us to
free ourselves from this curse. The Lord
promises, by the medium of truth, to renovate
the soul. The Holy Spirit will make all who are
willing to be educated able to communicate the
truth with power. It will renew every organ
of the body, that God's servants may work
acceptably and successfully. Vitality increases
under the influence of the Spirit's action. Let us,
then, by this power lift ourselves into a higher,
holier atmosphere, that we may do well our
appointed work.--R.H., Jan. 14, 1902. {MM
12.2}
The law of God embraces the whole being
“His law is written by His own finger upon every
nerve, every muscle, every fiber of our being,
upon every faculty which has been entrusted to
man. These gifts are bestowed, not to be abused
and corrupted, but to be used to His honor and
glory in the uplifting of humanity...” OCH 266
“The youth should be taught that the laws of
nature are the laws of God-as truly divine as are
the precepts of the Decalogue. The laws that
govern our physical organism, God has written
upon every nerve, muscle, and fiber of the body.
Every careless or willful violation of these laws is
a sin against our creator.” Ed 196
“There is health
in obedience to God’s law.”1BC 1105
“Let it be made plain that the way of God’s
commandments is the way of life. God has
established the laws of nature, but His laws are
not arbitrary exactions. Every thou shalt not,
whether in physical or in moral law, implies a
promise. If we obey it, blessing will attend our
steps. God never forces us to do right, but He
seeks to save us from the evil and lead us to do
good.
Let attention be called to the laws that were
taught in Israel. God gave them definite
instruction in regard to their habits of life. He
made known to
them the laws relating to both physical and
spiritual well-being; and on condition of
obedience He assured them, ‘the Lord will
take away from thee all sickness.’ Deut.
7:15. ‘Set your hearts unto all the words
which I testify among you this day.’ ‘For
they are life unto those that find them, and
health to all their flesh.’ MH 114
Deuteronomy 32:46, Proverbs 4:22
“Had men ever been obedient to the law of
Ten Commandments, carrying out in their
lives the principles of those precepts, the
curse of disease now flooding the world
would not be.” 3T 161
37. The transgression of physical law is
transgression of God's law. Our Creator is
Jesus Christ. He is the author of our
being. He is the author of the physical law
as he is the author of the moral law. And
the human being who is careless and
reckless of the habits and practices that
concern his physical life and health, sins
against God. God is not reverenced,
respected, or recognized. This is shown by
the injury done to the body in violation of
physical law.-- U. T., May 19, 1897. {HL
17.4}
Transgression of law
foundation of disease
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Sin is the transgression of the law. 1Jn. 3:4
Selfishness basis of all sin Is. 53:6 “we have
turned everyone to his own way...
“Under the general heading of selfishness
came every other sin.” 4T 384
Selfishness breaks the Circuit of Beneficence
“In heaven itself this law was broken. Sin
originated in self-seeking.” DA 21-22
Selfishness is
the Way of Decay and Death
“Selfishness is death. No organ of the body could
live should it confine it’s service to itself. The
heart, failing to send its lifeblood to the hand
and the head, would quickly lose its power. As
our lifeblood, so is the love of Christ diffused
through every part of His mystical body. We are
members one of another, and the soul that
refuses to impart will perish.” DA 417
“In living for self he has rejected that divine love
which would have flowed out in mercy to his
fellow men. Thus he has rejected life. For God
is love , and LOVE IS LIFE.
Death is the Natural Fruit of
Selfishness
“Every Characteristic of selfishness, selflove, self-esteem, every act of selfindulgence, will bring forth a like harvest.
He who lives for self is sowing to the
flesh, and of the flesh he will reap
corruption. God destroys no man.
Everyone who is destroyed will have
destroyed himself.” COL 84
Sickness
is the Result of Transgression
“Sickness is caused by violating the laws of
health; it is the result of violating nature’s
laws of health...Our first duty...is to obey
the laws of God, which include the laws of
health.” 3T 164
“All our enjoyment or suffering may be
traced to obedience or transgression of
natural law.” 3T 161
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Psalms 107:17 Fools because of their
transgression, and because of their iniquities,
are afflicted.
107:18 Their soul abhorreth all manner of
meat; and they draw near unto the gates of
death.
107:19 Then they cry unto the LORD in their
trouble, [and] he saveth them out of their
distresses.
107:20 He sent his word, and healed them,
and delivered [them] from their destructions.
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The paralytic found in Christ healing for both
the soul and the body. The spiritual healing was
followed by physical restoration. This lesson
should not be overlooked. There are today
thousands suffering from physical disease, who,
like the paralytic, are longing for the message,
"Thy sins are forgiven." The burden of sin, with
its unrest and unsatisfied desires, is the
foundation of their maladies. They can find no
relief until they come to the Healer of the soul.
The peace which He alone can give, would
impart vigor to the mind, and health to the
body. {DA 270.1}
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Jesus came to "destroy the works of the
devil." "In Him was life," and He says, "I
am come that they might have life, and
that they might have it more abundantly."
He is "a quickening spirit." 1 John 3:8;
John 1:4; 10:10; 1 Corinthians 15:45. And
He still has the same life-giving power as
when on earth He healed the sick, and
spoke forgiveness to the sinner. He
"forgiveth all thine iniquities," He "healeth
all thy diseases." Psalm 103:3. {DA
270.2}
When the gospel is received in its
purity and power, it is a cure for the
maladies that originated in sin. The Sun of
Righteousness arises, "with healing in His
wings." Malachi 4:2. Not all this world
bestows can heal a broken heart, or
impart peace of mind, or remove care, or
banish disease. Fame, genius, talent--all
are powerless to gladden the sorrowful
heart or to restore the wasted life. The
life of God in the soul is man's only
hope. {MH 115.2}
The love which Christ diffuses
through the whole being is a
vitalizing power. Every vital part--the
brain, the heart, the nerves--it touches
with healing. By it the highest energies of
the being are roused to activity. It frees
the soul from the guilt and sorrow, the
anxiety and care, that crush the life
forces. With it come serenity and
composure. It implants in the soul, joy
that nothing earthly can destroy,--joy in
the Holy Spirit,--health-giving, life-giving
joy. {MH 115.3}
Untimely and premature death
The violation of physical law, with its
consequent suffering and premature
death, has so long prevailed that these
results are regarded as the appointed lot
of humanity; but God did not create the
race in such a feeble condition. This state
of things is not the work of Providence,
but of man. It has been brought about by
wrong habits,—by violating the laws that
God has made to govern man's existence.
Every misuse of any part of our organism is
a violation of the law which God designs
shall govern us in these matters; and by
violating this law, human beings corrupt
themselves. Sickness, disease of every
kind, ruined constitutions, premature
decay, untimely deaths,--these are a
result of a violation of nature's laws.-- U.
T., Aug. 30, 1896. {HL 24.2}
The Effect on the Electrical
Currents of the Brain
“The relation that exists between mind and body is
very intimate: when one is affected, the other is
always more or less in sympathy. It is impossible
for men, while under the power of sinful, healthdestroying habits, to appreciate sacred truths.
When the intellect is clouded, the moral powers
are enfeebled, the sin does not look sinful. The
most ennobling, grand, and glorious themes of
God’s Word seem but idle tales. Satan can then
easily snatch away the good seed that has been
sown in the heart; for the soul is in no condition to
comprehend or understand its true value.
It is thus that selfish, health-destroying
indulgences are counteracting the influence of
the message which is to prepare a people for
the great day of God.” OHC 266
“The brain nerves that connect with the whole
system are the medium through which heaven
communicates with man and affects the inmost
life. Whatever hinders the circulation of the
electric currents in the nervous system, thus
weakening the vital powers and lessening
mental susceptibility, makes it more difficult to
arouse the moral nature.” Ed. 209
Adam had 20 Times the Vital Force
“God endowed man with so great vital force that
he has withstood the accumulation of disease
brought upon the race in consequence of
perverted habits, and has continued for six
thousand years. This fact of itself is enough to
evidence to us the strength and electrical energy
that God gave to man at his creation. It took
more than two thousand years of crime and
indulgence of base passions to bring bodily
disease upon the race to any great extent. If
Adam, at his creation, had not been endowed
with twenty times as much vital force as men
now have, the race, with their present habits of
living in violation of natural law, would have
become extinct. 3T 138, 9
Electrical Power of the Brain
Vital to Health
“The electric power of the brain, promoted by
mental activity, vitalizes the whole system, and
is thus an invaluable aid in resisting disease.
This should be made plain. The power of the will
and the importance of self-control, both in the
preservation and in the recovery of health, the
depressing and even ruinous effect of anger,
discontent, selfishness, or impurity, and , on the
other hand, the marvelous life-giving power to
be found in cheerfulness, unselfishness,
gratitude, should also be shown.” Ed. 197
Healing
In some instances of healing, Jesus did not at
once grant the blessing sought. But in the case
of leprosy, no sooner was the appeal made than
it was granted. When we pray for earthly
blessings, the answer to our prayer may be
delayed, or God may give us something other
than we ask, but not so when we ask for
deliverance from sin. It is His will to cleanse us
from sin, to make us His children, and to enable
us to live a holy life.
Christ "gave Himself for our sins, that He
might deliver us from this present evil world,
according to the will of God and our Father."
Galatians 1:4. And "this is the confidence
that we have in Him, that, 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." 1 John 5:14, 15.
"If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to
forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all
unrighteousness." 1 John 1:9. {DA 266.2}
In the healing of the paralytic at Capernaum,
Christ again taught the same truth. It was to
manifest His power to forgive sins that the
miracle was performed. And the healing of the
paralytic also illustrates other precious truths. It
is full of hope and encouragement, and from its
connection with the caviling Pharisees it has a
lesson of warning as well. {DA 267.1}
An Essential Part of the
Third Angel’s Message
“To make plain natural law, and urge the
obedience of it, is the work that
accompanies the third angel’s message, to
prepare a people for the coming of the
Lord.” 3T 161