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Life of Christ in our human body
Article by Dr.Jimmy.M.L.
1. Doctor and patients
We can see that in some people the diseases recurs even after they are treated and relived. For some others, when one disease is cured, another comes. When that is relived, next one comes. Why is this happening ?.
I am a bone specialist doctor. At least half of the patients whom I examine in the out patient clinic shows signs of mental problems like anxieties, depressions etc along with physical diseases. If these types of problems are not solved, there are possibilities that the diseases will recur, after they are relived. Take, back ache as example. It is scientifically recorded that, for around eighty percent of the back aches, along with the causes from the bone diseases, mental tension, in correct postures and in correct walking styles are causes. When the mental ‘heaviness’ influences the body, even the styles by which we stand and walk changes.
It is scientifically proven that there are mental causes to many diseases such as allergy, hypertension, diabetes myletes, heart attack, ulcer, sneezing, some type of rheumatic diseases, asthma, headache etc. The mental tension changes the type and amount of hormones in the body, decreases the immunity against diseases, retards the relief from diseases and also retards the healing of the wounds. We can include the following in the table of mental causes such as angriness, bitterness, sorrow, anxiety, suppressed desires, un healed mental injuries from childhood onwards, and the state of un obtained love and recognition and sexual problems.
The emotions of lack ness such as grievances due to death of close relatives, sense of loss, inferiority complex and sense of failures influences the health in a bad way. “For my life is spent with sorrow, my years with sighing. My strength fails because of my iniquity. My bones are wasted away”(Psa 31:10). Because some people sub consciously concentrate their attention to the body to
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forget their grieves and anxieties, through the working of their sub conscious minds, it changes to hysterical diseases.
2. False desires and lusts
Are the mental problems mentioned before, simply mental problems ?. Is it not that in many of them, there is an element of sin ?. “For we were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another”(Tit 3:3). Some people lead themselves and others to mental tensions and diseases due to lack of self-control, anger, quarrels, tantrums and also due to improper use of their tongues. “Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit”(Pro 18:21).
Many are under the clutches of family problems, inter personal troubles, job problems and financial problems. The problems of many are imaginary problems due to over anxiety, fear, imaginary reasons and un necessary desires. Are not many of our problems, due to over desire for money ?. “For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some have been led astray from the faith in their greed, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows”(1Ti 6:10).
Some people have become patients due to bad habits such as alcoholism, smoking, chewing pack, snuffing powder, drug addiction, over eating, laziness, state of having no physical exertion, over television watching etc. The alcoholism causes quarrels, poverty, the road traffic accidents that are commonly seen now days, cirrhosis of liver, tremor, peptic ulcer and the changes in stomach and liver that leads to vomiting of blood. “Wine is a mocker, and beer is a brawler. Whoever is led astray by them is not wise”(Pro 20:1). The smoking causes many diseases like lung cancer, ulcer, bronchitis and the stage of legs in which, the legs have to be amputated due to decreased blood circulation in the legs etc.
3. Are humans destined to be diseased ?
We were created in the image of God. All the authority on earth was given to human beings. “God said, ‘Let us make man in our image, after
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our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the sky, and over the livestock, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth”(Gen 1:26). Then how did disease and death conquered human beings ?. Due to the sin of Adam, through obeying “world’s rulers of the darkness of this age, and against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places”(Eph 6:12), these authorities were decietdly taken by “him who had the power of death, that is, the devil”(Heb 2:14). Because “The thief only comes to steal, kill, and destroy”(John 10:10), death and disease entered the world. The following bible words shows that there is a spiritual death before physical disease. “The members of his body shall be devoured. The firstborn of death shall devour his members”(Job 18:13).
Yet God by his infinite love, by the price of Christ’s blood shed on the cross, saved those who believe in Jesus, from eternal death. “So then as through one trespass, all men were condemned; even so through one act of righteousness, all men were justified to life”(Rom 5:18). He brought to us success over diseases by the stripes which Christ beard. “who his own self bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live to righteousness; by whose stripes you were healed”(1Pe 2:24). At the time of second coming of Jesus, because the Satan and death will be thrown to the fire river, “the last enemy that will be abolished is death”(1Co 15:26).
4. How to defeat disease ?
When disease and mystery comes on us, “Beloved, don’t be astonished at the fiery trial which has come upon you, to test you, as though a strange thing happened to you”(1Pe 4:12). We being ascertained in belief, by the authority obtained through the name of Jesus, should try to “destroy the works of the devil”(1Jo 3:8). “Be subject therefore to God. But resist the devil, and he will flee from you”(Jam 4:7). First we must “remember therefore from where you have fallen”(Rev 2:5). The word of God says, when a believer gets disease “Confess your offenses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The insistent prayer of a righteous person is powerfully effective”(Jam 5:16). Another
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word says “Is any among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the assembly, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord, and the prayer of faith will heal him who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. If he has committed sins, he will be forgiven”(Jam 5:14,15).Some time’s miraculous healing s occurs at the time of worship, when the presence of Holy Spirit is manifested.
To testify that he is son of God, Jesus said “Jesus answered them,’Go and tell John the things which you have seen and heard: that the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them”(Luke 7:22). The same Jesus said “Most certainly I tell you, he who believes in me, the works that I do, he will do also; and he will do greater works than these, because I am going to my Father”(John 14:12). “But let him ask in faith, without any doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, driven by the wind and tossed”(Jam 1:6). We read about the importance of belief in ‘Acts’ also. “He was listening to Paul speaking, who, fastening eyes on him, and being that he had faith to be made whole, said with a loud voice, ‘Stand upright on your feet!’ He leaped up and walked”(Act 14:9,10).
Some propagate the idea that the miraculous divine healings are just temporary feelings, when people get mental peace and rejuvenation or they are some matters like hypnotism. It is a fact that many diseases that are beyond the human treatment capabilities are healed by God’s intervention. We have to remember in this instance that, nothing is impossible for the God who created universe.
5. Let him be glory
When we depend on him in our diseases, “We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose”(Rom 8:28). Some of our diseases become opportunities for God’s glory to be manifested. When Jesus heard about the Laser’s disease “he said, ‘ This sickness is not to death, but for the glory of God, that God’s Son may be glorified by it.”(John 11:4). Later Jesus raised him from the dead. Meaning of all what is written above is not that, we should not go to doctors, when diseases afflict
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us. Let us notice the Jesus’ own words for this. “When Jesus heard it, he said to them,’ Those who are healthy have no need for a physician, but those who are sick do”(Mat 9:12). It is written in Apostle Paul’s letter “Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas greet you”(Col 4:14). Whether the disease is healed by direct prayer, through the mediatory prayers of others, by using the authority given in the name of Jesus or through doctors, “For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things. To him be the glory forever! Amen”(Rom 11:36).
6. Healthy living
Let us now think about the words that show light on the mentalities that are apt for healthy living. The proper use of tongue gives growth to the health of ourselves and those who are conversing to us. “Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones”(Pro 16:24). Bible clearly teaches us to control anger. “Be angry, and don’t sin.Don’t let the sun go down on your wrath,neither give place to the devil”(Eph 4:26,27). Through the Jesus Christ who strengthens us, we can be freed from our bad habits.
Jesus teaches us that we need not worry about our earthly life. “Therefore don’t be anxious, saying, ‘What will we eat?’, ‘What will we drink?’ or, ‘With what will we be clothed?’.For the Gentiles seek after all these things, for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things”(Mat 6:31,32). Because Jesus is with us, we need not be anxious about any thing. “But seek first God’s Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.Therefore don’t be anxious for tomorrow”(Mat 6:33,34). As we become close to God, our sorrowful thoughts gets wiped away. “You will show me the path of life. In your presence is fullness of joy. In your right hand there are pleasures for ever more”(Psa 16:11). “You were made alive when you were dead in transgressions and sins, in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the children of disobedience;”(Eph 2:1,2). God’s word says, “In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. Don’t be wise in your own eyes. Fear Yahweh,
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and depart from evil. It will be health to your body, and nourishment to your bones”(Pro 3:6-8).
7. Abundant life
God loves us greater than our mothers. “Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? Yes, these may forget, yet I will not forget you!”(Isa 49:15). Jesus is looking to us with compassion. “Jesus went out, and he saw a great multitude. He had compassion on them, and healed their sick”(Mat 14:14). God’s desire is that, we be good in all. “Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be healthy, even as your soul prospers”(3Jo 1:2). He promised us abundant life. “The thief only comes to steal, kill, and destroy. I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly”(John 10:10). Hence let us believe and depend on him fully.
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