Good Health and Temperance
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What did the
Apostle John wish concerning Gaius?
“Dear friend, I
pray that you may enjoy good health
and all may go well with you, even as
your soul is getting along
well.” 3 John 2.
What did God
promise His people anciently?
“Worship the Lord
your God, and his blessing will be on
your food and water. I will take
away sickness from among you.”
Exodus 23:25.
Upon what condition
was freedom from disease promised?
“If you 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 decrees,
I will not bring on you any diseases
I brought upon the Egyptians, for I
am the Lord, who heals you.”
Exodus 15:26.
What does the
psalmist say the Lord does for His
people?
“Who forgives all
sins and heals all your diseases.”
Psalm 103:3.
What constituted a
large part of Christ’s ministry?
“How God anointed
Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy
Spirit power, and he went about doing
good and healing all who under the
power of the devil, because God
was with him.” Acts 10:38.
“Jesus went throughout Galilee,
teaching in the synagogues, preaching
the good news of the kingdom, and
healing every disease and sickness
among the people.” Matthew
4:23.
The
Bible Speaks of our Bodies
Why should health
of the body be preserved?
“You were bought
for a price. Therefore honor God
with your body.”
1 Corinthians 6:20.
What
is the body of the believer said to
be?
“Did you not know
that your body is the temple of
the Holy Spirit, who is in you,
whom you have received from God?
Verse 19.
Food
Principles – Not Food Fads
“But Daniel
resolved not to defile himself
with the royal food and wine, and
he asked the chief official for
permission not to defile himself this
way.” Daniel 1:8.
With
what food did he ask to be provided?
“Please test your
servants for ten days: Give us
nothing but vegetables to eat and
water to drink.” Verse 12.
What
was the original diet prescribed for
man?
“Then God said,
“I will give you every
seed-bearing plant on the face of
the whole earth and every tree
that has fruit with seed in it.”
Genesis 1:29.
Why
did the Lord restrict the Hebrews in
their diet?
“For you are a
people holy to the Lord your God. Out
of all the people on the face of the
earth, the Lord has chosen you to be
a treasured possession.”
Deuteronomy 14:2,3.
Note – Both mind
and body is affected by the food we
eat.
Rest,
Cheer, and High Purpose
What effect does
cheerfulness have upon the health?
“A cheerful heart
is good medicine, but a crushed
spirit dries up the bones.”
Proverbs 17:22.
How
did the Savior provide rest for His
disciples?
“Then because so
many people were coming and going
that they did not even have a chance
to eat, he said to them, “Come
with me by yourselves to a
quiet place and get some
rest.” Mark
6:31.
How are we warned
to present our bodies to God?
“Therefore, I
urge you brothers, in view of
God’s mercy, to offer your
bodies as living sacrifices, holy and
pleasing to God – this is your
spiritual act of worship.”
Romans 12:1.
What should control
our habits of life?
“So whatever you
eat or drink or whatever you do, do
it all for the honor and glory of
God.” 1 Corinthians 10:31.
The
Nature and Necessity of Self-Control
Concerning
what did Paul reason before Felix?
Note – Self
–control means habitual
moderation and control in the
indulgence of the appetites and
passions.
Of
what is self-control a fruit?
“But the fruit
of the Spirit is love, joy,
peace, patience, kindness, goodness,
faithfulness, gentleness and
self-control.” Galatians
5:22,23.
Note –
“Self-control puts wood in the
fire, meal in the barrel, flour in
the tub, money in the purse, credit
in the country, contentment in the
home, clothes on the back, and vigor
in the body.” -Benjamin
Franklin.
Where in Christian
growth and experience is self-control
placed upon the Apostle Peter?
“For this very
reason, make every effort to add
to your faith goodness; and to
goodness; knowledge; self-control;
and to self-control; perseverance;
and to perseverance, godliness; and
to godliness, brotherly kindness, and
to brotherly kindness, love.”
2 Peter 1:5-7.
Note –
Self-control is rightly placed here
as to order. Knowledge is a
prerequisite to self-control, and
self-control to patience. It is very
difficult for a person without
self-control to be patient.
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