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The
Eight Laws Of
Physical & Spiritual Health
Just
as motor cars are governed by laws, so it is that our
spiritual and our physical lives are governed by unchanging laws.
When we run the motor according to the manufacturers
specifications then, as a rule, it will run well. When we conduct
our lives according to the Manufacturers specifications then, as a
rule, all will go well.
When
problems develop with the motor car, we do not add pills to
the radiator, or potions to the petrol. No, we establish what
it is that is no longer in harmony with the
manufacturer's specifications, and then we rectify the wrong.
This will invariably restore the motor car to peak running
condition.
Yet
this basic rule has been all but forgotten when it comes to
the healing of our spiritual and our physical maladies. As a
result, when we fall ill we seldom if ever ask ourselves what
it is about our lifestyle and diet that may be out of harmony
with the Manufacturer's specifications. Instead, we simply reach for the pills and/or the
potions - all of which usually only treat symptoms and/or relieve
pain, and none of which do anything to bring our lives back
into line with the Manufacturers specifications?
And this is
one of the major reasons why illness is epidemic today. In a
vain effort to recover health, most people will take and
will do anything, but the thought will seldom cross the
mind that our first priority is to stop
taking and doing whatever it is that is making us ill.
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`Obey carefully all the
words of this law. They are not just idle words for you - they are your
life.' (Deut 32:46,47)
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True
remedies, therefore, are those that bring our lives back into
harmony with the Manufacturer's specifications.
`Pure
air, sunlight, rest, proper diet, exercise, abstemiousness,
the use of water, trust in Divine power, these are the true
remedies.' (MH127)
Having
seen hundreds of people recover from illness when these true
remedies have been vigorously "applied," we speak
with a confidence that is born out of experience when we confirm
that these really are the true remedies. For a deeper
discussion of these rememdies from the physical viewpoint, we
refer the reader to the free E-Book at
www.keepwell.com.
But what of our spiritual ills?
The true remedies that are spoken of above all have their
spiritual counterparts and, as such, if you feel that your
spiritual life is not what it should be, you need only to
employ the spiritual remedies that are presented below and the
desired results will be achieved - guaranteed.
The
following table is presented, together with what has already
been stated, as good food for meditation.
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Key
Thought:
`There are great laws that govern the world of nature,
and spiritual things are controlled by principles equally
certain. (5T724) |
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Natural
Laws |
Spiritual
Counterparts |
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Pure
Air
Prayer
is the Breath of The Soul. (GW254) |
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Fresh Air
¤
We
must breath without ceasing
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Fresh
air invigorates and cleanses the body
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Prayer
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We
must pray without ceasing (SC98)
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Prayer
invigorates and cleanses the soul
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Sunlight
`To
remove the cross from the Christian
would be like blotting the sun from the sky.' (AA209) |
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Sunlight
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The
sun is God's gift to sustain our physical life.
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The
sun is the inexhaustible source of power, of warmth and of
light.
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The
Crucified Jesus
¤
The
crucified Jesus is God's gift to sustain our spiritual
life.
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`We
behold in the cross of Christ our efficiency, our
inexhaustible source of power.' (6BC1112)
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Rest
`Abiding
in Christ Brings Rest' (SC71) |
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Rest
¤
In
quietness and confidence we rest through the night
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In
rest we cease from our labours
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In
sleep we find rest
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Abiding
in Jesus
¤
In
quietness and confidence we rest in His righteousness
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Resting
in Jesus we do not labour to earn salvation
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`Come
unto Me and I will give you rest.'
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Exercise
Through
physical exertion we exercise the physical man.
Through praise and ministry we exercise the spiritual
man
- vertically and horizontally (forming the cross). |
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Exercise
¤
During
exercise we utilize our physical energies in the interests
of life.
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The
other physical laws find their expression in exercise.
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Praise
and Ministry
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During
praise and ministry we utilize our spiritual energies in
the interests of love.
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The
other spiritual laws find their expression in praise and
ministry.
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Proper
Diet
`As
our physical life is sustained by food,
so our spiritual life is sustained by the word of God.'
(DA390) |
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Good
Food
¤ What food is to the body . . .
¤ Avoid
adulterated, refined and chemicalized foods . . .
¤ `As you employ the best ingredients in preparing
food . . .
¤ `Our bodies are
built from what we eat and drink; and . . .
¤ `As the body is
continually receiving the nourishment that sustains life and
vigor, . . . |
The
Word Of God
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.
. . Christ [in His word] must be to the soul (DA389)
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Avoid
erroneous teachings and corrupting influences
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.
. . remember that you are to give your mind the best
thoughts.' (COL359)
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.
. . as in the natural economy, so in the spiritual
economy: it is what we meditate upon that will give tone
and strength to our spiritual nature.' (SC88)
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. . so the soul must be constantly communing with Christ,
submitting to Him and depending wholly upon Him.' (MB19)
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Water
`I
will pour water on the thirsty land, . . .
I will pour My Spirit on your offspring.' (Isaiah 44:3) |
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Water
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Water
is the great cleanser of the body.
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Water
lifts things containing air
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Holy
Spirit
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The
Holy Spirit is the great cleanser of the soul
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The
Holy Spirit lifts believers through prayer
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Abstemiousness
Abstemious
= Controlling the appetite - eating whole foods, abstaining
from junk foods.
Meditation
= Controlling the thoughts - focusing on holy things,
abstaining from bad thoughts. |
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Abstemiousness
¤
When
fasting we do not eat and exercise, and we allow our
physical system to be strengthened and cleansed by fresh
air, sunshine and water.
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Meditation
¤
When
meditating we cease to study and minister, and we allow
our spiritual system to be strengthened and cleansed by
prayer, Jesus and the Holy Spirit.
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Trust
in God
When
we are physically ill we must put our trust in Nature
for healing,
when we are spiritually ill we must put our trust in Jesus
for healing. |
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Nature
¤
We
should trust and believe that God has provided in Nature
for our physical well-being
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It
is not enough just to believe in Nature's healing powers,
we must also live in harmony with nature.
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Jesus
¤
We
should trust and believe that God has provided in Jesus
for our spiritual well-being
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It
is not enough just to believe in Jesus' healing powers, we
must also come into a life-changing relationship with Him.
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