Part Two
Bibliology: 10 BIBLE EVIDENCES- Continued
A DISPENSATIONAL THEOLOGY
By Charles F Baker
Bibliology: 10 BIBLE EVIDENCES- Continued
A DISPENSATIONAL THEOLOGY
By Charles F Baker
3. Influence
upon Physical Well-Being. Whereas the Bible’s primary message is spiritual
in nature and shows sinful man how he may be reconciled to God, it is also true
that it has considerable to say about health, and wherever it has been accepted
care for the sick and helpless has flourished. God gave to His Old Testament
people many laws of hygiene, and in His covenant relations with them promised
them freedom from disease if they were obedient to His word. Sickness, disease
and death are the result of sin, and in the final analysis redemption will
remove even these physical effects. The earthly ministry of Christ was largely
occupied with healing of diseases, and while the present dispensation does not
include the supernatural gift of healing, it is true that the believer’s body
is a temple of the Holy Spirit and is therefore to be kept clean. It is also
true that the love of God is shed abroad in the hearts of those who accept the
Bible’s message, so that Christian people have compassion upon the sick and
sorrowing and provide hospitals and houses of mercy for the needy. Missionaries
in the past who have gone into lands where the Bible had never before
penetrated have never discovered such institutions in so-called heathen cultures.
It should be borne in mind that the non-Christian world has adopted many
principles which originated with the Bible, simply because these principles have
proved beneficial to all concerned.
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