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all thine iniquities; who healeth all
thy diseases" (Ps. 103:3). Isaiah
explained how. When Jesus was
spending a whole night healing
al/
that were sick, we read, in Matthew
8: 16-l 7: " .. . and healed a
JI
that
were sick: that it might be fulfilled
which was spoken by Esaias the
prophet [Isa. 53:4], saying, Him–
self took our infirmities, and bare
our sicknesses."
How, then , did Jesus "take
them"-that is, bear them-or pay
the penalty in our stead? Peter
explains it: "by whose stripes ye
were healed"
(l
Pet. 2:24).
Sickness ls a Penalty
What is sickness-disease-debili–
ty-pain and sutfering?
lt
is the
penalty
being paid for the violation
of the
physical
laws of the human
body.
lt is
not natural
to be sick, it is
UNnatural! God so designed the
mechanism of the human body
that, given
proper
food (and few
indeed know what that is!); drink–
ing the right amount of pure water;
breathing properly of
pure
air; get–
ting sufficient exercise-and that is
not necessarily a great amount;
obtaining sufficient rest, recreatioo
and sleep; maintaining normal reg–
ularity of elimination, which
includes more (requent bathing and
rubdowns than many realize; and
eeping the mind in a positive,
cheerful , active and peaceful state,
the body would never be sickl
Very few understand this. 1 have
just named the
seven laws
of
health, which God has given each
of us, as a human individual, the
RESPONSIBILITY of regulating.
Of course, it is true that even
many i.f not most doctors know
so
little
about
proper
food and diet
that they are unable themselves to
observe the
dietary
law of health.
That law is the one
most
frequently
broken.
Most people think they can put
anything that pleases the palate into
the mouth and call it food. That is
not true. Potassium cyanide might
taste
good- 1 really don't know, for
1 never experimented, and never
intend to!- but
every
doctor will
agree that it is not FOOo!
lt
will kill
you-QUICKLY! The only ditference
8
is that excess of starchy "foods, ' '
sugars and greases, kills you-slow–
ly, gradually, over a duration ofper–
haps
1O,
perhaps 60 years- and sets
up colds, fevers, rheumatisms,
tuberculosis, heart diseases, dia–
betes, kidney disorders and dozens
of other ailments along the way in
the meantime!
Very few know that they ought
to breathe more deeply and !:le sure
to obtain fresh air during sleep–
even by leaving a window partly
open. And so millions upon mil–
lions of people violate this simple
health rule. And
al!
cigarette
smokers!
Almost
no one
knows the value,
to health and long life, of regular
daily
RUBDOWI'Ifs- good , brisk,
What is
sickness- disease–
debility-pain and
suffering?
lt
is the
penalty
being paid for the
violation of the
physical laws of the
human body.
vigorous (not necessarily over-vig–
orous or violent) rubdowns, with a
bath towel, brush or other means.
The food we eat passes through
the alimentary canal, with needed
elements being absorbed into the
bloodstream on the way, and the
waste then expelled. God has given
every normal human a very plain
signa! to
know
when elimination
time arrives- and this can be regu–
lated into an established HABIT at
regular
convenient
times of day.
Yet probably many women, and a
large portion if not half of men, are
suffering from constipation- due
to
pure neglect,
and, probably,
faulty diet and in sorne cases lack of
exercise!
Your Responslblllty
The point is this: Obeying THESE
seven laws is the responsibility of
each individual. This knowledge is
AvAILABLE! There is no excuse for
human ignorance. Such knowledge
always has been accessible . These
laws we, ourselves, either observe
and obey- or else we violate them
and bring on lowered vitality,
depleted energy, befogged and
dulled minds, a feeling of "dopey"
laziness, and almost countless dis–
eases.
Now Jesus Christ
never broke a
single one ofthese laws!
And Jesus
Christ WAS NEVER
SlCK-notfor a
minute!
Yet his body was just like our
bodies! He set us the example. He
demonstrated that, if WE obey the
laws God has given as our responsi–
bility to obey, the BODY ITSELF will
function regularly, in perfect
health, strong vigor, vitality, energy
and strength- and NEV ER get
sick!
It
is a far more precision–
designed-and-made mechan ism
than a Rolls-Royce automobile.
lt
just won't break down
or
get
sick-OF ITSELF!
It
functions auto–
matically. But, like your automo–
bile, it needs "being taken care of,"
as one conscientious chautfeur put
it. Your au tomobile needs the right
kind of fuel, oils and greases.
It
needs watching to see that there is
proper amount of water in the
radiator. Yes, it needs attention.
The trouble is, most of you
give
careful attention to your automo–
biles, but give almost NO ATTEN–
TION to the care of
your own bod–
ies!
Now what is the BIBLE definition
of SIN? Sin is the TRANSGRESSION
OF LAw (1 John 3:4). Of course it
means law of Goo-but it includes
these
physicallaws.
These physical
laws, too, were set in inexorable liv–
ing motion by Goo.
Sin,
spiritua/ly,
is the transgres–
sion of THE
spiritua/law
of LOVE–
divided into the TWO great com–
mandments, love toward God and
love toward neighbor-enlarged
into the Ten Commandments, and
magnified by Jesus, and all through
the Bible- especially the New Tes–
tament.
This law is a
SPIRITUAL
LAw!
lt
can only be fulfilled-or kept-
The
PLAIN TRUTH