Re: Altered states of conciousness vs.
- From: lldeja@xxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2005 02:39:16 GMT
> One of the things that intrigues me about Christianity today is the
> abdication of health issues to secular doctors, often with a degree of
> unquestioning faith that far exceeds any reasonable evaluation of the
> capabilities of modern medicine.
I find this to be true. Medication is simply taken to be a necessary
part of life. Although some may go a bit far in saying that the Greek
word for sorcery is 'pharmakeia' therefore all pharmaceutical drugs are
sorcery, I find that sometimes there's a philosophical conflict between
medicine and faith in that medicine takes away the need for faith.
> I have seen enough people recover from abuse of illegal drugs, with
> God's help and without medical help, that I am leery of referring
> anyone to "doctors" for this purpose, because of their tendency to
> treat situations with drugs that have unhealthy effects )in addition
> to any healthy effects).
>
> I don't mean to suggest modern medicine has nothing to offer. They
> are pretty good at fixing broken bones, and antibiotics have done
> wonders, even though their effectiveness is waning due to overuse.
>
> But the current trend to put more and more people on drugs for life,
> proves modern medicine's inability to heal.
Agreed on the above points as well. I'd even go so far as to say
psychoactive medications aren't banned by God considering that alcohol
is psychoactive, but it can clearly be used as medicine in some ways.
"Stop drinking only water, and use a little wine because of your
stomach and your frequent illnesses." (1 Timoth 5:23). It's a matter
of how medicine is used. Seems they're designed to be temporary, but
the interests of the pharmaceutical industry is clearly to create
life-time dependence on drugs, which supports your point that these
drugs don't seem to heal. Rather, they act as costly bandaids for our
current ills. Not to say that the pharmaceutical industry is
inherently evil, but the power they have over people these days does
make me more skeptical about what they're willing and capable of doing.
> A book popular some years ago, titled "none of these diseases,"
> pointed out that most of today's "diseases" stem from failure to obey
> the Bible's instructions about how to live.
This may be true, but I found that too many people suffer from others'
failure to obey the Bible's instructions, and so this argument is lost
on most who are suffering. For instance, crack babies aren't to blame
for what they suffer as a result of their parents.
> Take care of the body -
> the temple of God - with healthy food, exercise, work and rest cycles,
> and lots of health issues clear up. I've seen diabetes, high blood
> pressure, cancer, allergies, all sorts of things clear up through
> natural means.
>
> "By his stripes we were healed" suggests illness is more often a
> spiritual issue than a physically mechanical one.
>
> The mechanical attitude towards the body adopted by modern medicine is
> inconsistent with the Bible's constant reminders that we are spiritual
> beings, not mere physical machines.
I'm completely lost as to whether truly miraculous healings occur
today, for instance, limbs growing back out in full sight of an
eyewitness. I don't doubt they can occur. I've heard accounts of them
occurring. But the fact that there is a controversy surrounding this
indicates that it's sporadic at best and not a common occurrence, which
seems to suggest to me that Jesus' miracles of healing and today's
natural healings are quite different.
But one thing that's certainly true is that our concept of health is
completely twisted by our attitudes toward diet and healthy lifestyles
and the fact that we feel we can rely on modern medicine and the health
industry to keep us well.
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