What Does the Bible Say About Physical Health?

 

Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.
1 Corinthians 6:19-20

8 Dimensions of Physical Health:

  1. Safeguards - Do I unnecessarily put my life or others’ lives at risk?

  2. Diet - Am I given to gluttonous or unhealthy eating habits? 

    • The one who keeps the law is a son with understanding, but a companion of gluttons shames his father (Proverbs 28:7).

  3. Addictions – Do I take in substances which can harm me?

    • All things are lawful for me, but not all things are helpful. All things are lawful for me but I will not be dominated by anything (1 Corinthians 6:12).

  4. Hygiene – Do I have good health habits to protect myself?

  5. Medicine – Do I utilize the gift of medical wisdom?

  6. Exercise – Do I use my body physically for its purposes?

    • The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road! There is a lion in the streets!” As a door turns on its hinges, so does a sluggard on his bed. The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; it wears him out to bring it back to his mouth (Proverbs 26:13-16).

  7. Stewardship – Do I recognize that my body is not my own?

  8. Suffering – Do I trust God when He chooses or allows for my health or life to be taken away?

    • “Shall we receive good from God, and shall we not receive evil?” In all this Job did not sin with his lips (Job 2:10).

Take Action & Improve Your Physical Health with:

  • Endurance: There is no easy or quick fix.

  • Diet: Watch what you take in. Discipline yourself.

  • Exercise: Work out creatively, effectively, regularly.

  • Rest: Pace yourself according to God’s plan.

  • Humility: Avoid living in self-righteousness.

  • Confidence: Avoid living in self-condemnation.

  • Medical advice: Seek it, take it, obey it.

  • Restraint: Recognize addictions, confess them, find help.

  • Protection: Protect yours and others’ health and lives.

  • Honor the Lord with your health.

  • Trust the Lord in sickness and health