Spiritual Health Study
Spiritual Health affects our health in many other ways.
Bible Study (personal and in groups), along with church
attendance
(whether a church building or a group of believers in
a more informal
setting) and a personal prayer life all are key to having
Spiritual
Health.
Stress can increase a person's cholestorol level, cause
ulcers and
heart disease. That is besides the mental and emotional
problems
stress can cause. Also, bitterness, unforgiveness, holding
grudges,
and a self-centered selfish attitude can lead to not only
ulcers and
heart disease but many mental and emotional afflictions.
Jesus healed all manner of sicknesses and there are times
where the
Holy Sciptures tell us Jesus healed those that were tormented
and
hurting themselves. In many hospitals, it is found that
a patient with
a serious medical condition and also patients recovering
from surgery
have a better chance of survival and recovery .... if
they have faith.
It has also been found in at least one study that patients
who are
being prayed for respond in their bodies quicker to medical
treatment.
In Detox centers and Rehabilitation centers it has been
found that
those that have "the faith factor" have a higher
long term success
rate on their clients/patients.
So Bible Study and Spiritual Health are very important
for natural
reasons but more importantly are the Spiritual reasons.
It is a wonderful thing to experience a personal relationship
with God
through Jesus Christ with the Holy Spirit bringing understanding
of
God's Word, The Holy Bible.
It is a very wonderful thing to experience God's presence
in your life
through the power of His Holy Ghost.
These experiences come through Bible Study and Prayer.
If you do not know what I am talking about then I would
recommend you
start with checking out *"The Way" link further
down this page, after
you finish reading this first study.
And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and
the first
begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the
earth.
Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in
his own blood
Revelation 1:5
The above verse is one of many in which the Holy Bible
tells us of the
importance of the Blood of Jesus Christ our Messiah for
us to be
cleansed of our sins.
Then believe upon Jesus Christ that He died for your
sins and rose
again.
Repent of your sins and pray for forgiveness from God
and ask Him to cleanse and deliver you from all of your
sins.
Ask Jesus to become Lord of your life and thank God that
Jesus Christ
is your Saviour.
If you prayed that prayer congratulations!
Now start reading the gospels in the New Testament of
the Holy Bible
to learn
more about Jesus and seek out Christian fellowship.
The Spiritual Health Study" is my thoughts based
on God's Word and other information I have recalled from
years of studying and living for Jesus so in that sense
you could say it is my first personal Bible Study on this
webpage.
The links on this page will take you to websites and/or
presentations of the Gospel of Jesus Christ that do have
many scriptures.
By Pastor Bill Mazzulla III
Note: This was written hoping the unsaved
would read this study.
I am not disregarding the Old Testament as unimportant.
It is very important but I remember when I was first saved
I read the Gosples and the whole New Testament in that
summer. I believe for a new convert the Gospels are the
easiest way for a new beleiver to begin to learn about
Jesus. Of course it would also be of benefit to at the
same time begin to study the Old Testament because that
is where the promised Messiah was first prophesied.
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This article by
Rev. William Mazzulla reprinted with permission.
