New Age Health Care - Way of Life Literature

BUT OURSELVES ALSO, WHICH HAVE THE
FIRSTFRUITS OF THE SPIRIT, EVEN WE
OURSELVES GROAN WITHIN OURSELVES,
WAITING FOR THE ADOPTION, to wit, the
redemption of our body. For we are saved by hope:
but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man
seeth, why doth he yet hope for? But if we hope for
that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.”
The Body Is Capable of Healing Itself
A similar misconception is the idea that the body is
capable of healing itself of any problem or disease if it is
provided with the right diet and environment.
This is a dangerous half-truth. Whereas God has given
the body amazing healing powers, there is a dramatic
limit to what it can do. And, as we have seen, we live in a
fallen, cursed world, and there is no divine promise of
perfect health.
The Bible Lays out the Ideal Diet
Another misconception is that the Bible lays out the ideal
healthy diet.
George Malkmus has his “Hallelujah Diet.” Don Colbert
has the “What Would Jesus Eat” diet. Gwen Shamblin
has her “Weigh Down Workshops,” and Jordan Rubin
has “The Maker’s Diet.” They all claim to be Biblebased.
Rubin says that “God gave me this health
message” (“New Diet Plans Take Cue from the Bible,”
USA Today, June 10, 2004).
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