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Jesus Heals. Or does he? A medical look at Christian healing practices and conversely, a Christian look into medical practices. Free Book on Yumpu.

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“Anyone who needs to lose weight, has digestive issues or is somehow<br />

affected by the western diet should eliminate bread and other sources<br />

of gluten grains. If a damaged intestinal wall, blood sugar roller<br />

coaster, bloating, tiredness and a 60% increase in small, dense LDL isn’t<br />

a good enough reasons to quit eating bread, then I don’t know what<br />

is.” 46<br />

Bread has many references in the Bible pertaining to our sustenance. It<br />

has been a staple part of our diet for centuries. If <strong>Jesus</strong> is the “bread of life” 47 ,<br />

how is it that Christians get sick? <strong>Jesus</strong> is a Christian’s ‘everything’. 48 <strong>He</strong> is a<br />

Christian's hope, savior, provider, comforter and healer. Catholics consume<br />

bread and wine, believing it to transubstantiate it into the actual body and<br />

blood of Christ 49 . Many Christians agree with the teaching that holy<br />

communion is to remember Christ because of the apostle Paul’s words:<br />

“For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord <strong>Jesus</strong>, on<br />

the night he was betrayed, took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke<br />

it and said, “This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of<br />

me.” In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the<br />

new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in<br />

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