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The overall goal of Biblical Counselors, Pastors, and all Christians should be to speak the truth in love to the following three groups affected by chronic illness: 1. Individuals with a chronic illness. 2. Yourself, if you are the person who has a chronic illness. 3. The spouse, and other family members, of the person with a chronic illness.
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The suffering person often struggles to find inner peace. Likewise, sadness, disappointment, discouragement, and despair can have debilitating effects on one’s bodily health and are often reflected in the state of the entire organism. Fr. Jim Willig was a young priest who died from renal cell cancer.
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of the theological context in which a Christian concern for healing has to be set; specifically, in a definition of health, in an understanding of miracle, and in a theology of suffering. 1 A theology of health First, we can surely only understand both sickness and healing in the context of some defined concept of health. Now it happens that my
New Testament Lessons on SufferingN. w Testament Lessons on Suffering Hebrews 12:5-12 steels believers with the prope. attitude at their face suffering. We learn here that suffering helps us combat sin (12:4); that it can actually be encouraging (12:5) since it represents God’s hand in our lives and interest in our growth; and that it is a ...
Jul 19, 2018 · A Christian Perspective on Illness. The author of the book of Ecclesiastes wrote: “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born and a time to … heal” (Ecclesiastes 3:1-3 ESV). What Qoheleth did not say is that between the time to be born and the time to heal, there is a time to be sick.
illness is a real problem that cannot be swept under the rug. As God gave us doctors to help us with heart attacks, back surgeries, and diabetes, he also gave us doctors to help us with mental illness. Of course God can heal somebody immediately of any disease or illness, but oftentimes he uses doctors, medi-cine, and other tools to help.
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Feb 1, 2007 · Suffering produces growth and maturity (James 1:2-4). If we turn toward God in our pain, He can use our suffering to mature our faith. We see this biblical truth illustrated through the persecuted church. After hearing their testimonies, few would deny that suffering produces beauty and maturity of spirit.
