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"> God’s Helping Hand
#9
Hello friends! How has your last week gone? We have been getting rain here. It is fall
now and the leaves as turning beautiful colours here, in Ontario.
I am sorry some of you couldn’t get to GHH ezboard through the link on my web
page. It was because of the period on the end of the link. The same may have been with the
email address.
If I ever fail to put an answer or introduction in here that you have sent me, please
let me know.
Please visit the ezboard, there is some action there again, thanks especially to
Cheyenne. J
Thank you very much for your replies Carlotta, Chinta, Sarah, Odelle or
Annique, and Laura, and for your introduction, Flaviu.
Our question was:
Do we as Christians have a responsibility to live healthfully? Why or
why not?
Carlotta’s answer is:
We as Christians know the 8 laws of health (new start) and if we practice what God has
instructed us to do than we are to be examples, a light unto the world. We cannot go
around telling the health message and not live it. We must be lamp bearers. May God help
us in our diet. This is the reason we are in the state of sin that we are, because of our
parents Adam & Eve who ate from the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
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Chinta’s answer is:
Bottom line is, that when we obey the 8 laws of health, and keep an obedient, healthy
lifestyle, it keeps our minds clear and focused, so we can more fully understand as well
as teach the word of God. We are not our own.
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Sarah H.’s answer is:
Well, I believe that we are responsible to live healthfully because it says in the
Bible that our body is the temple of God and I think we would want to keep our bodies in
good order for Him. When we get to heaven we will not be doing and eating things that are
bad for our bodies so we might as well start doing that down here. Also there should be
some obvious difference between the people of God and the world and health is one thing
that we can work on.
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Laura’s answer is:
Yes, I do believe that we should be healthy. It is what we teach/preach, thus we should
live it too. How good is it when you are asked to do something by a teacher and that
teacher doesn't do it them self? It would do us no good to tell others to have a
relationship with Christ and not have one of your own.
Odelle or Annique’s answer is:
(sorry, I don’t know which of you it is from, there was no signature on the email)
I believe that we as Christians, have a responsibility to live healthfully. God made
our bodies and when they were made they were clean and healthful, so why should we go out
and eat junk food and things that are not healthful and make bad blood and don't make you
strong for the work of God, and pollute His wonderful masterpiece? Would you like it if
you had this beautiful plant and you gave it to someone to look after while you were away,
and when you came back you found out that they had not watered it at all and they had fed
it the wrong things and as a consequence the plant had withered and died? Well, that is
the way it is with Gods creation.
Ellen White says that, "The light God has given on heath reform is for our
salvation and the salvation of the world. Men and women should be informed in regard to
the human habitation, fitted up by our Creator as His dwelling place, and over which He
desires us to be faithful stewards…. Our bodies are wonderfully made and the Lord
requires us to keep them in order. ALL are under obligation to Him to keep the
human structure in a healthful, wholesome condition, that every muscle, every organ, may
be used in the service of God.… God, who formed the wonderful structure of the body,
will take special care to keep it in order, if men cooperate, instead of working at
cross-purposes, with Him.
Editor’s Note:
Greetings everyone, and thank you for your answers. I believe we should be healthy so
that we can more fully represent Christ, and have the strength to be what we are to be, to
share what we need to share, to do what we need to do… We are to be a temple for the
Holy Spirit. Who ever defiles this temple, him will God destroy…
For those who are not familiar with the 8 laws, here they are:
Nutrition
Exercise
Water
Sunlight
Temperance
Air
Rest
Trust in Divine Power
Did I get all those right? Hope so…
Anyway, my desire is be healthy, so that I can glorify God and serve Him to the best of
my ability. God bless!
An introduction…
Flaviu S. Maghiar: 19 year old male situated in Canton, OH. I've lived here ever since
I moved to the U.S. in 1996 from Romania. I'd like to congratulate everyone that has
participated in making this possible. Many people including me enjoy reading these emails
and feel very encouraged to know that there are more out there that share the same
thoughts. May GOD bless each and everyone of you and please PRAY for each other for TIME
IS AT HAND.
Would you like to introduce yourself? I am sure everyone enjoys reading
introductions as much as I do.
The questions for this issue is:
It is soon a special time to especially remember what we are thankful
for. What are you especially thankful to God for, and why?
(Of course this is refering to the Canadian thanksgiving, but we can
all be thankful now.) J
Please send in your and contributions before or on October 6th
so they can be published in the next issue.
Do you have any stories, poems, recipes, prayer requests, etc. that you
would like to share?
Please tell your friends about GHH and feel free to send me email
addresses to add to the list.
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed here by the members of God’s Helping
Hand do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of the editor.
REMEMBER!!!
"The Lord has appointed the youth to be His helping hand."
God bless you all and I look forward to hearing from you!
Kyla
God’s Helping Hand Editor
Webpage: http://expage.com/godshelpinghand
Ezboard: http://pub55.ezboard.com/bgodshelpinghand
Email Addresses: kylajayne@yahoo.com
or kylabear84@hotmail.com or kyla@sdarm.net
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