Am very much pleased to spare this time and write, again, to you brethren on the above topic which made headlines in our media houses last year. Some of you wrote me asking which is which,
• ‘Is it wrong for a Christian to receive medical treatment?’
• ‘Why should Christians receive medical treatment when Christ is their healer?’
• ‘Isn’t receiving medical treatment doubting the healing power of Christ? And better still, isn’t receiving medical treatment believing in medicine, hence, somehow- like worshiping another god, which, in this case is medicine?’
Well, I have to say there is nothing, and absolutely nothing wrong with Christians taking in medicine or receiving medical treatment but there are factors to consider when receiving medical treatment because not all medical treatments are Biblically right.
Biblically it can not be backed that Christians ought not to take in medicine but rather it can be proved beyond reasonable doubt that Christians can receive medical treatment. Receiving medical treatment is not, in anyway, doubting the healing power of God or worshiping another god as some faith groupings claim but rather it’s utilizing the available resources (knowledge inclusive) that He has given us. Many are the examples in the Bible where the available, earthly, resources were used to heal the sick, and that symbolized/illustrated the making of medicine for treatment.
One famous example is that of Christ Jesus:
...Having said this, he spat on the ground, made some mud with the saliva, and put it on the man’s eyes. “Go,” he told him, “wash in the pool of Siloam. So the man went and washed, and came home seeing. (John 9: 1-7)
And as well, one clear example is that of King Hezekiah’s illness; Prophet Isaiah made for him (Hezekiah) herbs for treatment and yet God said ‘I will heal you.’ Thus God’s healing can be through the very natural things He created. Isaiah treated Hezekiah with poultice of figs and God healed him, so applies nowadays, the doctors treat and God heals.
... Hezekiah became ill ...prophet Isaiah ... went to him and said, “This is what the Lord says: ...you are going to die; ...Hezekiah ...prayed to the Lord. ... the word of the Lord came to Isaiah: “Go back and tell Hezekiah, ...“I have heard your prayer and seen your tears; I will heal you.” ...Then Isaiah said, “Prepare a poultice of figs.” They did so and applied it to the boil, and he recovered. (2 Kings 20: 1-7)
However, it must be made crystal clear that it is not all kinds of medical treatments that God allows. For instance, medical treatments from hospitals or such medicines produced by scientific knowledge (e.g. Panado, Novida SP, etc) are not wrong for a Christian to take in, and as well, such medicines, as direct, from trees/herbs are not wrong for a Christian to use or take in. But it’s in how and from where the later (Medicines direct from trees/herbs) are got that becomes a problem with Christianity. God is against witchcraft hence against witchdoctors, thus if such medicines are got from witchdoctors, then, that’s becomes Idol worshiping because they (witchdoctors) call upon the gods of their ancestors to make such medicines and treat you.
Let no one be found among you..., who practices divination or sorcery, interprets omens, engages in witchcraft, or casts spells, or who is a medium or spiritist or who consults the dead. (Deut. 18: 10-11)
To be continued...
Stay Blessed........
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