Part Seventeen—Health and Temperance

Good Health

What did the apostle John wish concerning Gaius? BR-ASI9 474.1

“Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.” 3 John 2. BR-ASI9 474.2

What did God promise His people anciently? BR-ASI9 474.3

“And ye shall serve the Lord your God, and He shall bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee.” Exodus 23:25. BR-ASI9 474.4

Upon what conditions was freedom from disease promised? BR-ASI9 474.5

“If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God, and wilt do that which is right in His sight, and wilt give ear to His commandments, and keep all His statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the Lord that healeth thee.” Exodus 15:26. BR-ASI9 474.6

What does the psalmist say the Lord does for His people? BR-ASI9 474.7

“Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases.” Psalm 103:3. BR-ASI9 474.8

What constituted a large part of Christ’s ministry? BR-ASI9 474.9

“Who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil.” Acts 10:38. (See Luke 13:16.) “And Jesus went about all Galilee, . . . healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.” Matthew 4:23. BR-ASI9 474.10