1. Christian Medicine in a pluralistic world
Matthew 5: Salt and light

2. World view (basic beliefs) + medicine
Medical practice
Vision of medicine
Health/Disease/Death
Truth/Science/Research
Ethics/Values/Norms
Human being
God

3. Common problems of the Christian doctor
Dualism: sacred-secular split
Pluralism: non-integrated compartments
Individualism: few/no deep friendships
Intellectualism: emotionally underdeveloped
Professional helper: neglect own psyche
Therapon = priest: religion underdeveloped

4. How deal with common problems?
Integrated life under the Lordship of Jesus
Heart / family / church / profession / society
Prayer, evangelism, discipleship
Personal growth and development
Relationship with Jesus strong and healthy
Follow example of Jesus in relationships
Family / friends / church / profession / society
Professional growth and development
Purposeful interaction Christian professionals

5. Mansion of Christianity
Relationship Christians
Baptist
Orthodox
Catholic
Pentecostal
Lutheran
Other
Mansion of Christianity
Main entrance of the Creeds
Apostle’s
Athanasian
Nicene
What is a Christian?

6. What is a Relationship Christian?
Wall of Sin I I I
Not yet
Relationship Christian
Obedient
Relationship Christian
Disobedient
Relationship Christian

7. Relationship Christian: some characteristics
Reciprocal love towards God, 1 John 4: 19
Orthodox beliefs / creed, Acts 2: 42
Bible final authority over all, 2Tim 3: 16-17
Christ is Lord over all, Ps 2; Rev 19: 16
Saved by grace through faith, Eph 2: 8-9
On the throne of my heart, Gal 4: 6; John1: 12
In every sphere of life, Eph 1: 20-22
Serve Him whole-heartedly, Rom 12: 1-2

8. Three approaches to medicine
1. TRADITIONAL APPROACH
Dualistic scientific medicine
2. “NEW” APPROACH
Pluralistic semi-scientific medicine
3. A VIABLE ALTERNATIVE
Christian Medicine: Total Patient Care

9. Dualistic scientific medicine
God: atheism / agnosticism
Human: matter; the sum of the parts
Ethics: Hippocratic (duty) / situational (conseq.)
Spirituality: denial thereof or dualism
Health: (pneumo)-socio-psycho-somatic (WHO)
Medicine: technology; empiricism; EBM
Aim: restore lost functionality; kill the germ
Driving force: at best, humanitarian love
Doctor: technologist

10. Pluralistic semi-scientific medicine
God: polytheism / monism / animism mixture
Human: energy/matter mixture
Ethics: consequential / virtue mixture=relativism
Spirituality: humanist /eastern / animist mixture
Health: energetic / spiritual harmony
Medicine: technology / spirituality mixture
Aim: repair disharmony
Driving force: ecological-spiritual concern
Doctor: complementary mixture therapist

11. Christian medicine: TPC
God: Theism; for Christian: Christ-centred
Human: imager  10-facetted whole
Ethics: authoritative framework re good/evil
Spirituality: In relation to God through Christ
Health: 10-facetted shalom
Medicine: focused 10-facetted ministry
Aim: specific contribution to shalom
Driving force: agape-love
Doctor: called professional steward

12. Total health: Optimal shalom in all of life
Faith
Ethical
Judicial
Aesthetic
Economic
Social
Linguistic
Cultural/technical
Psychological
Somatic
Minimum
Maximum
WHO: 4 of 10

13. Medicine, salt and light
Medicine inside the national system
Influence in personal area of authority
Working in secular institutions
Battling in dualistic / pluralistic reality
Light:
Developing models alongside the national system
Influence through inspiring examples
Working in Christian institutions
Seeking to integrate all under the Lordship of Christ

14. Christian doctor or doctoring Christian?
Lord and Saviour Christians are doctoring Christians
Doctoring Christians have maximum potential to be salt and light for the glory of God
Let us seek the kingdom of God and His righteousness in our lives and in our professions together
Matthew 6: 33