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3. H EALTH AND H EALING

4. Health and Healing CONTENTS 1. Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow! 2. The Power of Choice 3. Celebrating Spiritual and Physical Fitness 4. The Water of Life 5. The Environment 6. Faith and Healing 7. Rest and Restoration 8. The Atmosphere of Praise 9. Temperance 10. Integrity: Wholeness and Holiness 11. Optimism: Happiness and Healing 12. Nutrition in the Bible 13. Social Support: The Tie That Binds

5. Health and Healing OUR GOAL {181} W E ARE GOING to look at what’s often been a neglected aspect of the wonderful truths God has given us as a movement, and that is the health message. The Lord reveal these principles to us for the same reason He died for us, because He loves us and wants what’s in our best interest.

6. Health and Healing L ESSON 13, J UNE 26 Health and Healing L ESSON 13, J UNE 26 Social Support: The Tie That Binds

7. Social Support: The Tie That Binds KEY TEXT John 13:34, 35 NIV “ ‘A NEW COMMANDMENT I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.’ ”

8. Social Support: The Tie That Binds I NITIAL W ORDS {339} A NYTHING THAT PROMOTES a sense of isolation may lead to illness and suffering. That which promotes love and intimacy, connection, and community is healing and brings health. And no wonder, because, as humans, we were meant to live in community and fellowship with one another.

9. Social Support: The Tie That Binds Q UICK L OOK 1. Created as Social Beings (Genesis 2:18) 2. Support One Another (Colossians 3:13) 3. Serve One Another (Hebrews 2:17, 18)

10. Social Support: The Tie That Binds 1. C REATED A S S OCIAL B EINGS Genesis 2:18 NIV “I T IS NOT good for the man to be alone.”

11. 1.Created As Social Beings THE ORIGINAL IMAGE {340} T HE B IBLE IS clear: we were made in the image of God. It is clear, too, that Jesus is God. Thus, humans reflected somewhat the moral character of Jesus. We were made, therefore, to love and to be loved, and this we cannot do in a vacuum. We need people to love, just as people need to be loved.

12. People are social beings. Not long after Adam was created, God provided a companion for him. He said, “ ‘It is not good for the man to be alone’ ” (Genesis 2:18, NIV). We need one another. Because good relationships positively influence both our own and others’ lives, we should learn to give and receive graciously. 1.Created As Social Beings THE ORIGINAL IMAGE {342}

13. A doctor studied the importance of social ties and social support in relationship to disease and mortality rates. 1.Created As Social Beings THE ORIGINAL IMAGE {342} The better the social ties, the better the health. He further indicated that social isolation results in poorer health and higher mortality rates. Meaningful social relationships positively influence physical, mental, and emotional behaviors.

14. Social Support: The Tie That Binds 2. S UPPORT O NE A NOTHER Colossians 3:13 NKJV “B EARING WITH ONE another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another, even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do.”

15. 2. Support One Another R ELATING W ITH O THERS —1 {346} “C HRISTIAN KINDNESS AND earnest consecration are constantly to be manifest in the life” (Medical Ministry 204). A person can have all the theological knowledge in the world, but if the person is not kind, loving, and caring about others, what good does this knowledge do?

16. John: love, have fellowship. Paul: receive, be kind, forgive, bear, comfort. James: confess your trespasses, pray. Peter: have compassion, be hospitable. 2. Support One Another R ELATING W ITH O THERS —1 {346}

17. 2. Support One Another R ELATING W ITH O THERS —1 {346} An outstanding virtue of the Christian is to follow the example of Jesus in loving people despite their weaknesses. He was caring and inclusive, even when He was rejected and betrayed. We are called to do the same. This can happen only as Christ works in our lives, and He can do that only to the extent that we surrender and allow Him to.

18. Hebrews 2:17, 18 NKJV “I N ALL THINGS He had to be made like His brethren, that He might be a merciful High Priest … to make propitiation for the sins of the people. For in that He himself has suffered, being tempted, He is able to aid those who are tempted.” Social Support: The Tie That Binds 3. S ERVE O NE A NOTHER

19. 3. Serve One Another R ELATING W ITH O THERS —2 {348} T HE LIFE OF Jesus on earth was a life of service. From the earliest days of His ministry right up until the end, He was serving humanity. In fact, according to the Bible, He still is serving us today (Heb. 2:17, 18). And when we do this, we do not simply benefit others. We benefit ourselves, as well.

20. Think for a moment how good you feel when you reach out and help others, when you selflessly give of yourself with no intention of getting anything back for yourself. 3. Serve One Another R ELATING W ITH O THERS —2 {348} There is a sense of well-being; we get a satisfaction that, really, nothing else can match. And that is because, by giving of ourselves, we are living as we were meant to live. We are doing what we were created to do.

21. No wonder, then, that scientific studies have shown positive medical benefits that arise from doing good for others. It makes perfect sense: by helping others, we feel better, and when we feel better, our physical being is improved. What a perfect combination! 3. Serve One Another R ELATING W ITH O THERS —2 {348}

22. Social Support: The Tie That Binds F INAL W ORDS {349} “T HE LOVE OF Christ manifested in unselfish ministry, will be more effective in reforming the evildoer than will the sword or the court of justice. … Often the heart that hardens under reproof will melt under the love of Christ.” The Ministry of Healing 105, 106