Various Christian Beliefs concerning illness
Romans 3:23 (NIV)
for
all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
The Word of God also shows
us that we have all been offered the very same gift of eternal
life from God our Father through His Son Jesus Christ.
John 3:16-17 (NIV)
For God so loved the world
that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall
not perish but have eternal life.
For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to
save the world through him.
The bible also tells us to care for those
who are hurting and in distress and to meet their needs.
Matthew 25:35-45 (NIV)
35 For I was hungry and you
gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to
drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in,
36 I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after
me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.'
37 "Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see you
hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink?
38 When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes
and clothe you?
39 When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?'
40 "The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for
one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.'
41 "Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you who are
cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
42 For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and
you gave me nothing to drink,
43 I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and
you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look
after me.'
44 "They also will answer, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty
or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help
you?'
45 "He will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did not do for
one of the least of these, you did not do for me.'
Christ himself taught the disciples the
importance of serving others when he knelt down and washed their feet.
John 13:5 (NIV)
After that, he poured water into a basin and began to wash his
disciples' feet, drying them with the towel that was wrapped around him.
John 13:12-17 (NIV)
12 When he had finished washing their feet, he put on his clothes and
returned to his place. "Do you understand what I have done for you?" he
asked them.
13 "You call me 'Teacher' and 'Lord,' and rightly so, for that is what I
am.
14 Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also
should wash one another's feet.
15 I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you.
16 I tell you the truth, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a
messenger greater than the one who sent him.
17 Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.
Gods Promises
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Anger
Psalm 145:8 (NIV)
The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love.
Nehemiah 9:17 (NIV)
.....But you are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to
anger and abounding in love. Therefore you did not desert them...
Ephesians 4:26 (NIV)
"In your anger do not sin": Do not let the sun go down while you are
still angry,
Ephesians 4:31-32 (NIV)
Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along
with every form of malice.
Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as
in Christ God forgave you.
Belief
John 3:16 (NIV)
"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that
whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
Acts 10:43 (NIV)
All the prophets testify about him that everyone who believes in him
receives forgiveness of sins through his name."
John 3:18 (NIV)
Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe
stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of
God's one and only Son.
John 20:29 (NIV)
Then Jesus told him, "Because you
have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and
yet have believed."
Comfort
Psalm 138:7 (NIV)
Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you preserve my life; you
stretch out your hand against the anger of my foes, with your right hand
you save me.
Psalm 18:2 (NIV)
The LORD is my rock, my fortress
and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge. He is my
shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
Matthew 11:28-30 (NIV)
"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you
rest.
Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in
heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
For my yoke is easy and my burden is light."
Psalm 46:1-3 (NIV)
God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.
Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains
fall into the heart of the sea,
though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their
surging.
Courage
Psalm 27:14 (King James Version)
Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he
shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.
Isaiah 40:29 (NIV)
He gives strength to the weary and increases
the power of the weak.
Phil 4:12-13 (NIV)
I know what it is to be in need, and I
know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being
content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether
living in plenty or in want.
I can do everything through him who gives me strength.
Psalm 31:24 (King James Version)
Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen
your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD.
Death
Psalm 23:4 (NIV)
Even though I walk through the valley of the
shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and
your staff, they comfort me.
Hebrews 2:14-15 (NIV)
Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their
humanity so that by his death he might destroy him who holds the power
of death-- that is, the devil--
and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear
of death.
Psalm 73:26 (NIV)
My flesh and my heart may fail,
but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
Romans 8:38-39 (NIV)
For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor
demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers,
neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be
able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our
Lord.
Eternal Life
I John 5:13 (NIV)
I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God
so that you may know that you have eternal life.
Revelations 21:4 (NIV)
He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or
mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed
away."
1 Corinthians 15:51-54 (NIV)
Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be
changed--
in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the
trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be
changed.
For the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable, and the
mortal with immortality.
When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the
mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true:
"Death has been swallowed up in victory."
Revelations 7:15-17 (NIV)
Therefore, "they are before the throne of God and serve him day and
night in his temple; and he who sits on the throne will spread his tent
over them.
Never again will they hunger; never again will they thirst. The sun
will not beat upon them, nor any scorching heat.
For the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd; he
will lead them to springs of living water. And God will wipe away every
tear from their eyes."
Faith
Hebrews 11:1 (NIV)
Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do
not see.
Ephesians 2:8-9 (NIV)
For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith-- and this not
from yourselves, it is the gift of God--
not by works, so that no one can boast.
2 Corinthians 5:7 (NIV)
We live by faith, not by sight.
Hebrews 12:1-2 (NIV)
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses,
let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily
entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.
Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith,
who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame,
and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Forgiveness
Mark 11:25 (NIV)
And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone,
forgive him, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins."
Matthew 6:14 (NIV)
For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father
will also forgive you.
Luke 6:36-37 (NIV)
Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.
"Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will
not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.
Hope
Psalms 42:11 (NIV)
Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your
hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.
Psalm 31:24 (NIV)
Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the LORD.
Psalm 71:5 (NIV)
For you have been my hope, O Sovereign LORD, my confidence since my
youth.
1 Peter 1:3 (NIV)
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great
mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the
resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
Joy
John 15:11 (NIV)
I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may
be complete.
Psalm 89:15-16 (NIV)
Blessed are those who have learned to acclaim you, who walk in the
light of your presence, O LORD.
They rejoice in your name all day long; they exult in your
righteousness.
Isaiah 51:11 (NIV)
The ransomed of the LORD will return. They will enter Zion with
singing; everlasting joy will crown their heads. Gladness and joy will
overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee away.
Psalm 33:21-22 (NIV)
In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name.
May your unfailing love rest upon us, O LORD, even as we put our hope
in you.
Loving God
Deuteronomy 7:9 (NIV)
Know therefore that the LORD your God is God; he is the faithful God,
keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love
him and keep his commands.
Proverbs 8:17 (NIV)
I love those who love me, and those who seek me find me.
1 Corinthians 2:9 (NIV)
However, as it is written: "No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind
has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him"--
Psalm 91:14 (NIV)
"Because he loves me," says the LORD, "I will rescue him; I will
protect him, for he acknowledges my name.
Seeking God
2 Chronicles 15:2 (NIV)
... The LORD is with you when you are with him. If you seek him, he will
be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will forsake you.
Deuteronomy 4:29 (NIV)
But if from there you seek the LORD your God, you will find him if you
look for him with all your heart and with all your soul.
Psalm 9:10 (NIV)
Those who know your name will trust in you, for you, LORD, have never
forsaken those who seek you.
Jeremiah 29:11-13 (NIV)
For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to
prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen
to you.
You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.
Word of God
Romans 1:16 (NIV)
I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the
salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the
Gentile.
2 Timothy 3:15-16 (NIV)
...The holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation
through faith in Christ Jesus.
All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking,
correcting and training in righteousness,
1 Peter 1:23 (NIV)
For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of
imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.
Acts 20:32 (NIV)
"Now I commit you to God and to the word of his grace, which can build
you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified.
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