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Here's to Your Good Health!
'Personal' from John W. RitenbaughGood health is a vital concern that demands our attention. In earlier days of the church, it received significant focus, though over time, such emphasis waned, and those who pursued it diligently were often seen as overly particular. Yet, the importance of health remains undeniable. Life encompasses both physical and spiritual aspects, and while the spiritual holds greater significance, the physical is not to be neglected. When one aspect suffers, the other is affected; when one improves, the other follows. Good health enables us to better express godly love by shifting our focus from ourselves to others. God has blessed some with good health through adherence to sound principles, and there is no reason others cannot achieve the same. To do so, first rethink your attitude toward health, rejecting the notion that it is beyond your control or solely a matter of ancestry. God's purpose is to align us with His laws for a full and abundant life. Second, educate yourself on health principles, seeking general guidance from resources like booklets on radiant health, while avoiding cure-all promises. Study your own body's unique responses to foods and substances, adjusting accordingly to avoid discomfort. Third, exercise patience, recognizing that recovery from poor health may take time, though diligent effort can hasten improvement. Our culture often indulges in excess—too much sugar, salt, refined grains, meat, fat, and alcohol, and too little of fresh produce, whole grains, exercise, pure water, and self-control. This imbalance contributes to widespread health issues. Self-control, a fruit of God's Spirit, is essential in addressing these challenges. The preservation of health is a duty, tied to physical morality, which aligns with the call to glorify God in both body and spirit. Let us commit to working on this with greater seriousness.
Maintaining Good Health (Part 3)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe Bible contains 700 references to the act of eating. Eating reminds us that God's provision and human need also apply on a spiritual level.
Maintaining Good Health (Part 14)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughProper diet demands responsible choices, and if we do not yield to God's laws governing nutrition, choosing the best foods, we will eventually pay the price.
Maintaining Good Health (Part 11)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughHuman nature takes chances, assuming the day of reckoning will come later, not sooner. We cannot ignore truth or God's laws without paying a horrific price.
The Seven Laws of Success
Herbert W. Armstrong BookletWHY are only the very few—women as well as men—successful in life? Just what is success? Here is the surprising answer to life's most difficult problem.
Maintaining Good Health (Part 10)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughEven though we are already damaged goods when God calls us, by embracing God's truth and seeking His help, we can break the bad habits which enslave us.
Sick and Tired
CGG Weekly by Richard T. RitenbaughWe are biological creatures that run down if we fail to provide our bodies with adequate nutrition, exercise, sleep, and other requirements they have.
Glorify God in Your Body
Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)Each individual who makes up God's church is a temple of God's Holy Spirit. The command to dress and keep the creation includes safeguarding the human body.
A Tale of Two Frenchmen
Commentary by Charles Whitaker (1944-2021)Comparing Pasteur's Germ Theory with Béchamp's Terrain theory reveals that the latter is more descriptive of the biological landscape as created by God.
Stewardship of God's Temple (Part Three)
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by David F. MaasHumanity has been disobeying the laws of sleep and rest, leading to a cumulative sleep-debt which has shortened and deteriorated the quality of their lives.
Stewardship of God's Temple (Part Two)
Sermon by David F. MaasEven though individuals do not necessarily practice spiritual fasting for physical reasons, the physical benefits supply types that teach us spiritual things.
Stewardship of God's Temple (Part One)
Sermon by David F. MaasAfter God's calling, the human body becomes the temple of God's Spirit, a reality which obliges us to care for our bodies because they belong to God.
Quarantine Principles
Commentary by Martin G. CollinsDuring the Bubonic Plague that destroyed 1/3 of Europe's population, the only segment that remained unscathed were the Jews, who kept God's quarantine laws.
Vaccine Policy
Commentary by Richard T. RitenbaughGod's church, though responsible to preach scriptural principles on God's health laws, including vaccines, does not dictate how God's people choose.
Eating: How Good It Is! (Part Six)
'Personal' from John W. RitenbaughIn the West, both food and information are readily available. We need self-control and a dedication to truth in order to live a godly life.