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Here's to Your Good Health!

'Personal' from John W. Ritenbaugh

Health care is a major concern for everyone, and good health should be a priority in our lives. It is troubling to observe a high number of sicknesses among us, even if the smaller attendance at gatherings makes it more noticeable. In earlier times, good health was given significant attention, though over the years it has been less emphasized, sometimes even viewed as fanatical to focus on diet and other health areas. Yet, good health remains important, as the physical and spiritual aspects of life affect each other. When we do not feel well, we tend to focus more on ourselves, which works against godly love that expresses concern for others. Good health enables us to be better prepared to give such love. God has blessed some with good health through striving to follow sound health principles, despite challenging ancestry. There is no reason others cannot achieve the same by taking deliberate steps. First, rethink your attitude toward health, rejecting the cultural notion that nothing can be done or that poor health is inevitable due to heritage. God's purpose is to bring us into harmony with His laws for full and abundant lives. Second, educate yourself on principles of good health, focusing on general approaches rather than cure-all solutions, and study your own body's specific reactions to foods or substances. Avoid the trap of endless research by seeking reliable resources that offer balanced guidance. Third, be patient, as recovery from poor health may take years, though diligent application can speed the body's repair. The typical diet often includes too much sugar, salt, refined grains, meat, fat, and alcohol, while lacking in fresh fruits, vegetables, whole grains, exercise, pure water, and self-control. This imbalance contributes to widespread obesity and related health issues, with numerous diseases directly linked to excess weight. 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 our bodies and spirits, which belong to Him. Let us work more seriously on this to present ourselves to God in a more glorifying way at future gatherings.

Maintaining Good Health (Part 3)

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

The 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. Ritenbaugh

Proper 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 1)

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

Stewardship of our bodies is (like the Levitical maintenance of the temple) an aspect of holiness, strengthening our relationship with Jesus Christ.

Maintaining Good Health (Part 9)

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

Good spiritual health follows the same patterns and laws as do physical and psychological health. Any permanent change in character must come from within.

Maintaining Good Health (Part 10)

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

Even 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.

Maintaining Good Health (Part 11)

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

Human 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.

Maintaining Good Health (Part 8)

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

A poor spiritual diet will bring about a weak spiritual condition. What the mind assimilates is exceedingly more important than what the stomach assimilates.

Maintaining Good Health (Part 7)

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

Jeremiah compares studying and meditating upon God's Word to physical eating, enabling a person to receive spiritual energy, vitality, and health.

Atonement: Physical and Spiritual Cleansing

Sermonette by Ryan McClure

Physical fasting provides insights to a parallel spiritual process of cleansing and removal of sin. Our High Priest commands us to let go to lighten our burden.

The Microbe is Nothing, the Terrain is Everything

Commentary by Bill Onisick

We should be more concerned about a compromised immune system than about germs. Instead of fearing the virus, we should fear breaking God's health laws.

Antibiotic Doomsday Scenario

Commentary by Martin G. Collins

Over 50% of the prescribed antibiotic drugs are unnecessary and are actually strengthening the pathogenic bacteria, turning them into killer diseases.

Sick and Tired

CGG Weekly by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

We are biological creatures that run down if we fail to provide our bodies with adequate nutrition, exercise, sleep, and other requirements they have.

Women and Fetuses at Risk!

Commentary by Martin G. Collins

BT corn has been engineered to form its own pesticide, a chemical which is harmful to human beings. Pregnant women are especially at risk.

Our Reasonable Service

Sermonette by Bill Onisick

One really cannot have proper spiritual health without maintaining a physical regime of diet, exercise, and rest. We have a responsibility to educate ourselves.

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.

'Never Events'

Commentary by Martin G. Collins

Medication error constitutes the deadliest form of 'never events.' The medical community seems more interested in managing disease than in finding its cause.

Romans 14, Judging, Food, and Sin

Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)

We need to be careful about what we consume, but we cannot be judgmental if a brother cannot afford organically grown food and must depend on inferior food.

WiFi: Why Die?

Commentary by Martin G. Collins

We must educate ourselves about this invisible threat; neither industry nor government have been truthful regarding the dangers of this type of radiation.

Stewardship of God's Temple (Part Three)

Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by David F. Maas

Humanity 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. Maas

Even though individuals do not necessarily practice spiritual fasting for physical reasons, the physical benefits supply types that teach us spiritual things.

Eating: How Good It Is! (Part One)

'Personal' from John W. Ritenbaugh

The Bible frequently uses analogies from physical life to explain spiritual principles. There are over 700 references to eating in Scripture.

Forgers of Lies

Commentary by Martin G. Collins

Pharmaceuticals push vaccines that have not been properly tested onto a fearful public. The CDC admits that the average drug may contain up to 70 side effects

Stewardship of God's Temple (Part Four)

Sermon by David F. Maas

One of the most marvelous gifts God has given humanity is water—having both physical and spiritual dimensions, serving as the symbol of God's Spirit.

Eating: How Good It Is! (Part Five)

'Personal' from John W. Ritenbaugh

Both food and information are readily available in the West. What is our approach to them? Our attitude toward and application of them makes all the difference.

Stewardship of God's Temple (Part Six)

Sermon by David F. Maas

There are striking and insightful parallels between the physical benefits of sunshine, fresh air, and cleanliness and the yet unseen spiritual dimensions.

Gluttony: Sin of Lust and Greed (Part One)

Article by Martin G. Collins

America has grown fat, and the sin of gluttony plays a part in it. Obesity is dangerous physically, but it also has a spiritual side.

Stewardship of God's Temple (Part Five)

Sermon by David F. Maas

Some have foolishly denigrated the value of physical exercise by taking Paul's admonition to Timothy totally and hopelessly out of context.

Are We Mentally Fit?

Commentary by Bill Onisick

People are now battling sleep difficulty, anxiety, depression, and loneliness as never before in history.

Blessings We Could Have Had

Sermon by Kim Myers

Despite Abraham's loyalty to God's covenant, Abraham's offspring have violated this covenant, thanklessly squandering the blessings and reaping curses.

Eating: How Good It Is! (Part Seven)

'Personal' from John W. Ritenbaugh

Our physical bodies have a defense system to keep out invaders. Spiritually, how well do we maintain our defenses against error and contamination?

Anointing With Oil

Sermon by Ted E. Bowling

Being anointed is no guarantee of healing unless it is part of God's will. Sometimes a thorn in the flesh may produce some undeveloped character.

Vaccine Policy

Commentary by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

God's church, though responsible to preach scriptural principles on God's health laws, including vaccines, does not dictate how God's people choose.

The Fear of Man Is a Snare

Commentary by David F. Maas

A number of ministers of the greater church of God, forgetting that the fear of man is a snare, have yielded to pressure regarding the COVID-19 vaccine.

Faith in the Healer

Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

We must establish an iron clad trust in God for spiritual matters, including healing, rather than having a misguided trust in self or other human beings.

Salt

Article by Mike Ford

Jesus calls His disciples "the salt of the earth." Do we know what He meant? Here is the spiritual side of this common mineral compound.

The Tyranny of the Majority: Satan's Tool to Destroy Nations

Commentary by Charles Whitaker (1944-2021)

Terrain Theory advocates undermine their cause by syncretizing with Eastern religions or denying the existence of germs altogether, something Béchamp never did.

Hope to the End

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

Peter, while warning about impending suffering, nevertheless distinguishes himself as the apostle of hope, keeping our minds on what is to be rather than what now is.

Are You Dissipating Your Own Energy?

Sermon by Martin G. Collins

We need to be on guard against dissipating our energy, becoming over-immersed in activity and busyness to the point of losing overall effectiveness.

The Seven Laws of Success

Herbert W. Armstrong Booklet

WHY 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.