How is health based on a Christian theological perspective? Many people do not understand well that health is a responsibility to maintain the temple of God because the human body is the temple of God. “Death occurs when the soul cannot survive in a weak body or dies. The soul exists only in a strong and healthy body.” That is the main point said by Eunike Molebila, S.Th., M.Th, a Theology Education lecturer at Tribuana University Kalabahi among students of Theology Study Progam at Tribuana Kalabahi University (12/2/2022).
Such bad health understanding is commonly seen in people’s daily activities such as unhealthy consumption patterns. Frequently, people often enslaved by food, and consume foods and drinks that affect health if they’re consumed excessively and even bring to addiction, such as chocolate, coffee, or tea. Those are scientifically harmful to human health.
During the dialogue, the participants shared their understanding and life experience to keep their bodies healthy. Amos Manisa shared his experience when he was in Junior High School, “I have become a smoker and consume liquor mixed with various drugs. Then, I repented when I was seriously ill and I decided to quit. Now, this is the second year I get out of my bad habit.”
During this pandemic, Eunike said, “The Covid-19 pandemic can be noted as a genocidal case made by humans by technology.” It requires a deep understanding of the power of wisdom and knowledge by the Christians to survive. The current relevant questions are about the covid-19 outbreak. Which one is the most important spiritual health or physical health? Can a Christian have both as theresponses to the Covid-19? Of course, as a child of God, spiritual health is more important than physical health.
Covid-19 has changed the behavior of humans, people with nature, people with objects, people with politics, and even people with money and time. Is there any change in human attitude toward God too? The answer is yes, a positive change, people realized themselves as just ordinary who can die at any time and push them closer to God as personal creator and redeemer.
This discussion is expected to provide critical understanding to the participants’ understanding of what the Bible said about illness and how our faith should be in responding to the Covid-19 correctly and wisely. ***
How is health based on a Christian theological perspective? Many people do not understand well that health is a responsibility to maintain the temple of God because the human body is the temple of God. “Death occurs when the soul cannot survive in a weak body or dies. The soul exists only in a strong and healthy body.” That is the main point said by Eunike Molebila, S.Th., M.Th, a Theology Education lecturer at Tribuana University Kalabahi among students of Theology Study Progam at Tribuana Kalabahi University (12/2/2022).
Such bad health understanding is commonly seen in people’s daily activities such as unhealthy consumption patterns. Frequently, people often enslaved by food, and consume foods and drinks that affect health if they’re consumed excessively and even bring to addiction, such as chocolate, coffee, or tea. Those are scientifically harmful to human health.
During the dialogue, the participants shared their understanding and life experience to keep their bodies healthy. Amos Manisa shared his experience when he was in Junior High School, “I have become a smoker and consume liquor mixed with various drugs. Then, I repented when I was seriously ill and I decided to quit. Now, this is the second year I get out of my bad habit.”
During this pandemic, Eunike said, “The Covid-19 pandemic can be noted as a genocidal case made by humans by technology.” It requires a deep understanding of the power of wisdom and knowledge by the Christians to survive. The current relevant questions are about the covid-19 outbreak. Which one is the most important spiritual health or physical health? Can a Christian have both as the responses to the Covid-19? Of course, as a child of God, spiritual health is more important than physical health.
Covid-19 has changed the behavior of humans, people with nature, people with objects, people with politics, and even people with money and time. Is there any change in human attitude toward God too? The answer is yes, a positive change, people realized themselves as just ordinary who can die at any time and push them closer to God as personal creator and redeemer.
This discussion is expected to provide critical understanding to the participants’ understanding of what the Bible said about illness and how our faith should be in responding to the Covid-19 correctly and wisely. ***