The bible vs the medical system, part 2

Why didn’t she just commit suicide?

The woman with the issue of blood suffered:

• Torturous levels of pain
• Debilitating levels of pain
• Was totally broke
• Shunned by society
• For a dozen years

Leviticus 15 [amplified bible]
19 When a woman has a discharge, if her bodily discharge is blood, she shall continue in her menstrual impurity for seven days; and whoever touches her shall be unclean until evening.
25 Now if a woman has a flow of blood for many days, not during the time of her menstruation, or if she has a discharge beyond that period, as long as the impure discharge continues she shall be as she is in the days of her [normal] menstrual impurity; she is unclean.

26 Every bed on which she lies during the time of her discharge shall be to her like the bed of her menstrual impurity, and whatever she sits on shall be unclean, like the uncleanness of her monthly period.
27 And whoever touches those things shall be unclean, and shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening.

Imagine living like this for 12 years!

Unfortunately for many people, this more than justifies suicide.

They’ve been blinded to the spiritual side of life and don’t have a heart-to-heart connection with God or a true knowledge of his son Jesus Christ.

This also applies to suicide bombers and terrorists.

John 16 [amplified bible]
1 I have told you these things so that you will not stumble or be caught off guard and fall away.
2 They will put you out of the synagogues and make you outcasts. And a time is coming when whoever kills you will think that he is offering service to God.
3 And they will do these things because they have not known the Father or Me.

Unless you’ve been living in a deep dark cave your entire life, verses 2 & 3 have already come to pass, just as God’s word said it would, almost 2 thousand years later!

So if somebody kills a christian because they believe they are doing it in service to God, then they must be deceived and deception takes the form of lies.

Now we are beginning to see a pattern develop:

• Terrorists and suicide bombers accomplish their evil deeds because they have believed lies
• Well-meaning people in the medical system often apply treatments that do more harm than good because they were taught lies also
• It’s impossible to know that a lie is a lie by only studying lies
• You must compare a lie to the truth in order to see the difference and make an informed decision

Considering the woman with the issue of blood’s circumstances, what would you have done?

So why didn’t she succumb to the temptation to end her life?

Word Origin and History for succumb
v.  late 15c., from Middle French succomber, from Latin succumbere “submit, sink down, lie under,” from sub “down” (see sub-) + -cumbere “take a reclining position,” related to cubare “lie down” (see cubicle).

Originally transitive; sense of “sink under pressure” is first recorded c.1600. Related: Succumbed; succumbing.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

Because she wouldn’t accept being spiritually screwed by the adversary, the God of this world.

I John 4:4
Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.

I Corinthians 15:26
The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.

If the devil can prevent somebody from getting born again by his lies, then he has succeeded because death will have the ultimate victory.

But when a christian dies, death is only temporary.

Nothing can stop Jesus Christ from coming back and raising the fallen believers from the dead and giving them a brand new spiritual body!

All the Christians alive at the return will get one too!

What an incredible hope!

Another major reason the woman didn’t commit suicide is because she had hope and suicide assumes that there is no hope = hopelessness.

Ephesians 2:12
That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:

Once you believe there is no hope, you give up because it’s hope that gives us endurance to make it through the tough times.

Logically speaking, there are only 3 types of hope in existence:

1. True hope:  the return of Christ
2. False hope: reincarnation, being rescued by flying saucers, life after death experiences, etc
3. No hope: ideally, life is 80 or 90 years and a hole in the ground.  Make the best of it.

Romans 8
24 For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for?
25 But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.

In verse 25, the word “patience” is the Greek word hupomone and literally means to remain and endure under.   Hope is the foundation of endurance and steadfastness.

When times are tough, we need the safety rope of hope
to hang onto.

Hebrews 6 [amplified bible]
18 so that by two unchangeable things [His promise and His oath] in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled [to Him] for refuge would have strong encouragement and indwelling strength to hold tightly to the hope set before us.
19 This hope [this confident assurance] we have as an anchor of the soul [it cannot slip and it cannot break down under whatever pressure bears upon it]—a safe and steadfast hope that enters within the veil [of the heavenly temple, that most Holy Place in which the very presence of God dwells],
20 where Jesus has entered [in advance] as a forerunner for us, having become a High Priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.

God’s hope anchors us into his word and all the blessings he brings.

What was her secret to getting healed and avoiding suicide?

Mark 5
27 When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment.
28 For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole.

Now to really get the details of verse 28 and see the huge impact it had on this woman, we learn a little about Greek grammar.

We can see from the screenshot of a Greek interlinear of Mark 5:28 a small red rectangle, highlighted by a large red arrow.

This little red box in the corner of this screenshot gives us the secret code to the grammar mystery.

When we click on it, we get our answer, which meant everything for the woman with the issue of blood.

First off, we are dealing with a verb, which by definition means some kind of action is taking place.

The imperfect tense in Greek grammar refers to the present tense that has been shifted into the past.  It was an on-going action in the past since the gospel of Mark was written many years after the actual incident.

The active voice means that the subject of the verb [the woman] is performing the action.

28 For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole.

According to the Greek grammar in Mark 5:28, this woman was continually saying to herself that she would be healed if she just touched Jesus’ garment.

The gospel of Matthew adds an important detail…

Matthew 9 [amplified bible]
20 Then a woman who had suffered from a hemorrhage for twelve years came up behind Him and touched the [tassel] fringe of His outer robe;
21 for she had been saying to herself, “If I only touch His outer robe, I will be healed.”

Ever since she had heard of Jesus Christ, after such severe suffering for so long and with no other answers in sight, she fastened her mind on virtually nothing else.

It takes commitment and perseverance to achieve important goals.

Proverbs 23:7
For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.

Romans 10
13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
14 How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?

15 And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!
16 But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?
17 So then faith [believing] cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

The woman with the issue of blood was able to believe for healing and prevented suicide because she heard the word of God and continually kept it in her heart.

Did the seed land on good ground?

Prior to the woman getting healed in Luke 8:44,  Jesus Christ taught the parable of the sower and the seed in Luke 8: 5 – 15.

What does that have to do with the woman with the issue of blood?

5 A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it.
12 Those by the way side are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.

6 And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture.
13 They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.

7 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it.
14 And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection.

8 And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundredfold. And when he had said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
15 But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.

In verse 8, the word “hundredfold” is used 7 times in the bible.

7 is the number of spiritual perfection.

When we apply the perfect principles of the word of God, we can get the same results.

From verse 8, check out the definition of good below.

The woman’s name Agatha comes from this Greek word agathos.

The top 3 most published literary works of all time are:

1. The bible
2. Shakespeare
3. Agatha Christie [1890 – 1976], the best-selling novelist of all time

What is good?

Romans 12:2
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

II Timothy 1:13
Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith [believing] and love which is in Christ Jesus.

By holding fast to sound words, the woman insured she would see sound results.

Luke 8:47
And when the woman saw that she was not hid, she came trembling, and falling down before him, she declared unto him before all the people for what cause she had touched him, and how she was healed immediately.

From verse 15, check out the definition of “honest” below.

The woman with the issue of blood definitely fits the definition of the virtuous woman in proverbs 31 whose price is far above rubies.

The woman with the issue of blood was a great example of the good ground that the seed fell upon in the parable of the sower and the seed.

Why is it so important to keep the word in our heart?

Proverbs 4:23
Keep [guard] thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

I Peter 5:8
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

Matthew 13:19
When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.

It’s critical to not only have a knowledge of the word, but to understand it also, which is best accomplished by researching the word with sound principles and taking ownership of it.

Medical checklist to separate truth from lies

I Thessalonians 5:21
Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.

Since there are so many lies in the medical system, how are we going to hold onto the good things?

We must first determine what things are good and what ones are lies.

There must be a standard of truth with which everything is to be compared.

Here is a partial checklist of principles and resources we can use to separate medical truth from error:

• Matthew 7:16 Ye shall know them by their fruits.   If a treatment makes somebody worse or kills them, then it’s not the right treatment.  You must look at the effects of the treatment, both short-term and long-term.
•  James 3:17 But the wisdom that is from above is first:
  • 1) Pure
    2) Peaceable
    3) Gentle
    4) Easy to be intreated
    5) Full of mercy
    6) Full of good fruits
    7) Without partiality
    8) Without hypocrisy

Make sure the treatment follows the pattern of God’s wisdom.    If your gut reaction is to not accept a certain treatment, you should wait and research it more until you get a verifiable answer.

• Consistency:  Is the treatment or information consistent?  If not, something is wrong somewhere.   For example, in dentistry, we are told that the metal, silver or amalgam fillings embedded into your teeth are totally safe.   Yet the metal filling material coming into the dental office is classified and handled as hazardous waste, as is the amalgam debris after its drilled out of your teeth, but somehow it’s safe in your mouth!  Not coincidentally, the ADA [American Dental Association] makes over $50 million dollars per year on them.  Furthermore, “silver” filings are 15% tin and copper, 35% silver and 50% mercury, one of the deadliest materials known to man, so how come they aren’t called mercury fillings?!  It would be more accurate, but would scare everybody away, making them lose millions of dollars annually.
• Confusion:  If you are confused, then you need to slow down, step back, take a deep breath and gain clarity and understanding before moving forward.  Confusion is a psychological and spiritual weapon of the adversary and won’t end with a good decision.
• Hypocrisy:  The CDC [Center for Disease Control] pushes vaccines on the public as being safe, but the employees in the dept of the CDC that regulate vaccines have admitted that they refuse to have their own children vaccinated.   In another example, most doctors who were terminally ill with cancer would AVOID aggressive treatments such as chemotherapy – despite recommending it to their own patients.
• Follow the money:  The love of money is the root of all evil [I Timothy 6:10].  For example, whoever funds a particular drug trial determines the outcome.  Pharmaceutical companies routinely suppress negative data on drugs or skew the results in their favor.
  • Is there bribery, blackmail, or coercion involved?   The answer won’t be on the surface!  This takes time to research, often from numerous sources.
  • Many drugs have profit margins that measure into the thousands of percent!  So if extreme profits are involved, then expect other evils to follow.
• Lawsuits: Are there multiple lawsuits or, worse yet, class-action lawsuits, against this particular drug, treatment, device, doctor, hospital, or company that is providing it?  If so, then you may be gambling with your health, finances or even your life.  Just google “lawsuit” and the other terms you want to look into.
• Lawlessness: For example, the mfg label for drug A says do not take with drug B or drug C.   Drug B says to not take with drug A or drug C.  Drug C says do not take with drug A or drug B.  Yet I have seen several times where BOTH the pharmacist AND the doctor said the standard practice is to take drug A, drug B and drug C all at the same time!!  When proven and valid laws, principles, practices, etc are deliberately violated, this is lawlessness = defiance or rebellion. This originates from the adversary who is called the lawless one in the bible.  This is just one reason why over 100,000 people die each year from properly prescribed and properly administered prescription medications. 
• Motivation: Is your health care practitioner concerned about what’s in your best interest, or are you being manipulated or motivated by fear?  God only motivates us by his perfect love, grace and wisdom.  The world wants to instill doubt, worry and fear to get you to do what they want, often involving threats or domination.
• Banned: is the treatment banned in other areas, such as other states, countries, etc?  If several different countries have banned a particular treatment, then there is good reason to investigate before you become a guinea pig. On the other hand, due to the love of money, many of the best treatments are banned because of their effectiveness, which reduces the income the corrupt medical system would otherwise get.
• Proverbs 11:14
  Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.

In other words, get different opinions from multiple, objective authorities.

Here is a partial list of resources of vital information that will get to the root of the problem and change your life for the better:

• www.mercola.com  One of the most popular health-related websites on the internet, this site has thousands of researched-based articles that can benefit you.
• www.greenmedinfo.com  Thousands of articles and many how-to tools to enlighten and enrich your understanding of health issues.
• www.drugs.com  A great site to research everything about drugs
• https://projects.propublica.org/docdollars/   this site lets you know who got paid when and how much
• https://www.cms.gov/openpayments/  “Open Payments is a national disclosure program that promotes a more transparent and accountable health care system by making the financial relationships between applicable manufacturers and group purchasing organizations (GPOs) and health care providers (physicians and teaching hospitals) available to the public.”
• https://kellybroganmd.com/  Natural medicine and psychiatry the right way!
• https://www.cchrint.org/  Restore Human Rights to the Field of Mental Health
• http://www.cochrane.org/  Trusted evidence. Informed decisions. Better health.
• https://www.nvic.org/  National Vaccine Information Center
• https://www.ewg.org/ Know your environment.  Protect your health.
• https://askdrnandi.com/dr-partha-nandi-md/  Holistic health practitioner, M.D., advocate, and leader.
• http://drjaydavidson.com/  Let us help you regain control of your health and customized lyme coaching.
• https://drpompa.com/  The #1 Website for Real Natural Health Solutions
• https://www.evanbrand.com/  I’ll actually listen to you. Let’s address the underlying causes of your health symptoms with Functional Medicine and Nutritional Therapy.
• https://www.drbenlynch.com/  Research your genetic potential
• https://drhyman.com/  Your fork, the most powerful tool to transform your health and change the world – Mark Hyman md
• https://bengreenfieldfitness.com/  In 2013 and 2014, Ben was named as one of the world’s top 100 most influential people in health and fitness, and by 2015, Ben was coaching the world’s top CEO’s, chefs, biohackers, poker players, tennis, motocross and endurance competitors, and professional athletes from the UFC, the NHL, the NBA, the NFL and beyond – all while advising and investing in top companies in the health, fitness and nutrition industry.
• https://draxe.com/  Dr. Josh Axe, DNM, DC, CNS, is a certified doctor of natural medicine, doctor of chiropractic and clinical nutritionist with a passion to help people eat healthy and live a healthy lifestyle. In 2008, he started a functional medicine center in Nashville, which grew to become one of the most renowned clinics in the world.
• http://www.abundantlifechiro.com/  Reach your full God-given health potential.

The truth is often suppressed, distorted or discredited.   Consider the source.

We must do a tremendous amount of research using God’s wisdom, grace and sound principles of logic and science in order to get to the bottom of something.

Despite the adversary making the world a spiritual wilderness, the Lord still led the Israelites through it, so how much more can he help us to succeed?

I Corinthians 15:57
But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Ecclesiastes 7:19
Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men which are in the city.