Friday, February 29, 2008

Just Wondering: Faithfulness and Health


I'm wondering....

Is being "healthy" the same as being "faithful?"
Is being "faithful" the same as being "healthy?"
Is "faithfulness" a component of "health?"
Is "health" a component of "faithfulness?"
Or are they both components of something bigger?

Of course, it depends on how we define our terms...
what does it mean to be "healthy?"
what does it mean to be "faithful?"
Where do we look for our definitions?
Which term is more accessible for us? Why?

I wonder...
can we be faithful without being healthy?
Can we be healthy without being faithful?
Do these terms refer to two necessary but individually insufficient conditions?

I did a Bible Gateway search for "faith" and "faithful" and for "health" and "healthy". Guess which one had more references?

I wonder what that means.


When the master says, "well done, good and faithful servant," is that different from saying "well done, good and healthy servant?"

There's lots that's been written about being a "healthy church," but when I google "faithful church" I get stuff like "Soul-winning, King James Bible Only, independent Baptist Church." Why it that? When did the term "faithful" develop such rigidity?


Is it because faithfulness has connections to truth, and we live in a time when truth is an res non grata?

Do we need to re-discover faithfulness?

Are we able to re-discover faithfulness, or is health what should now be our focus?
What do you think?

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