Dictionary of Bible Themes  »  5000 Humanity  »  5200 Human civilisation  »  5334 health

A state of physical and spiritual well-being, which Scripture declares to be possible only through faith in Jesus Christ.

Salvation as spiritual health

The need for salvation

Psalm 38:3,7; Matthew 9:12-13; Luke 5:31-32

The promise of salvation

Exodus 15:2; Psalm 32:4-5; Psalm 149:4; 1 Thessalonians 5:9; Titus 2:11; 2 Peter 3:15; Revelation 12:10

The experience of salvation

Psalm 13:5-6; Psalm 91:16; Psalm 118:14; Isaiah 12:1-3

The importance of health

Health is to be sought after

3Jn 2 See also Jeremiah 8:15; John 5:6,9; 1 Thessalonians 5:23

Health as a wish in greeting people

1 Samuel 25:6; 2 Samuel 20:9

Health promised by God to his people

Jeremiah 33:6

A cause for praise

Matthew 15:31 See also Acts 4:9-12

The pursuit of health

Hygiene

Deuteronomy 23:13

Care of the body

1 Corinthians 6:18-20 See also Proverbs 4:20-22; Acts 27:34; Romans 6:13; 1 Corinthians 9:24-27; Ephesians 5:29; 1 Timothy 4:7-8

The balance of work and rest

Exodus 34:21 See also Exodus 20:8-11

Mental health

State of the natural mind

Romans 8:6-7 See also Colossians 2:18

Mental disorder

Deuteronomy 28:28; 1 Samuel 16:14-15; Daniel 4:28-37; John 10:20; Acts 26:25

An anxious mind

Job 10:1; Jeremiah 15:10; Luke 10:41; Luke 21:34; Luke 24:17

Anxiety resulting from judgment

Deuteronomy 28:65 See also Deuteronomy 28:34; Zechariah 12:4; Romans 1:28

The healthy mind

Psalm 42:6; Proverbs 12:25; Romans 12:2 See also Matthew 22:37 pp Mark 12:30 pp Luke 10:27; Philippians 4:6-8; 1 Peter 5:7

See also

4438  eating
5038  mind, the human
5056  rest
5136  body
5137  bones
5297  disease
5298  doctors
5333  healing
5401  madness
5405  medicine
6510  salvation
7342  cleanliness
8162  spiritual vitality
8849  worry