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America is overmedicated...and the church apparently is no different! This is scarier than I thought... |
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| Is it possible we as the church are misunderstanding blessings, curses and conditions? If we eat what the world eats and behave (habits, exercise, etc) the way the world does then worldly medication will be required. But if we follow what the Lord laid out for us as food (See the books of the Law and the Gospels) is it not truth that high blood pressure, diabetes, emotional problems (mood swings, etc) high cholesterol, etc. will vanish? How is it Christians want to be in the world but not of the world but still behave in food, clothing, exercise, etc as the world? Does not this "phrase" apply to ones ENTIRE life? |
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Good point, Jennifer. I know for myself that if I am stressed, a walk changes my mood. |
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Jen, you are absolutely right...While there are exceptions...they should be just that...EXCEPTIONS! Diet changes and exercise and quite frankly, and most importantly, reading the WORD, spending time in PRAYER, communion with GOD, would go a long way towards happiness...emotional stability...whatever you want to call it. QUIT YE LIKE MEN! |
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| I read this morning that Barney Frank...D-Massachusettes...is pushing for the legalization of marijuana...sigh...I believe now the numbers are about 1/2 the country is on some form of drugs...Full disclosure here...I do use caffeine! |
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| Wow...Jude!!! Thank you for that reminder.... |
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| http://www.charlesbarberwriting.com/ Comforably Numb...Thanks, William! |
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| What I think is amazing that we put our trust in pharmaceuticals in order to have the "peace". TRUE peace can ONLY come from him...He is our peace who has broken down every wall... |
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| Finally got to watch this with high speed. I knew much of this from my own research, where I was going to blog on antidepressants in a two-fold way; spiritually but also the physical aspect to them. Never did write it. lol But anyways, I remember a co-worker quit her Paxil cold turkey & she ended up having a huge seizure at work, & had to go to the hospital. I also have a girl I\'ve been friends with since 5th grade, who went on antidepressants when she was a teenager, and as they put here is \"sentanced to a life\" taking them. There\'s no way around it; king DAvid had his super down times and was depressed at times, b/c he was a highly emotional and sensitive person, but he ALWAYS sought God to lift his spirits. There are natural ways too, like I found St. John\'s Wort worked for me when I was in the world and taking it. Also you need to get sunshine and fresh air and exercise. I was diagnosed w/the chemical imbalence, but I refused Paxil. Why? I told them that first of all, I know I\'d never get off it if I went on it, and secondly, not yet being saved, I told the woman that the only way I\'d ever be better is getting back to the Lord (I thought I was saved before but wasn\'t, only knew of God). Guess what? No depression. Not that I don\'t have down times. We all do. But my hope is in the Lord, I hope in His Word. |
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| Something to think about sister Lara! Isaiah 26:3... Thanks for the reminder of what drugs can do to our lives... Herman |
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| Excellent! Excellent! Excellent! |
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| Wow - I am happy to see the publicity on this subject, spread the word. I know the AFSP the association Higher Ground mentioned in another blog will not even accept donations from pharmaceutical companies, praise God. |
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| I remember reading (didn\'t look it up...somebody else check me on it) that the Greek word for sorcery is pharmakeo (better check that spelling too!) |
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| Thanks |
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| I\'m a firm believer - that if you treat the condition, sometimes you\'ll win, sometimes you lose. But if you treat the cause - you\'ll win. Doctors nowadays are too eager to treat the condition without getting down to the cause. Patients likewise are led to believe that by taking anti-depressants - its the cure-all for all things. Sorry to say this, but Its doesn\'t cure it, it just covers it up to a later date. But people only find that one out when they try to come off them. From then on - its an uphill struggle. |
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The Greek word is PHARMAKIA...think pharmacy, pharmacist, pharmacology.
In Vine\'s Expository Dictionary of NT Words, PHARMAKIA is defined: \"PRIMARILY signifying the use of MEDICINE, drugs, spells; then poisoning; then sorcery, witchcraft.
#5331 Strong\'s Exhaustive Concordance: Medication, by extension magic, literally or figuratively, sorcery, witchcraft. Also, #5332: A drug, spell-giving potion, druggist, poisoner, by extension a magician or sorcerer. The word is translated \"sorcery\" in KJV and \"user of magic arts\" in NIV. Interesting. |
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| Jesus was offered a mixture of strong narcotics and refused. He accepted the one that only quenched His thirst. |
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| Debbie, you\'re right about the word sorcery coming from that other word which ends up being Pharmaceutical. I learned that from Jack Van Impe, actually. lol |
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| \"Diet changes and exercise and quite frankly, and most importantly, reading the WORD, spending time in PRAYER, communion with GOD, would go a long way towards happiness...emotional stability.\" Good point Debbie. |
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Hey Debbie, your a busy one. I have to commend you for having a copy of the \"Vines\" I could not find it under \"Pharma\" so I looked it up at sorcererer and sorcery. I had already known it. But, I always check, as all should when anyone (including me) makes a remark on anything Biblacal.
I didn\'t think anyone here had anything to check out words, etc. I\'m impressed. Do you have a Strong\'s too?
I have so many referance books, I had to make a seperate shelf for them. It\'s good to look up what people say. They don\'t like when you point it out they were wrong. Some will even block you for it. But it\'s important to get it strait for others.
I am kind of in the Libatarian thought of mind on the drug siduation. Prohibition never worked on booze and it is certainly not working on drugs. So I do not agree with Carry Nation. At least these kids who are victoms of drugs could get help if it was not illegal.
I don\'t like Barny either. But there are many politicians making money on drugs coming into this country. Bill Clinton, it is said, made a fortune on cocain.
It\'s big business on two sides. Law inforcement and the pushers. |
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| Ps As far as the video gos. There is no such thing as a SAFE drug. Not even asprin. The FDA makes a fortune letting drugs get by as well as the WHO (World Health Org) |
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| And, yeah Goldie, I totally disagree with Carrie Nations\' frenzied campaign. Jesus did do a little imbibing (tho\' some would argue, it was only juice...whatever). Habitual use of narcotics (we\'re not talking caffeine here, y\'all! lol), however, is indeed, a horse of another color. The example Jesus left us with (and yeah, I know we\'re not Jesus) is He refused them...and my money\'s on...His pain was EXCRUCIATING!!! And I know there are very real circumstances where a little pain relief is \"needed\"...but I also know from experience (not mine, a close family member), that we can convince ourselves that we just can\'t live without it. |
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I have to take a couple drugs for my PTSD which I received from Vietnam. And I know how you feel about people haveing a free rein on hard drugs. But, the only people that are doing well are the politiations and pushers. I read one there were onle 100,000 Dea Agents and drug enforce police. Now there are millions and they still can\'t controll it. You can get any drug you want easier than cigarettes. I lived in a city called \"Lynn\" in the north Shore area. It is where they captured the Boston Strangler.
They used to have hookers on the sreet in the day time it was so bad. I worked with the then mayoer\'s office in hopes to get some of these girls off the street.
They are used and beaton all the time. Pimps beat them out if they don\'t bring enough money home. If you want to call it home.
These girls are the real victoms. Along with highschool kids. The jails are filled with them. the pushers get away with it.
So, we got a \"Halfway House\" for them and started telling them we could help them if they wanted.
Many did and there are still some out there at night, so I hear. But many were helped. Most of these girls really don\'t wat to do \"tricks\" for these guys. Yeah, there are a few that like their work. But it does nothing to make these drugs illagal. They coud be controlled and in many cases, the adicicts would be better off.
We used to have meetings with the F.B.I. and the D.E.A along with local police. Just about everyone agreed in what I am telling you. We also opened a line on the phones where people could call and talk to others who were junkies at one time.
Most of these people come from rotten homes and are mixed up. I believe they need help, and I think the way it is now will not work in the future any more than it has fo over 40 years. |
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