You may not realize it but your take on hot button, political and cultural issues is shaped by 2 theological realities.
The Creator/creature distinction and a theology of the body.
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Embodied holiness means recognizing the body’s value and importance in the Christian faith. To embody holiness, Christians strive to think about the treat their bodies to the glory of God.
A theology of the body helps Christians understand that caring for physical health is not about perfection or control, but faithful stewardship. While the MAHA movement highlights important health concerns, Scripture alone explains why the body matters. When Christians think rightly about the body, health becomes an expression of obedience rather than obsession.
Teens face challenges from constant access to social media and the pressure to have an ideal body. In response, many teens find themselves struggling with negative body image and even an eating disorder. In this post, you’ll find helpful information about common eating disorders and gives warning signs that you might be at risk of developing one. If you are currently struggling with an eating disorder, you are not alone. God’s love and care for you. In him, there is hope!
if you’re single now, it’s a calling for your present season. God, in his sovereignty and providence, could change that season tomorrow. He could change it in two years or twenty. At the same time, he may leave you and me in that season for the rest of our lives. But that’s a reality he doesn’t ask us to accept today.
For these reasons and more, the church needs to know how the Bible addresses the body. Christians must affirm that the body is valuable and that God has ultimate authority over it. By standing on a biblical understanding of the body, we can build a theology of the body from Scripture. Equipped with this understanding, we can confidently address some of the most pressing issues of our day.
Christians struggling with anxiety can praise God for these creational interventions and proclaim them to others. Rather than overlooking our body’s role, we glorify God for his masterful design and embrace creational interventions as a means of enhancing human flourishing through our mind-body connection.
Ozempic and most other GLP-1s are given via weekly injections at $1,000+ a pop. And to be clear, these are weight MANAGEMENT drugs meant to produce up to “about 15% weight loss.” For their benefits to continue, you must continue taking them…indefinitely. Studies show once off them, many people regain the weight lost.
The SBC passed a surprising resolution to help 75% of pastors who have experienced a stress-related health crisis.
As biblical counselors, a theology of the body will help you stand with confidence on a biblical worldview that doesn’t devalue or distort physical realities.
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