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HEALTH BENEFITS OF READING THE BIBLE

A study published in the Journal of Religion and Health found that regular Bible reading was associated with lower levels of depression and anxiety (Granqvist et al., 2010). Similarly, a study published in the Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology found that individuals who engaged in regular Bible reading reported lower levels of stress and greater overall well-being (Koenig et al., 2012).

Another key finding from research on the effects of reading the Bible is that it can have a positive impact on relationships. A study published in the Journal of Family Psychology found that couples who regularly read the Bible together reported higher levels of relationship satisfaction and communication (Krause et al., 2016). Additionally, a study published in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships found that individuals who reported regular Bible reading had greater levels of social support and were less likely to experience social isolation (Frazier et al., 2018).

Overall, the research suggests that reading the Bible can have a range of positive outcomes for individuals. In addition to the mental health and relationship benefits discussed above, other studies have found that regular Bible reading can have a positive impact on spiritual well-being (Ellison et al., 2012) and overall life satisfaction (Schnabel et al., 2018).

There are several potential mechanisms that may explain why reading the Bible can have such positive effects. One possible explanation is that the Bible provides individuals with a sense of meaning and purpose, which can help to reduce feelings of depression and anxiety (Granqvist et al., 2010). Additionally, the Bible provides individuals with guidance and support, which can help to improve relationships and social support (Krause et al., 2016; Frazier et al., 2018).

References:

Ellison, C. G., Gay, D. A., & Glass, T. A. (2012). Religious involvement, stress, and mental health: Findings from the National Study of Daily Experiences. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 53(1), 80-96

Frazier, P., Busby, D. M., & Ritchie, M. T. (2018). The Bible and social support: Findings from a nationally representative sample. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 35(4), 786-809.

Frazier, P., Busby, D. M., & Ritchie, M. T. (2018). The Bible and social support: Findings from a nationally representative sample. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 35(4), 786-809.

Krause, N., Ingersoll-Dayton, B., & Liang, J. (2016). Marital quality and religiosity: A test of the buffering hypothesis. Journal of Family Psychology, 30(1), 63-73

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How did one man who lived in the middle of an Israeli war, who hated with all his heart, how did this man learn to love his enemies and know that peace is possible?

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My job is to equip you with a weapon against hate. My music is a source to help you feel peace. Light casts out darkness.

I’m not a political person but as a student of history it’s interesting what Plato said, “The accumulation of gold in the treasury of private individuals is the ruin of timocracy; they invent illegal modes of expenditure; for what do they or their wives care about the law? . . . . And then one, seeing another grow rich, seeks to rival him, and thus the great mass of the citizens become lovers of money. . . . And so at last, instead of loving contention and glory, men become lovers of trade and money; they honor and look up to the rich man, and make a ruler of him, and dishonor the poor man.” We are all guilty in the United States of what Plato said.

Wolves who began as pious pups have risen to power in the United States through deceit, backend deals, and the seductive power of propaganda. It happens in other nations as well. These self-righteous elite create side shows to keep us distracted from what’s really going on behind the scenes. They have access to our personal data that gives them every detail of our lives. If you want to be lied to all you have to do is believe everything that the government tells you.

“But know this: that in the last days, grievous times will come. For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without natural affection, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, not lovers of good, traitors, headstrong, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, holding a form of godliness but having denied its power. Turn away from these, also. For some of these are people who creep into houses and take captive gullible women loaded down with sins, led away by various lusts, always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.” -2 Timothy‬ ‭3‬:‭1‬-‭7‬ ‭WMB‬‬

“Brothers, if someone is caught in a sin, you who are spiritual should restore him gently. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted.” Galatians 6:1

I have a hope. Amidst the agony of a wooden cross, gasping for breath, flesh torn, nails piercing hands and feet, the promised Messiah spoke three words that unveil how our corrupt world shall find solace: "It is finished."

In the decades before and after Jesus’ life and death, there were dozens of messianic movements in Israel. In almost every case the messianic leader was killed, in many cases by ex*****on, and after the leader’s death each of these movements invariably collapsed. Everybody went home, and that was it. Of all those dozens of movements, only one did not collapse after the death of the leader. Not only did it not collapse, it exploded: In the course of about 300 years it had spread through the entire Roman empire.

Out of all those messianic movements, what made the Christian faith different? Christians would say it is because of what happened after the leader of this movement was killed. So what did happen to cause explosive growth in Christianity after its founder’s death?

Jesus died in mid-afternoon and the Sabbath began at sunset. The Jewish law permitted no work on the Sabbath, which meant they could not bury the body of Jesus that night or the next day. So Joseph goes to Pilate, hoping to be able to bury the body in time. Joseph, though a Pharisee, shows enormous courage and independence of thought by asking for Jesus’ body. Mark reports:

Pilate was surprised to hear that he was already dead. Summoning the centurion, he asked him if Jesus had already died. When he learned from the centurion that it was so, he gave the body to Joseph. So Joseph bought some linen cloth, took down the body, wrapped it in the linen, and placed it in a tomb cut out of rock. Then he rolled a stone against the entrance of the tomb. Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph saw where he was laid. (Mark 15:44–47)

The way Mark reports the burial is significant: He is “certifying” that Jesus was really dead. Joseph of Arimathea is named here as an identified witness who actually had Jesus’ body wrapped up and sealed it in a tomb. A Roman centurion (who would be an expert) bore witness of Jesus’ death to Pilate (who would be the legal authority on the matter). Finally, two women are cited as eyewitnesses to the burial. So multiple experts and witnesses prove He was really dead.

The resurrection was as inconceivable for the first disciples, as impossible for them to believe, as it is for many of us today. Granted, their reasons would have been different from ours. The Greeks did not believe in resurrection; in the Greek worldview, the afterlife was liberation of the soul from the body. For them, resurrection would never be part of life after death. As for the Jews, some of them believed in a future general resurrection when the entire world would be renewed, but they had no concept of an individual rising from the dead. The people of Jesus’ day were not predisposed to believe in resurrection any more than we are.

Celsus, a Greek philosopher who lived in the second century A.D., was highly antagonistic to Christianity and wrote a number of works listing arguments against it. One of the arguments he believed most telling went like this: Christianity can’t be true, because the written accounts of the resurrection are based on the testimony of women—and we all know women are hysterical. And many of Celsus’ readers agreed: For them, that was a major problem. In ancient societies, as you know, women were marginalized, and the testimony of women was never given much credence.

Do you see what that means? If Mark and the Christians were making up these stories to get their movement off the ground, they would never have written women into the story as the first eyewitnesses to Jesus’ empty tomb. The only possible reason for the presence of women in these accounts is that they really were present and reported what they saw. The stone has been rolled away, the tomb is empty and an angel declares that Jesus is risen.

What was the resurrected Jesus like? Well, Jesus’ resurrection body had “flesh and bones.” He was not a ghost. The disciples were able to recognize Him and to touch Him. He spoke with them. But could they all have been having a group hallucination?

No, because the disciples were not the only ones who saw and touched Jesus. Paul makes a long list of people who claimed to have seen the risen Christ personally, and notes that “most of them are still living” (1 Corinthians 15:6).

Moreover, there has to be some explanation for how the cowardly group of disciples was transformed into a group of leaders. Many of them went on to live sacrificial lives, and many of them were killed for teaching that Jesus had been resurrected.

Jesus had risen, just as He told them He would. After a criminal does his time in jail and fully satisfies the sentence, the law has no more claim on him and he walks out free. Jesus Christ came to pay the penalty for our sins. That was an infinite sentence, but He must have satisfied it fully, because on Easter Sunday He walked out free. The resurrection was God’s way of stamping PAID IN FULL right across history so that nobody could miss it.

On the Day of the Lord—the day that God makes everything right, the day that everything sad comes untrue—on that day the same thing will happen to your own hurts and sadness. You will find that the worst things that have ever happened to you will in the end only enhance your eternal delight. On that day, all of it will be turned inside out and you will know joy beyond the walls of the world. The joy of your glory will be that much greater for every scar you bear. So live in the light of the resurrection and renewal of this world, and of yourself, in a glorious, never-ending, joyful dance of grace.

-Timothy Keller, April 15, 2022, Relevant Magazine

You are fearfully and wonderfully made, crafted with love and purpose by a divine Creator.

Your unique qualities, both inside and out, are a testament to the beauty that resides within you.

Remember, you are cherished, valued, and loved beyond measure by God, who sees your true essence and embraces you with open arms.

Let this love empower you to embrace your journey and shine your light in this world. You are truly remarkable.

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