Through some limited but available outputs, many Christians have died with traces of their roots to some ailments. Some of which could have been averted by herbal consumption and possibly procure healing to the affected regions of the body. But, being ignorant or not having a rightful Biblical understanding has caused many people, especially some Christians to subscribe staying without herbs when they get sick. The sickness comes, and they let it penetrate their system till it hits them down to the dust. Some perceived herbal products as unbiblical. Some have learned about herbal products being demonic, and what they have failed to know about them, or what they are yet to know about them. If this bridge is dealt with well. Then the resulting herbal products will not be a challenge to your faith in God.
The Bible specifically mentions herbs and their products for use. Meaning that the Bible does not keep mute about using them for our well-being. The only thing a believer should watch out for in the usage of herbs and their products is guidelines both medically and biblically. Herbal consumptions are natural remedies put in place by God. It does not hinders our faith in God. It does not influence our belief systems negatively, nor should it be viewed as a subtle running down to the devil for a deliverance if herbs should be used for some ailments in our bodies.
You need to take some deep breathe, relax your heart, and be patient to find out what the Bible says about natural healing, because what the Bible says, is what every Christian should know about their health and wellness as well as herbs and its products in taking care of themselves.
3 John 1:2, “Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in good health, even as thy soul prospereth.” Good health is the key here. Without being healthy, there is no way prosperity can be attached to the soul. Whatever God has created in the natural world, they are all for the potential benefits of man’s survival. God dictated we use them. Nothing should distract us from the use. The distractions could be from the realms of philosophies, spiritualism of some sorts, traditions mingled with herbal solutions; herbalism, crystal worshipping of nature, and others so that Christians would not be holistic in their interest in using them. We will deal with all these kinds in this article.
Explanations for Biblical Contexts of Herbal Consumption and Solution
Genesis 1:29, “And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.” Verse 30 states again, “I have given every green herb for meat.” In the Garden of Eden. The available sort of food is from every tree. Gen 2:16, “And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat.”
Moral connection and ethical considerations, the word, “I have given you every…. Of all the faces of the earth…. For meat.” A plant is a good gift from the creator. If they are good gifts for man’s creations. What moral connection and ethical considerations are they meant for? Usage. Not worshipping them as the rudiment of our salvation from any of the ailments. The Biblical context is clear; plants were given from the foundation of the world for consumption. How we take them is nothing if they run for our benefits and are in tandem with Godly postures.
Ezekiel 47:12, And by the river upon the bank thereof, on this side and on that side, shall grow all trees for meat, whose leaf shall not fade, neither shall the fruit thereof be consumed: it shall bring forth new fruit according to his months, because their waters they issued out of the sanctuary: and the fruit thereof shall be for meat, and the leaf thereof for medicine.
Ezekiel 47:12 (King James Version), “And by the river upon the bank thereof, on this side and on that side, shall grow all trees for meat, whose leaf shall not fade, neither shall the fruit thereof be consumed: it shall bring forth new fruit according to his months, because their waters they issued out of the sanctuary: and the fruit thereof shall be for meat, and the leaf thereof for medicine.” The Bible verse does not graphically detailed an explanation for the purposeful use of medicinal plants or the usage of natural ingredients for procurements. There are matches in the texts that explain to us the need for natural plants for consumption. The purpose of God’s invention of plants. “Shall grow all trees for meat….. The fruits thereof shall be for meat, and the leaf thereof for medicines.”
In Christianity’s nascent period. There is the pragmatic conception about sickness and or diseases and the established way of bringing good health. There is at times a naturalistic observation and assumption about diseases and yet, there is the solidification of the belief that God is sovereign over all things. This tends to consulting physicians and usage of medical knowledge gleaned from Greek and Roman sources, the formula was just that pagan affiliations were avoided. These Christians draw some of the instances from the Holy Bible. The Bible itself recommends non-miraculous and natural remedies for sicknesses. In Luke 10:34, oil and wine were used in taking care of the wounded by the good Samaritan. The other example was the three wise men who attended to Jesus Christ at birth by presenting frankincense and myrrh. These properties are valued resins with known anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial and antiseptic properties for some bodily care.
What We Know About The Monastic Traditions
During the Middle Ages, those identified with Christianity were given to preserving and developing medical knowledge and herbalism. Thus, they were not enemies to the use of natural ingredients in curing sicknesses.
The monastic communities; (monks and nuns) are dedicated to medical care. Becoming a center in Europe. They meticulously had a garden of natural products which we know as herbularius to treat the sick of their infirmities.
In addition, they documented carefully the medicinal properties and applications of those things. They were in fact the first set of pharmacists and botanists as they compiled herbals and medicines with detailed facts in books. One of the key figures is St. Hildegard of Bingen (1098–1179): This Benedictine Abbess and Doctor of the Church wrote extensively on natural medicine in her works (Physica and Causae et Curae). She championed a holistic approach, believing health was not just of the spiritual being of a man but also the physical. The chain of command of his system here on earth. Her work was of the Christian faith and herbal solutions in coexistence.
What Has Really Happened To Me About This
Some years ago. I lost my Daddy to a serious sickness. During the sickness, he was on drugs (medically prescribed) and sometimes recommended herbal consumption. He was getting healed along the line. Sickness is a natural thing. Though, we need God to heal us from our sicknesses. While we need God, we can not deprive ourselves of the gifts he has given to us in this natural world. Right use from a right description is what is needed.
We are not committing sins resulting from the use of herbals. We are not becoming unfaithful either, understanding that we must not compromise our faith by running out of usage. The conflict many Christians feel today is not between the Bible and herbs, but between the Bible and pagan/occult philosophies that have been attached to herbs by some modern practitioners. Historically, the Church saw herbs as a testament to “common grace”, God’s good gifts available to all humanity, and used them extensively in caring for the sick.
Herbalism isn’t rooted in paganism; it’s perverted in paganism. We are simply taking back what was originally God’s gift”
