Trust in Divine Power
Video Notes
Studies suggest that spiritual practices may improve memory and slow the aging process.
Prayer and meditation play a role in strengthening important circuits in our brains that make us more socially aware and alert (watchful), while decreasing anxiety, depression, and neurological distress.
People that attend 1 or more religious activity per week have a 50% lower mortality rate compared to people that attend less than 1 religious activity per week = Non-religious people die twice as fast.
Q: Does faith in God change our brains and our bodies for living a happier, healthier, and longer life?
A1: Yes, studies show a connection between a lack of regular religious attendance and increased risk for:
A2: Yes, other studies have shown a connection between regular religious attendance and the likelihood of:
How? Organized religion usually provides a social support system that tends to improve overall health.
Q: Are the health benefits from the human social support? Or from faith/trust in God?
A: Faith/Trust in God: A study comparing secular to religious kipputzims (small Jewish farming communities) with otherwise identical social support systems showed the religious kipputzims had a mortality rate 50% lower than the secular kipputzims.
The Power of Prayer: Studies have shown that prayer has beneficial health effects, especially for petitionary prayer in which the person prays for their own health or peace of mind (especially depression).
Prayer and meditation play a role in strengthening important circuits in our brains that make us more socially aware and alert (watchful), while decreasing anxiety, depression, and neurological distress.
People that attend 1 or more religious activity per week have a 50% lower mortality rate compared to people that attend less than 1 religious activity per week = Non-religious people die twice as fast.
- Attending weekly religious activities is associated with a longer lifespan by 7 years.
- The health benefit of attending weekly religious activities is comparable to not smoking!
Q: Does faith in God change our brains and our bodies for living a happier, healthier, and longer life?
A1: Yes, studies show a connection between a lack of regular religious attendance and increased risk for:
- Type 2 Diabetes
- High Blood Pressure
- Depression / Suicide
- Lung Cancer
- Coronary Heart Disease
- Respiratory Disease (COPD)
- Weaker Immune System
- Infectious Disease
- Hospital Admissions
- Physical Disabilities
A2: Yes, other studies have shown a connection between regular religious attendance and the likelihood of:
- Stopping Smoking
- Increasing Physical Activity
- Staying Married
- Becoming More Social
How? Organized religion usually provides a social support system that tends to improve overall health.
- One study showed that cardiac surgery patients with low social support had a mortality rate 12 times higher than those who had a religious network to rely on.
Q: Are the health benefits from the human social support? Or from faith/trust in God?
A: Faith/Trust in God: A study comparing secular to religious kipputzims (small Jewish farming communities) with otherwise identical social support systems showed the religious kipputzims had a mortality rate 50% lower than the secular kipputzims.
The Power of Prayer: Studies have shown that prayer has beneficial health effects, especially for petitionary prayer in which the person prays for their own health or peace of mind (especially depression).
In achieving your goal of living to 120, trusting in God is by far the most important habit – the foundation and central pillar – for developing a healthy Christian lifestyle.
Experiential Faith
Although the faith hypothesis is not truly testable on a scientific basis, the Bible Study: The Doctrine of Salvation, “How Faith Healing Really Works” supports the conclusion that Trust in Divine Power is the most important Health Law (and Law of Life).
- What has happened to your faith in God over the years?
- What is the condition of your current belief in, and relationship with, God?
- What could you do to start or strengthen your faith in God?
Are you willing to keep searching for that spiritual connection to God your Creator and Sustainer?
Ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart. -- Jeremiah 29:13
This is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God,
and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. -- John 17:3
Ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart. -- Jeremiah 29:13
This is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God,
and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. -- John 17:3
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