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Writer's pictureShidonna Raven
Mar 4, 20214 min read

Surgery, Mutilators of the Flesh

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Philippians 3:2, ESV: “Look out for the dogs, look out for the evildoers, look out for those who mutilate the flesh.”

According to Stanford Health Care, “According to the latest data from the National Center for Health Statistics, 48 million surgical inpatient procedures were performed in the United States in 2009.”

At some point during ones life surgery maybe suggested to you as a method of healing. As Christians or other believers of faith how does this reconcile with your faith / belief system. If you believe in God, have you given any thought about what the bible says about surgery and how one can obtain their healing: a true or different method of healing?

Indeed this bible verse gives us pause to think about the many ways and motives for mutilating the flesh. Wikipedia defines flesh mutilation as, Mutilation or maiming (from the Latin: mutilus) is cutting off or causing injury to a body part of a person so that the part of the body is permanently damaged, detached or disfigured. In fact many “medical” actions taken in the west today are riddled with profit of healing. Figures such as Jeff Bezos and Warren Buffet have been vocal regarding the cost of health care in America and the poor health care outcomes that ensue sometimes leading to death often leading to chronic (constant) disease for many people, which leaves the body in a constant state of disease leading to other illnesses such as (suggested) cancer. This method of “treatment” is very profitable for today’s medical professional in America leaving him or her with a perpetual patient while the patient along with insurance companies and tax payers, depending on the type of insurance, to foot the bill.

Perhaps this is why this bible verse warns us to be cautious of those who mutilate the flesh. The flesh has been mutilated for many reasons throughout history including as a rite of passage for those of a certain age in certain cultures. So, there are many means and methods by which we should be cautions of these mutilators of the flesh.

So, where is the healing that God promises us. Jesus indeed healed thousands if not more. Some where healed by word; some by a little spit; some by a little clay ….all by faith. The mature Christian knows that faith is not some illusive feeling, but is translated into action.

James 2:14-26, New King James Version

Faith Without Works Is Dead

14 What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him? 15 If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food, 16 and one of you says to them, “Depart in peace, be warmed and filled,” but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body, what does it profit? 17 Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.

18 But someone will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without [a]your works, and I will show you my faith by [b]my works. 19 You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe—and tremble! 20 But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is [c]dead? 21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar? 22 Do you see that faith was working together with his works, and by works faith was made [d]perfect? 23 And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “Abraham believed God, and it was [e]accounted to him for righteousness.” And he was called the friend of God. 24 You see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only.

25 Likewise, was not Rahab the harlot also justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out another way?

26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.

We are reminded that God has give us all we need whether we find that in the power of healing foods or the power of ancient salt waters. There are many alternatives to “medications” and drugs as offered by the African state of Tanzania in the wake of COVID 19 (March 1, 2021 article on this site). We do not propose to have all the answers and invite you to share what you know and discover with us. However, we do believe that at the center of every healing is God. We do believe that your solution to healing should be a fact-based, well informed and researched solution not made in haste.

In fact Informed Consent (differ from state to state) is a law little know by many patients, which requires doctors to inform patients of all treatments available to them (which often do not include alternative medicines or treatments, which they maybe unaware of) and the results or expected outcomes of each treatment. Not just those that are mst profitable for the medical professional or organization.

What current diagnosis do you have? Why? What current treatment or medications / drugs are you taking? Why? What has been your health outcome? Why are people being diagnosed with terminal illnesses? Is it because the treatment can not produce positive outcomes and one should consider alternatives for a healing?

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