GIVING &
SHARING NEWSLETTER July,
1989 No. 4
Plans
for Feast of Tabernacles
We are
planning to observe the 1989 Feast of Tabernacles, October 14-21, at a lovely
private resort in southwestern Michigan only 100 miles from Chicago. It’s a day’s drive from many locations in
the Midwest, Southern and Eastern United States, and Canada. Several speakers are scheduled to give Bible
Studies, and a number of family activities are planned. If you are interested in fellowshipping with
us, please let us know as soon as possible.
Let this be a Feast of Joy.
Your
Health is Important
Following
Biblical laws of health is more than just abstaining from unclean meats. In all
of our eating and drinking, we should strive for the Eternal’s way. Few understand the role of herbs.
Just as the Creator “causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and [He has also
given the] herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the
earth,” Psalms 104:14. The best herb book we know of is Back
to Eden. It is a virtual
encyclopedia of natural health principles.
Back to Eden,
by Jethro Kloss. Second Edition Revised
and Expanded. Back to Eden Books, Loma
Linda, California, 1988. Available from
Giving & Sharing.
Book
Review: Back to Eden
Jethro Kloss
(1863-1946) first published his classic natural health book, Back to Eden, in 1939, the result
of forty years of practical experience as an herbalist, food scientist,
lecturer, writer and teacher of natural healing. Back to
Eden is an encyclopedic home treasury of natural health
information. When faced with severe
illness in our family, we turn to Kloss’s book to find out how to get our
bodies back in tune with nature. Yes,
the Eternal is our Healer. However, He
expects us to do our part and live clean, wholesome lives so as not to
desecrate our bodies, which are the temple of the Holy Spirit.
Kloss gives
his philosophy of health:
This book
contains tried, safe, and inexpensive remedies for the prevention of disease
and sickness . . . . Many who violate
the laws of health are ignorant of the relation of the laws of living, eating,
drinking, and . . . illness, they do not realize that their
condition is caused by violating the laws of nature and health. If then they would resort to simple means
and follow the basic laws of health that they have been neglecting — nature’s
remedies, herbs, etc. — nature would restore the body to its original health
. . . . God has provided
a remedy for every disease that might afflict us. Satan cannot afflict anyone with any disease for which God has
not provided a remedy . . . .
We must return to God’s original plan for maintaining health, by
restoring the sick, and rediscovering the miraculous truths that were covered
up by commercial graft, ignorance, or neglect.
Miraculous things are found in the Bible and Nature. The Creator of this universe . . . [has
provided] fruits, grains, nuts and vegetables . . . [when] eaten in their
natural state, instead of being perverted and robbed of their life-giving
properties during preparation, human health, beauty, and happiness will be the
sure reward.
Kloss’s
daughter, Promise Kloss Moffett, has revised, updated, expanded and reorganized
the original book, adding over 300 additional pages of natural health
information. The complete comprehensive
index makes every subject accessible in seconds. While keeping the original Kloss material intact, the new version
makes this outstanding health encyclopedia more usable. It includes tips on growing your own
vegetables, the basics of healthful massage, food preparation and modern
recipes, skills in caring for the sick, treating diseases with nature’s herbs,
and much more. After 3,000,000 copies, Back to Eden gets
better.
Back to Eden belongs in the home of every family concerned about
following God’s laws of health. Further research in natural health science may
lead to revisions of some of Kloss’s points, but the book is a virtual gold
mine and starting point for any serious student of natural health. Follow Jethro Kloss’s advice, and you will
likely save on doctor bills, learning how to build a healthy disease-resistant
body. Life is more fun when you are
healthy, and you can serve God more effectively.
For more information relative to natural
health and healing, please see our book, Biblical Health and Healing,
available from Giving & Sharing. Ω