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Dr. Jim Garlow is a lifelong pastor who most recently served in San Diego, California, and now leads Well Versed, a ministry dedicated to bringing biblical
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Personal Responsibility for Health, Not Government 0:00 We're back in the Well Versed Small Group Series on chapter 12 with the topic of health care.0:06 Let's talk about health care. Does the Bible have anything to say about your health and about health care? In my book, Well Versed Biblical Answers to Today's Tough Issues, I go0:18 through the biblical underpinnings of about 30 different political topics. Guess what 1 of them is? You guessed it. It's health care. Let's start with the first question we need to ask ourselves.0:31 Who who is responsible for your health? Who is responsible for your health care? Let me tell you who is not. It's not the government. They are not responsible0:43 for your health care. That's not their deal. You know what is their deal? The things that they're told to do according to the US Constitution. And the Constitution has a list of0:54 things that they're supposed to do, enumerated powers they're called. A whole list of things that the government is supposed to do. Guess what's not in that list? Health care.1:06 Why? Because you, you're supposed to be the 1 who handles it. And the Bible has some things to say about that as well. In this recent push for what's called the Affordable1:18 Care Act, which is really proving to be the very unaffordable Care Act, It violates so many point different personal religious convictions. In1:30 other words, when the government gets involved and that what the constitution says they're not supposed to be involved in, then they start violating the constitution itself. For example, our first amendment rights.1:42 First amendment rights are being violated repeatedly when the government does what's not listed in the constitution that it's supposed to do. Let me give you a very concrete example of government involving itself1:54 in health care in complete violation to not only scripture, but even federal laws. Our own church, Skyline Church in San Diego that I pastor, We're in a lawsuit right now.2:06 Against whom? The state of California. And some other churches and Christian colleges in our state are in a lawsuit with the federal government over the same issue. Why on earth2:17 are churches having to sue the federal government? Because the government decided they want to violate the constitution and put themselves in charge of health care, and they're gonna dictate what that2:29 health care is. And in the health care, get this, in their health care is the dismembering, the ripping to shreds of babies in the womb. You got it right. They've pushed2:42 abortion, elective abortions into the health care, forced it on the entire state, and so that means everybody in the state of California is now paying for abortions2:54 regardless whether they want to or not. Every church, if they have insurance that is, is paying for abortions in contrast to federal law. Let me give you an example. This gets a little bit too3:05 techie, but bear with me for just a moment if you would. In contrast to what's called the Hyde Amendment, in contrast to what's called the Church Amendment, named after a senator by the name of Frank Church, in contrast3:15 to what's called the Coats Snow Amendment, in contrast to the Weldon Amendment, these are members of Congress, in contrast this is federal law right here. In violation of that,3:27 the state, the state of California, Department of Managed Health Care is choosing to coerce and force everybody in the state who has insurance to pay for elective abortions. This is what3:39 happens when the government violates the constitution and violates who's supposed to take care of the health care. Who's responsible for the health care? You, your family, and the choice you make with your particular3:52 physician. Let's let's repeat what we've said numerous times, and that is the role of government is to restrain evil. The role of government is to protect its citizenry.Government Overreach and Abortion Mandates 4:04 The role of government is not to provide for health care. And when it gets outside of that role, guess what happens? A lot of bad stuff. The government is in a role to protect4:16 its citizenry. The goal is in a position to restrain evil. The government. The government can do that. They they can do it by law enforcement, they go by military, and they have the legitimate biblical call to do that,4:26 and they have a constitutional right to do that. Once it gets outside of that, then you have things like DMV. Ever gone to DMV? I won't say anymore there. Have you ever seen how our veterans4:38 get treated in their hospitalization? I won't say anymore there. You ever seen how public utilities? Here we are in modern era, and we're having blackouts and brownouts. Why is that?4:50 You get the picture. When you have a monopoly like that, you do not have the best possible service. We're moving into an era to the extent that the government involves itself in this arena of life.5:02 We're gonna have worse and worse and worse health care. That's the reason why people Canadians cross the border to come here. Who is in the posture to provide for health care? The family. God5:14 ordained the family. And in cases where there's not a family to provide for, god has this incredible safety net called the church. The church was very successful5:26 in providing for the health and the welfare of people. At another point, we'll talk about this 1. Just really get into what the church is able to do in this very arena if it was allowed to do so.5:39 The point is this. Anytime the government moves outside of the scriptural mandate and violate what it's called to do, when it does that, it cannot perform. It5:51 cannot provide. Healthcare was not designed to be run by the government. That's your responsibility.God's Design: Family and Church for Healthcare 6:01 So I know what some of you are thinking. Why in the world are we talking about health care? Well, god cares deeply about your health. In fact, he didn't design you to be sick.6:13 Healthcare isn't the responsibility of Caesar. In fact, God had always had it in his design for it to be the family and the church's responsibility.6:23 That's totally right, Alex. It's sound too because in third John chapter 1 verse 2, it says, beloved, I wish above all things that you may prosper and be in health even as your soul prospers. And this is simplyGod's Heart for Your Health 6:35 illustrating that God wants your spirit, your soul, and your body to be in6:40 health. Mhmm. That's good. And the scripture that really wrapped it up for me was Matthew 25 36 says naked and you clothed me. I was sick and you visited me. I was in prison and you came to6:51 me. And he's not addressing the government here. He's addressing the church and the family.In this video 0:00 Personal Responsibility for Health, Not Government4:00 Government Overreach and Abortion Mandates6:00 God's Design: Family and Church for Healthcare6:24 God's Heart for Your Health
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