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What does the Bible say about medicine and doctors?
Luke was a physician, Paul prescribed wine for a stomach ailment, and Scripture treats healing through medicine and through prayer as both coming from God.
What Scripture says
Colossians 4:14
“Luke the beloved physician and Demas greet you.”
1 Timothy 5:23
“Be no longer a drinker of water only, but use a little wine for your stomach’s sake and your frequent infirmities.”
Luke 5:31
“Jesus answered them, “Those who are healthy have no need for a physician, but those who are sick do.”
Proverbs 17:22
“A cheerful heart makes good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.”
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