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The Bible’s Cure for AIDS

The Bible’s Solutions for Today's Problems

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AIDS – 21st Century Killer

Discovered in 1981 When the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) enters your body, it

weakens your natural defenses and makes you vulnerable to a collection of potentially deadly diseases and infections called acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)

No Cure for AIDS Spreads through Body Fluids A Slow Killer

– pneumonia herpes simplex infection of the intestine Primary lymphoma of the brain

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AIDS – 21st Century Killer

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Waking up to Devestation

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Life Expectancy

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1 in 10 Adults Infected with HIV 1 in 4 in Botswana and Zimbabwe 1700 new infections per day 11 500 000 dead (25% children) AIDS is an uncontrolled epidemic

AIDS in Africa – A Silent Killer

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Gertrude combs her hair outside her shack in Durban. "When I developed shingles the family realized that I had AIDS and kicked me out," she said. "I had nowhere to live so Theresa, a home-care volunteer, helped me to build this shack where I live by myself." Gertrude speaks at industry and community events hoping to educate people about AIDS.

AIDS in Africa - Isolation

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Where have all the parents gone?

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A surrogate familyCaring for the many children orphaned by AIDS stretches the resources of extended family, neighbors and institutions. These children live in the Durban orphanage, in a special unit set up to give orphans with AIDS intensive care.

AIDS in Africa – Killing Children

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Too young to dieA baby in the terminal stages of AIDS is watched over by its grandmother in the childrens' ward of Nquelezana hospital. Of the 11.5 million people who have already died from AIDS, a quarter of the dead were children.

AIDS in Africa – Killing Children

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AIDS – A Summary

Terminal Disease Effects Millions No Cure Slow Death Spreads Unclean Stigma

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The Bible and AIDS

No Reference to AIDS Reference to Escape from Terminal Situations Reference to Terminal Diseases

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Escaping Terminal Situations

Noah and his Family– Escaped the Flood (Genesis 7:15-24)

Israelites– Escaped the Egyptians (Exodus 14:23-31)

Naaman the Syrian– Escaped Leprosy (2 Kings 5:10-14)

SAVED BY WATER

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Leprosy – AIDS of the Bible

AIDS LEPROSY

No Cure No Cure

Deadly Deadly

Spreads through Intimate Contact

Spreads through Contact

Slow Death Slow Death

Bad Stigma Bad Stigma

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Dealing with Leprosy

This is the law of the leper on the day when he is made clean: he is to be taken to the priest;And the priest is to go outside the tent-circle; and if, after looking, the priest sees that the

mark of the disease has gone from him,Then the priest is to give orders to take, for him who is to be made clean, two living clean

birds and some cedar wood and red thread and hyssop.And the priest will give orders for one of the birds to be put to death in a vessel made of

earth, over flowing water.And he will take the living bird and the wood and the red thread and the hyssop and put them

in the blood of the bird which was put to death over flowing water.And shaking it seven times over the man who is to be made clean, he will say that he is

clean and will let the living bird go free into the open countryAnd he who is to be made clean will have his clothing washed and his hair cut and have a

bath, and he will be clean. And after that he will come back to the tent-circle; but he is to keep outside his tent for seven days.

(Leviticus 14:1-8)

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Curing Leprosy

10 Lepers Healed by Jesus– Luke 17:11-19

Jesus can Cure Still needed Water Needed something extra to be “Whole”

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You Have AIDS

The Deadliest Disease….. Auto Induced Death by Sin SIN is the power behind AIDS, Leprosy and all

disease

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The Power behind Aids and Leprosy

For the wages of sin [is] death; but the gift of God [is]eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.(Romans 6:23 – KJV)Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death bysin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:much more abound:That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reignthrough righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.(Romans 5:12,21)

SIN Disease DEATHAIDSLeprosyCancer

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The Bible’s Cure for Sin and Death

WATER and JESUS Back to Noah

– 1 Peter 3:20-21

Back to the Red Sea– 1 Corinthians 10:1-4

Back to Naaman– Dipped in Water

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Baptism – Water and Jesus

Romans 6: 3-5Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christwere baptized into his death?Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like asChrist was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, evenso we also should walk in newness of life.For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, weshall be also [in the likeness] of [his] resurrection:

Galatians 3:26-29For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ JesusFor as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put onChrist. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free,there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. And if ye [be] Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs accordingto the promise.

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The Bible’s Cure for AIDS

Cure the Root Cause Remove Sin How?

– Water and Jesus– Baptism and Faith

Go into all the world and preach the gospel. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved…” (Mark 16:16)