The Relevance of the The Relevance of the Bible to NursingBible to Nursing

Is there really any Is there really any

Relevance Relevance

of the Bible of the Bible

to Nurses and Nursing?to Nurses and Nursing?

A Library of A Library of Sixty-six booksSixty-six books

The Bible is a book of divine instruction it The Bible is a book of divine instruction it offersoffers• Comfort in sorrowComfort in sorrow• Guidance in perplexityGuidance in perplexity• Advice for our problemsAdvice for our problems• Rebuke for our sinsRebuke for our sins• Daily inspiration for our every need.Daily inspiration for our every need.

The Bible truly answers the greatest questionsThe Bible truly answers the greatest questions

Where have I come from?Where have I come from? Where am I Where am I going?going?

Why am I here?Why am I here? How can I know the How can I know the truthtruth? ?

1.1. Discover sin and convict usDiscover sin and convict us

2.2. Help cleanse us from the pollution of sinHelp cleanse us from the pollution of sin

3.3. Imparts strengthImparts strength

4.4. Instructs us in what we are to doInstructs us in what we are to do

5.5. Provides us with a sword for victory over Provides us with a sword for victory over sinsin

6.6. Makes our lives fruitfulMakes our lives fruitful

7.7. Gives us power to prayGives us power to pray

Reveals the truth about GodReveals the truth about God Explains the origin of manExplains the origin of man Points out the only way to salvation and Points out the only way to salvation and

eternal lifeeternal life Explains the age old problems of sin and Explains the age old problems of sin and

suffering.suffering. It includes history, poetry, drama, It includes history, poetry, drama,

biography, prophecy, philosophy, science biography, prophecy, philosophy, science and is inspirational reading.and is inspirational reading.

ISIS

The The LORDLORD Jesus Christ Jesus Christ

His great work of redemption for all people.His great work of redemption for all people.

The great purpose of the written Word of The great purpose of the written Word of God, the Bible, is toGod, the Bible, is to

reveal the Living Word of God,reveal the Living Word of God,

The LORD Jesus ChristThe LORD Jesus Christ

Reveal theReveal theLORD Jesus Christ LORD Jesus Christ

In all His truth and beauty In all His truth and beauty

Explain the full meanings of Explain the full meanings of His lifeHis lifeHis deathHis deathHis resurrectionHis resurrectionHis glorious coming again.His glorious coming again.

Read the Bible to discover Read the Bible to discover The blessings God is waiting to pour into your The blessings God is waiting to pour into your

lifelife Read it, not with pre-conceived ideas or agendaRead it, not with pre-conceived ideas or agenda Take it easy, explore it, pray for understandingTake it easy, explore it, pray for understanding Let it encourage youLet it encourage you Let it challenge and inspire youLet it challenge and inspire you Some of what you discover will be so much Some of what you discover will be so much

more interesting than you thoughtmore interesting than you thought Many Nurses attending Nursing With A Many Nurses attending Nursing With A

Difference workshops have said that they had Difference workshops have said that they had no idea the Bible had so much of real value for no idea the Bible had so much of real value for Nurses and Nursing.Nurses and Nursing.

• The Bible is a book of redemption.The Bible is a book of redemption.• It is that or nothing at all.It is that or nothing at all.• It is not merely a book of history, or of It is not merely a book of history, or of

cosmology.cosmology.• It is a book of salvation and deliverance for It is a book of salvation and deliverance for

lost and suffering people.lost and suffering people.• Redemption is twofold – deliverance and Redemption is twofold – deliverance and

the price paid for that deliverancethe price paid for that deliverance

Every Nurse can be redeemed fromEvery Nurse can be redeemed from the penalty of sinthe penalty of sin

The power of Satan and evilThe power of Satan and evilBy By

The Price Jesus paid on the cross for each The Price Jesus paid on the cross for each one of usone of us

Nurses can be redeemedNurses can be redeemed To a new freedom from sinTo a new freedom from sinA new relationship with GodA new relationship with God

A new life of love by personally receiving A new life of love by personally receiving God’s gift.God’s gift.

The Bible is not The Bible is not A holy horoscopeA holy horoscope Basic instructions before leaving earthBasic instructions before leaving earth God’s thoughts on every little detail of my God’s thoughts on every little detail of my

lifelife The Christian version of Nostradamus The Christian version of Nostradamus

ProphesiesProphesies A Theology text bookA Theology text book..

IlluminationIllumination is the last of three is the last of three important step taken by God to important step taken by God to communicate His Word to us.communicate His Word to us.

11st st was by was by revelation revelation when He spoke to when He spoke to the Bible Authorsthe Bible Authors

22ndnd was by was by inspirationinspiration, , that process that process whereby God guided them in correctly whereby God guided them in correctly writing or uttering His message.writing or uttering His message.

33rdrd and vital step for Nurses is and vital step for Nurses is illumination, illumination, that divine process whereby God causes the that divine process whereby God causes the written written revelation revelation to be understood by the to be understood by the human heart.human heart.

The Person behind thisThe Person behind this illumination illumination is the Holy is the Holy Spirit who, just before His crucifixion, Jesus Spirit who, just before His crucifixion, Jesus promised to send to teach us all things, the promised to send to teach us all things, the need for repentance and forgiveness as sinners need for repentance and forgiveness as sinners and to help believers (sinners saved by grace) and to help believers (sinners saved by grace) to grasp the marvellous message in God’s Word.to grasp the marvellous message in God’s Word.

Only when we open and read it does it Only when we open and read it does it become the Living Word of God – become the Living Word of God –

How?How? God’s Word confirmsGod’s Word confirms– To confirm means – To confirm means

to fully establish a truth or fact. to fully establish a truth or fact. Nurses can read the Bible to Nurses can read the Bible to confirm the confirm the

truth in his or her own heart.truth in his or her own heart. It confirms our salvation. It confirms our salvation. Nurses can be Nurses can be

troubled with doubts about conversion in troubled with doubts about conversion in general, or their own specific conversion general, or their own specific conversion experience.experience.

Did God really hear and save when he/she Did God really hear and save when he/she asked Him?asked Him?

Am I saved today?Am I saved today? Is it necessary?Is it necessary? What is its relevance to me as a Nurse?What is its relevance to me as a Nurse? How can I be sure?How can I be sure?

Jesus said “Most assuredly, I say to you, he Jesus said “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who who hearshears My word and My word and believes believes in Him who in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgement, but has passed from come into judgement, but has passed from death into life.”death into life.”

John 5:24John 5:24

It confirms It confirms the hand of God in all of life’s the hand of God in all of life’s bitter disappointments. bitter disappointments.

Assurance and comfort Assurance and comfort in a Nurse’s hour of in a Nurse’s hour of greatest need:greatest need:

““And we know that all things work And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to to those who are the called according to His purpose.”His purpose.”

Romans 8:28Romans 8:28

The Bible confirms our forgiveness when The Bible confirms our forgiveness when we repent for sin in our life and in our we repent for sin in our life and in our profession.profession.

Nurses may carry an unnecessary burden Nurses may carry an unnecessary burden of guilt over past sins and failures, even of guilt over past sins and failures, even when they have confessed their sin to God when they have confessed their sin to God through Jesus Christ.through Jesus Christ.

The Bible is clear, God does truly forgive The Bible is clear, God does truly forgive and cleanse each one who comes to Him. and cleanse each one who comes to Him. All sin is instantly and eternally forgiven: All sin is instantly and eternally forgiven:

I acknowledge I acknowledge my sin to You,my sin to You,

And my iniquity, I have not hidden;And my iniquity, I have not hidden;

I said “I will confess I said “I will confess my transgressions to the my transgressions to the

LORD,”LORD,”

And He forgave me the iniquity of my sin.And He forgave me the iniquity of my sin.

For this cause everyone who is godly shall For this cause everyone who is godly shall pray to Him.”pray to Him.”

Psalm 32:5,6Psalm 32:5,6

““The word is near you, even in your mouth and The word is near you, even in your mouth and in your heart.in your heart.

So that if you confess with your mouth the LORD So that if you confess with your mouth the LORD Jesus and believe in your heart that God has Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.

For with the heart one believes to For with the heart one believes to righteousness, and with the mouth confession is righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. made unto salvation.

Whoever believes on Him will not be put to Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame. shame.

““For there is no distinction between For there is no distinction between peoples and nations , for the same LORD peoples and nations , for the same LORD over all is rich to all who call upon Him.over all is rich to all who call upon Him.

For whoever calls upon the name of the For whoever calls upon the name of the LORD Jesus Christ shall be saved.” LORD Jesus Christ shall be saved.”

Romans 10:8-13Romans 10:8-13

One of the great proofs that the Bible is One of the great proofs that the Bible is really God’s inspired Word is its unique really God’s inspired Word is its unique ability to convict men and women of their ability to convict men and women of their sins and give them hope.sins and give them hope.

The Bible serves as a measuring rod or The Bible serves as a measuring rod or ruler – it is a standard against which to ruler – it is a standard against which to measure our beliefs and to learn how to measure our beliefs and to learn how to test the spirits whether they be of God or test the spirits whether they be of God or not.not.

It also corrects Nurses when we are in the It also corrects Nurses when we are in the wrongwrong

The Word of God has the power to take The Word of God has the power to take away our moral filth:away our moral filth:

““If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us from to forgive us from all unrighteousness.”all unrighteousness.”

1 John 1:91 John 1:9 It cleanses from wrong words and enables It cleanses from wrong words and enables

Nurses to keep his/her words true.Nurses to keep his/her words true.

It cleanses from wrong actions and It cleanses from wrong actions and teaches us how to manage unintended teaches us how to manage unintended consequences.consequences.

• In a general sense God’s Word was written to In a general sense God’s Word was written to convict sinners of sin and to equip believers for convict sinners of sin and to equip believers for service.service.

• A Nurse’s life is a life of service.A Nurse’s life is a life of service.• God’s Word equips Nurses for counselling and God’s Word equips Nurses for counselling and

instructing others with wisdom and grace.instructing others with wisdom and grace.• It equips Nurses for using spiritual gifts from It equips Nurses for using spiritual gifts from

God with maturity and in the most effective God with maturity and in the most effective way for the purpose of edifying and caring for way for the purpose of edifying and caring for others.others.

• It equips Nurses to withstand wrongs in every It equips Nurses to withstand wrongs in every form. form.

• The Bible is God’s will that Nurses can The Bible is God’s will that Nurses can apply to every aspect of life.apply to every aspect of life.

• The will of God is for everyone to live in The will of God is for everyone to live in conformity to His revealed will in His Word.conformity to His revealed will in His Word.

• There are statements which teach God’s There are statements which teach God’s will for every person including will for every person including sanctification, (being made holy) doing sanctification, (being made holy) doing good and suffering for doing the right good and suffering for doing the right thing.thing.

• The Word of God provides Nurses with The Word of God provides Nurses with principles on which to base decisions.principles on which to base decisions.

By choosing By choosing to read God’s Word, the to read God’s Word, the Bible, Nurses are in an ideal position to Bible, Nurses are in an ideal position to let God work through his/her mind, and let God work through his/her mind, and desires, to fulfil His will for the good of desires, to fulfil His will for the good of every patient and his/her family, the every patient and his/her family, the institution employed in, co workers the institution employed in, co workers the whole profession of Nursing, and the whole profession of Nursing, and the nation, of which we are a part.nation, of which we are a part.

Nurses can know God through His Word. Nurses can know God through His Word. The highest knowledge to which a Nurse The highest knowledge to which a Nurse can attain is a personal knowledge of God.can attain is a personal knowledge of God.

Knowing that God exists is not the same as Knowing that God exists is not the same as knowing Him personally.knowing Him personally.

Since everyone’s knowledge of God is Since everyone’s knowledge of God is incomplete Nurses are well able to incomplete Nurses are well able to increase it through his/her personal increase it through his/her personal spiritual growth in the knowledge and spiritual growth in the knowledge and wisdom of Christ.wisdom of Christ.

Jesus saidJesus said

““It is written, Man shall not It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.”from the mouth of God.”

Mathew 4:4Mathew 4:4

What is your response?What is your response?

What is the response of our What is the response of our profession, the whole body of profession, the whole body of Nurses?Nurses?

In this world Nurses have the priceless In this world Nurses have the priceless freedom freedom to choose.to choose.

Each Nurse’s choice today and each Each Nurse’s choice today and each day determines irrevocably the day determines irrevocably the

eternal reward each eternal reward each will receivewill receive..

““Therefore, ...Nurses, have a walk worthy Therefore, ...Nurses, have a walk worthy of the calling with which you have been of the calling with which you have been called...”called...”

Ephesians 4:1Ephesians 4:1 For the gifts and the calling of God are For the gifts and the calling of God are

irrevocable. irrevocable. Romans Romans 11:29.11:29.

God is not man that He should lie, or a son God is not man that He should lie, or a son of man that He should repent. Has He said of man that He should repent. Has He said and will He not do it?”and will He not do it?”

Numbers 23:19Numbers 23:19

Peace and Joy are in each Nurse’s Peace and Joy are in each Nurse’s handshands

WhenWhen

The Nurse places his or her handsThe Nurse places his or her hands

By faithBy faith

In the all powerful Hands of our In the all powerful Hands of our

Gracious God and loving Heavenly Gracious God and loving Heavenly Father.Father.

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