Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid (John 14:27).
I receive a health news-letter from Dr. Andrew Weil. In today's letter he cited a Norwegian study about the correlation between church attendance and lower blood pressure: A large new study from Norway suggests that the more time men and women spend in church, the lower their blood pressure. Earlier research in the U.S. suggested a similar association between church attendance and blood pressure, but the Norwegian researchers didn't expect to see the same thing in their country. In Norway only about 4% of the population attends church while in the United States about 40% of the population attends church on a weekly basis.
I do not recommend that people start attending church so that it will improve their health. The reason people should attend church is because the gospel of Jesus Christ is true--immediate salvation or eternal punishment await. The lower blood pressure, that results from having faith in Christ, is one of the immediate blessings of salvation.
Our Father's Blessings,
Tom
*Metoprolol is a blood-pressure medication.
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