THE PHYSICAL BODY, THE SPIRITUAL BODY
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The inspiration to write this book came to me 25 years ago as also did the tilte “THE PHYSICAL BODY, THE SPIRITUAL BODY”. This book basically compares my physical findings in medical research and areas I taught to medical students at Flinders University of South Australia over a period of 30 years to spiritual aspects of the Christian life.
For example in the chapter on genes the complex structure of DNA and mutations are related to cancer and aging process. On the spiritual side these effects are related to sin, to the born again experience and to the long lives of the early earth populations and close relative intermarrying.
The chapter on blood looks at the physical process of blood formation and its role in distributing oxygen to various tissues and removing carbon dioxide gas. On the spiritual level these effects are related to the development of and our roles as Christian.
The chapter on gases looks at the physical aspects of gases used in the body such as oxygen and carbon dioxide. On the spiritual side these gases are related to Holy Scripture and its wrong and right applications.
The chapter on nutrition considers the physical aspects of nutrition such as how it nurtures life and the energy of the body. The spiritual aspect focuses on the nutrition of God’s word and how if we treat it flippantly or misinterpret it then it can cause blockages to our spiritual growth.
The chapter on salt considers its physical properties and its role in maintaining the proper functions of our cells. The spiritual aspect looks at how and why we are called to be the salt of the earth as Christians.
The final chapter looks at the body as a whole and how the various tissues of the body are reliant on other distant tissues for life. These findings are then related to our spiritual lives and how they are enlivened and enhanced by others we come into contact with
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About the Book
I became a Christian in my fortieth year. Not long after, it dawned on me that there was a spiritual counterpart to some of my medical research findings and to what I had been teaching medical students. This research included my findings in the areas of cancer, renal stone chemistry, clinical biochemistry, and factors affecting immunity. This correlation between the physical and spiritual was exciting and enhancing to my Christian walk and is discussed in detail in this book. I have tried to remove any scientific terms and details which may confuse the reader and have written it in a simplified, hopefully more understandable, scientific language so that even those with limited scientific knowledge may understand it.
In my initial Christian walk, I was a theistic evolutionist for about twenty years. That is, I believed in God but went along with the evolution story as I had been taught in university studies. However, the first few chapters on Genesis in the bible didn’t make much sense through the lens of evolution. So I brought my scientific knowledge to test these chapters of Genesis. To cut a long story short, I am now a creationist. The first few chapters on Genesis now make complete sense scientifically, as is discussed in this book. In this endeavor I had the considerable help of the Creation Science Group (Creation.com), and my thanks go to them. I should emphasize that my salvation as a Christian has little to do with my creation beliefs. However, my creation beliefs are a firm foundation of my cornerstone beliefs of salvation, justification, and redemption through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross of Calvary for my sins, two thousand years ago.
About the Author
DR. AINSLEY CHALMERS has a PhD in medical science from Flinders University. He is a committed Christian and has worked in medical research in university hospitals for over forty years. He has about one hundred publications on renal stones, cancer, medical biochemistry, and factors affecting immunity.