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1 Corinthians 2:10
King James Version
10 But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit:
for the Spirit searcheth all things,
yea, the deep things of God.
GOD knows I rest, by watching movies.
And even then, the LORD speaks through the movies He chooses for me to watch.
Today, He showed me a movie which made me question man's ways.
GOD made me watch "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks".
I was intrigued by the word they used -- "immortal".
For there's no mortal that's immortal.
As with every compelling movie, I do some research after I watch it.
And I learned that Henrietta Lacks contracted cancer of the cervix in 1951.
Now, they say it's actually adenocarcinoma.
What really bothered me was when they took samples of her cells without her knowledge.
"During her treatments, two samples were taken from Lacks's cervix without her permission or knowledge; one sample was of healthy tissue and the other was cancerous."
-- Wikipedia
They called her cells "HeLa".
It seems her cells were "durable" and "prolific".
So much so, these were used for extensive scientific study.
"Previously, cells cultured from other human cells would survive for only a few days, but cells from Lacks's tumor behaved differently."
"It was observed that the cells grew robustly, doubling every 20–24 hours, unlike previous specimens, which died out."
-- Wikipedia
It bothers me that the Lacks family was not informed of the doctor's, and hospital's intentions.
Apparently, in those early years, the tissues, or anything taken from a body, during surgery, belonged to the hospital.
I don't know about that, but when my brother's appendix was taken out at an early age, he got to keep it in a bottle.
Which fascinated me, of course -- seeing an appendix for the first time.
Another thing that bothered me was how Henrietta's second child, Elsie, was treated for her epilepsy and and cerebral palsy.
She was institutionalized and received the following treatment:
"Historian Paul Lurz says that it is possible that Elsie was subjected to the pneumoencephalography procedure, where a hole was drilled into a patient's head to drain fluid from the brain, which was then replaced with oxygen or helium to make it easier to see the patient's brain in X-rays."
-- Wikipedia
All these things crush my soul.
These grieve my heart.
Oh, to have saved this mother, and child, from such!
So I turn to the LORD for clarity, and comfort.
I did mention, in another article, that only JESUS can cure us.
Our worldly institutions can't, for they are founded on many gods.
You only need to look at the "Hippocratic Oath", if you don't believe me.
As born again, I look at things Scripturally.
What does the Bible say?
Who really owns the cells of our body?
Who owns our bodies?
SPIRIT led me to these powerful verses:
Genesis 2:7
King James Version
7 And the Lord God formed man
of the dust of the ground,
and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life;
and man became a living soul.
Job 12:9-10
King James Version
9 Who knoweth not in all these
that the hand of the Lord hath wrought this?
10 In whose hand is the soul of every living thing,
and the breath of all mankind.
Job 41:11
King James Version
11 Who hath prevented me, that I should repay him?
whatsoever is under the whole heaven is mine.
Psalm 24:1
King James Version
24 The earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof;
the world, and they that dwell therein.
Ecclesiastes 12:7
King James Version
7 Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was:
and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.
1 Corinthians 3:16
King James Version
16 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God,
and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
1 Corinthians 6:19
King James Version
19 What?
know ye not that your body
is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you,
which ye have of God,
and ye are not your own?
People can debate all they want, but our bodies belong to the LORD.
As such, here are Scripture's commands, and warnings:
Romans 12:1
King James Version
12 I beseech you therefore, brethren,
by the mercies of God,
that ye present your bodies
a living sacrifice,
holy,
acceptable unto God,
which is your reasonable service.
1 Corinthians 3:17
King James Version
17 If any man defile the temple of God,
him shall God destroy;
for the temple of God is holy,
which temple ye are.
1 Corinthians 6:20
King James Version
20 For ye are bought with a price:
therefore glorify God in your body,
and in your spirit,
which are God's.
I dedicate this post to Henrietta Lacks, the Lacks family, especially to Elise, who suffered greatly.
May the GOOD LORD guide us all, in the proper love, care, and treatment of each other.
Whatever profession, or industry, we may be in.
We are all children of the LIVING GOD.
John 1:12-13
King James Version
12 But as many as received him,
to them gave he power to become the sons of God,
even to them that believe on his name:
13 Which were born,
not of blood,
nor of the will of the flesh,
nor of the will of man,
but of God.
Related material:
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (film)
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