25thAugust
What About 1 Timothy 4:8?
Categories: science, health, Christian living | 2008 | by Ken Horn | no commentsThe position of medical science is that exercise is a top priority for good health. Then why does 1 Timothy 4:8 say, “Bodily exercise profiteth little”? Is this an instance where science and the Bible are at odds?
No, there is no disagreement here. The context of the whole verse basically says that physical health has some value, but spiritual health is infinitely more important because it is eternal. First Timothy 4:8 in whole says, “For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come” (NIV).
Ken Horn
