"Church Goers Live Longer" is what a recent newspaper headline read. It caught my attention and I found the article to be quite interesting...
"Many Americans say they attend church because it helps them stay grounded and gives them spiritual guidance. A new study suggests that regular attendance may also help increase their lifespan. Researchers looked at data on nearly 75,000 middle-age female nurses in the United States as part of the Nurses' Health Study. The participants answered questions about whether they attended religious services regularly every four years between 1992 and 2012, and about other aspects of their lives over the years. The researchers found that women who went to church more than once a week had a 33% lower risk of dying during the study period compared with those who said they never went."
After hearing the result of this study one doctor speculated that, "The one (aspect) that is significantly more predictive of good health is about religious service attendance," Most people report that they are spiritual, and it is possible that actually attending religious services is good for their health because they are taking actions that are in line with their beliefs"
So in other words, the "moral of the study" is- do what the Bible says and you will live longer...
I would like to add something to this; If you call on the Name of Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior (which is something the Bible says we ought to do) then not only will you live longer, you will have eternal life.
