In Compassionate
Jesus, Christopher W. Bogosh revealed the hidden dangers into buying into
the medical field advice of prolonging life by any means necessary. This book
is a personal mission to educate readers into learning about the medical
science and the health care system and how they deal with treating dying
patients. It also looks at the spiritual side of death and if prolonging death is
really God’s will for our lives. Christopher W. Bogosh joined the Army in 1989
and became a medical technician and eventually became a registered nurse. He
felt God calling him into ministry and he enjoys helping out as a clinical
hospice liaison. He understands having to endure pain and heartache in his own
life. He recalls having his sister die in a tragic automobile accident and he
struggled with the why questions. Through this horrible event, he learnt that
God is merciful and that he is in complete control and everything has a purpose
and a reason, even when we don’t understand why bad things have to happen. He
realized that everyone is guilty and we all deserve every illness, sickness,
and even death. But God is merciful and He gives us grace and forgiveness for
our numerous sins.
A big emphasis is put on the scripture verse that Paul
wrote that stated, “For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.”
(Philippians 1:21) Christopher W. Bogosh pointed out that is extremely easy to
believe that declare that verse when we are healthy and no sign of sickness is
in our bodies. But will we be able to boldly decree that verse when sickness
and death hits us. And we all know that at some point everyone dies an earthly
death. Whether we choose a life in Heaven or hell is up to us! He has
personally noticed that many Christian will pursue medical treatments at
whatever costs in order to live a longer life. It’s important to remember to
seek God’s will for our lives and not to worship the medical field as our
healer and as our saving living Savior.
My favorite chapter would be “Medical Science: Biblically
Informed”. This section redefined the meaning of brain death and he reinforced
that the medical field announces that the person is dead when a patient’s brain
shows no activity. But for Christians we must remember that even, if their
brain isn’t functioning, but they are still breathing, then they are really
still alive. A person is alive still if their heart is still beating and their
lungs are working. He also took a very critical stand against organ donors who
are still on life support. He has observed that most organ donors who are on
life support and declared dead have their organs removed before life support is
taken off. He also notes that he isn’t against organ donors, but he truly
believes that the medical doctors should wait until after the person is off
life support, and they stop breathing for at least three minutes before
harvesting their organs. He advises people to have a written will and a DNR
order in order that their spouse, children, or family doesn’t have to make the
difficult decisions regarding your health. You can already go ahead and have a
plan ready just in case. I believed that this was great instruction to guide
readers into thinking about how they view death and how they are already
prepare ahead so their families aren’t having to guess what our wishes are.
I would recommend this marvelous book to anyone who is
suffering from a disease, illness, sickness, and possibly a death sentence. The
book will provide readers with the awareness and the real threat of worshiping
the medical field as your one true God. I would also recommend this book especially
to people who are getting older and nearing the age of death. The book
contained loads of information about how to handle and assist people who are
close to death. Even if you’re perfectly healthy right now, this book will be
an enormous advantage for all readers. This book would also benefit pastors and
churches on how to assist people who are terribly sick and dying, and they
could serve and be the catalyst of change and provide much needed encouragement
on their journey into their loving Creator’s arms. I immensely enjoyed reading
about praying in the spirit and praying for God’s will for our lives whether we
are healed on earth or in Heaven. If readers will consider their desires
concerning life support and other issues, then this will save your family from
having to make problematic decisions on your behalf. The book was very well
researched and Christopher W. Bogosh did an excellence job at presenting all of
the Biblical explanations behind the massive facets of medical science and the
problems of lengthening our life. If you’re looking for a book that will
transform your thinking about medical science and you’re wondering what the
Bible states about health and the health care system of today, then this book
is definably the one to read!
“I received this book for free from Cross Focused Reviews / Reformation Heritage Books for this review”.
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