This is the final post in my five part review of Dr. Reginald Cherry’s book The Bible Cure. 

• In part one, I discussed the positive elements of the book, noting the heavy theme of “revelation.”  This caused me to hold the author to a higher standard, looking for a Bible cure without error.
• In part two, I closely examined the theme of revelation, noting that the book was based upon science and mysticism. We discovered that the science was outdated. I also pointed out inconsistencies and contradictions in the book.
• In part three we examined the exegesis of several biblical passage and found Dr. Cherry’s application faulty. I came to the conclusion that The Bible Cure is based on mysticism and pseudo science — not the Bible.
• In part four we explored more deeply the mystical nature of The Bible Cure, demonstrating that it advocated the dangerous practice of praying to Satan.

Now we will wrap up this review, looking briefly at the overall lack of development of a theology of biblical health.

Overall Lack of Development.

There is an overall lack of development of the biblical doctrine of health and healing in The Bible Cure. Dr. Cherry overly relies on mysticism, science, and man made ideas, rather than the Bible. Perhaps if he had titled the book something other than “The Bible Cure,” I would not have such a dissatisfied review. His book is not the Bible’s cure for anything (though there are elements of truth). The Bible has so much to say about health, and Dr. Cherry misses it. One example has already been mentioned: the lack of account for the providence of God. But there is more. Dr. Cherry’s Bible Cure is lacking in it’s overall structure of biblical health. If you’d like to learn more about what the Bible says about health, we have many articles that address the issue. Read more here. Dr Cherry’s lack of biblical understanding leads to weaknesses throughout the book — which have been touched upon throughout this review. But there is another item affected: the recipes.

Recipes.

It is commendable that The Bible Cure includes recipes to aid readers along in their “pathway to healing.” But since the Bible Cure misses the foundations of biblical health, even the recipes are polluted. Here are several examples:

1. On page 136 the main ingredient in “Linda’s Breakfast Drink” is 1 package of Carnation Instant Diet Breakfast mix — which contains the following toxins: Sucralose, acesulfame potassium, maltodextrin, carrageenan, natural and artificial flavors, soy lecithin, and other unnatural vitamins and minerals. These are not things God created as “food” for human consumption.
2. The “Cole Slaw” recipe calls for Weight Watcher’s fat-free whipped salad dressing (I couldn’t find the ingredients for this, but see Kraft’s version below) and four packets of Equal (137). Why not honey? Or maple syrup?
3. The “Vinaigrette Dressing” on page 139 calls for Morton Lite Salt (which includes dextrose, a sugar) —  when God gave us natural sea salt, which is perfectly supplied with the minerals necessary to promote good health.
4. The “Low-Fat Lime Dressing” calls for nonfat mayonnaise (140). Kraft’s Fat Free Mayonnaise contains: water, vinegar, modified cornstarch, sugar, high fructose corn syrup, soybean oil, salt, natural flavor, cellulose gel, artificial color, xanthan gum, egg yolks, mustard flour, lactic acid, phosphoric acid, cellulose gum, vitamin E acetate, lemon juice concentrate, dried garlic, dried onions, spice, yellow 6, beta carotene, blue 1, potassium sorbate, and calcium disodium EDTA. How many poisons can you find on that list? I count 10 definite unsafe items on that list (and that is being generous because 1. nothing is organic and 2. some the remaining items are not technically food). God does not want us to eat poison. He wants us to eat real, whole, unadulterated food.
5. There are more examples throughout the recipe portion of the book, including fat-free egg substitutes, products containing GMO, and other low calorie, fat free, non-organic, artificial ingredients. God wants us to eat manna — not chemicals.

Dr. Cherry and his wife Linda radically miss the fundamental nature of  “food” as created by God — again relying on (their) present day science rather than the Bible (or common sense). I  hope I have given my readers enough food for thought and provoked them to examine their own understanding of health through the lens of the Bible. While this ends my critique of the Bible Cure proper, I will share one more minor observation dealing with style: food should be unrefined, grammar shouldn’t.

Grammar Needs Refining.

The Bible Cure could be edited down to almost half its size without altering its content. The book is replete with awkward redundant phrases, repetition, unnecessary words and phrases, long lulling sentences, a tendency to take more words than are necessary to make one or more of its points, and I could go on and on — but I don’t want to bore you. In Dr. Cherry’s defense, his publisher could have been asking him to increase his word count.  But adding unnecessary words makes the book difficult to read with ease and enjoyment. There are also hints of a secret language known only to the followers of Dr. Cherry — with phrases like “in the natural.” This could cause an outsider to scratch his head with uncertainty. Having spent enough time reviewing the more important areas of the book,  I will take no further time to discuss these points.

Conclusion of the Matter (it’s short).

In summary — I can’t recommend The Bible Cure.  Elements of the book are dangerous to good health and sound theology. It does not have the pathway to your healing.

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[1] https://www.carnationbreakfastessentials.com/Products/Powder/Rich-Milk-Chocolate-No-Sugar-Added/Ingredients.aspx

[2] Kraft Fat Free Mayonnaise Ingredients

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