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| More need they the physician than the divine. |
I. Luke 14:1-4
The patient presents symptoms consistent with
oedema, but Jesus does not impart to Luke
medical knowledge about underlying causes,
salt intake, or diuretics, thereby prolonging
human suffering for 2000 years.
II. Luke 17:11-19
Ten patients present symptoms of advanced
leprosy, but Jesus does not impart to Luke
medical knowledge about Mycobacterium
laprae, multi-drug therapies, thereby
prolonging human suffering for 2000 years.
III. Luke 18:35-43
The patient presents vision loss as a symptom,
but Jesus does not impart medical knowledge to
to Luke about eye conditions and
simple eyeglasses, thereby prolonging human
human suffering for 2000 years.
IV. Luke 8:43-48
The female patient presents symptoms
consistent with uterine fibroids, but
Jesus does not impart medical knowledge
to Luke about hysterectomy and
myomectomy, thereby prolonging human
suffering for 2000 years.
V. Luke 9:38-42
The pediatric patient presents symptoms
of epileptic seizure--convulsions, frothy
saliva, expiratory groans--but Jesus does
not impart medical knowledge to Luke
about possible lead poisoning or juvenile
epilepsy, ketogenic diet, and antiepileptic
medicines, thereby prolonging human
suffering for 2000 years.
VI. Luke 8:27-35
The patient presents symptoms
consistent with Cluster A and B of a
personality disorder, but Jesus does
not impart medical knowledge to
Luke about psychotherapy, cognitive-
behavior therapy, and group therapy,
thereby prolonging human suffering
for 2000 years.
VII. Luke 22:50-51
The patient has a severed ear
that can be reattached, but Jesus
does not impart medical knowledge
to Luke about germ theory and
antiseptic surgery, thereby prolonging
human suffering for 2000 years.
Doctor Luke---didst thou not learn to
preserve, to distil, to heal? Ask'st Him
not a question? Thou speak'st not like
a physician. Consider that by medicine
life might be prolonged? The patients
die while the physicians sleep.
Gospel according to St. Luke--
"Verbum Domini; laus tibi, Christe."
Thus credulous fools are caught.
