The Mental Insider

  Defining Wellness             A biblical worldview of wellness integrates the wholeness of man as body, mind, and spirit. In Paul’s First Epistle to the Thessalonians, he explains this wholeness and says, “And the very God of Peace Sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ” ( King James Bible, 1769/2017, I Thessalonians 5:23). Therefore, if any one of these aspects is not in alignment with the others, then there is illness or dis-ease. Traditionally a biblical worldview has differed from a secular worldview of wellness that focused on the body specifically. However, in recent years the secular worldview of wellness has begun to expand to include much more than just the body. Dunlop (2014) explains, “Thankfully, wellness is much more than physical health and freedom from distressing symptoms. Wellness involves the whole of our bei...