i seem to remember reading that it's appointed once for man to die.
Yes, we are appointed to die physically once, that does not mean it's God's will that His people live in sickness and disease.
He provided for us to have healing at the Cross but sadly most Christians don't believe that and don't stand on God's promises on this topic and many get sick and needlessly die early
You should be because God's Word teaches us about this.
You surely are talking about a perfect human
No, I'm talking about those that see God's promises and stand on those promises and grow in faith to receive what God promised as a reality in their lives.
we can note that the apostle Paul indicated that God allowed a thorn in his side
That was not sickness and disease, it was the devil opposing him and causing trouble for him every where he went.
He asked God to get the devil off of him in error - Paul apparently had not learned what Jesus said to do about the devil which is cast him out in Jesus Name
Mark 16:17
And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;
Jesus never taught anyone to pray and ask the Lord to get the devil off of them. Paul eventually figured this out as we see in the last part of the Book of Acts where he lived in a rented house no man forbidding him to preach the Gospel.
Paul is not Jesus so Paul made some mistakes and had to learn the error of his ways as he grew spiritually just like the rest of us.
Besides, Jesus is the model we are called to follow and Jesus said the devil had nothing in Him. Until Jesus willingly laid down His life to die on the Cross, the devil thought Jesus was teflon don because all his attacks against Jesus failed.
We know illness or accident for a proud person can be used by God to bring humility and sensitivity.
The devil is so very glad to hear that some folk believe this! This is an open door for him to bring destruction in to people's lives due to believing it is God doing evil things to people.
John 10:10
The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
God is good and wants good things for His children.
The devil is bad and wants to bring destruction to God's people.
Those that don't understand this are wide open for deception and destruction.
God is sovereign, and scripture is clear that he chooses to interact with this world, he can ensure perfect health for an individual if he wishes to. But often, in his grace, he uses the bad things that happen to us for our good. Again, the apostle Paul attests to that of course.
Sounds like what the calvinists teach, that God and satan are the same guy!
Their false doctrine make God in to a monster!
do you believe your body will not die?
does it presently not decay?
Sure we will all die eventually and age does cause the body to not be as strong as it was when we were young.
That does not mean I have to put up with sickness and disease in my life. I don't, and no Christian should that knows how to obtain God's promises concerning health.