Duty to Study the Laws of Life
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it far more important to become learners upon subjects of less conse-
quence to the human agent. Thousands upon thousands know nothing
of the body, and how to care for it. David declared, “I am fearfully and
wonderfully made.” And when God has given us such a habitation,
why should not every apartment be critically examined?—
Unpublished
Testimonies, January 11, 1897
.
31. It is best for those who claim to be sons and daughters of God
to avail themselves, while they can, of the opportunities now presented
to gain a knowledge of the human system, and how it may be preserved
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in health.... The Lord will not work a miracle to preserve any one in
health who will not make an effort to obtain knowledge within his
reach concerning this wonderful habitation that God has given. By
the study of the human organism we are to learn to correct what may
be wrong in our habits, and which, if left uncorrected, will bring the
sure result, disease and suffering, that make life a burden.... Let the
mind become intelligent, and the will be placed on the Lord’s side, and
there will be a wonderful improvement in the physical health. But this
can never be accomplished in mere human strength.—
The Medical
Missionary, December 1, 1892
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Duty of Ministers
32. The ministers in our land need to become acquainted with the
science of physiology. Then they will be intelligent in regard to the
laws that govern physical life, and their bearings upon the health of
mind and soul. Then they will be able to speak correctly upon this
subject. In their obedience to physical laws they are to hold forth the
word of life to the people, and lead up higher and still higher in the
work of reform.—
Unpublished Testimonies, January 11, 1897
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33. In order to be fitted for translation, the people of God must
know themselves. They must understand in regard to their own physi-
cal frames, that they may be able with the psalmist to exclaim, “I will
praise thee, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.”—
Testimonies
for the Church 1:486
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