Chapter 7—Natural Law; How Violated
General Statements
82. Needlessly to transgress the laws of our being is a violation of
the law of God.—
Testimonies for the Church 2:538
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83. If we unnecessarily injure our constitutions, we dishonor
God, for we transgress the laws of our being.—
The Health Reformer,
October 1, 1871
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84. If appetite, which should be strictly guarded and controlled,
is indulged to the injury of the body, the penalty of transgression will
surely result.—
Unpublished Testimonies, August 30, 1896
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85. Every careless action, any abuse put upon the Lord’s mecha-
nism, by disregarding his specified laws in the human habitation, is a
violation of God’s law.—
Unpublished Testimonies, January 11, 1897
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86. Intemperance of any kind is a violation of the laws of our
being.—
The Health Reformer, March 1, 1878 par. 2
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Indulgence of Appetite
87. The laws of our being cannot be more successfully violated
than by crowding upon the stomach unhealthful food just because it is
craved by a morbid appetite.—
How to Live, 52
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88. Eating merely to please the appetite is a transgression of
nature’s laws.—
Unpublished Testimonies, August 30, 1896
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89. Any course of action in eating, drinking, or dressing that
is unhealthful injures the fine works of the human machinery, and
interferes with God’s order. Obstructions are created in bone, brain,
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and muscle, which destroy this wonderful machinery that God has
organized to be kept in order. Any misuse of the delicate workmanship
results in suffering.—
Unpublished Testimonies, May 19, 1897
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90. God has not changed, neither does he propose to change, our
physical organism, in order that we may violate a single law without
feeling the effects of its violation.... By indulging their inclinations
and appetites, men violate the laws of life and health; and if they obey
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