Chapter 11—Disease and Providence
209. The violation of physical law, and the consequence, human
suffering, have so long prevailed that men and women look upon the
present state of sickness, suffering, debility, and premature death as
the appointed lot of humanity.—
Testimonies for the Church 3:139
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Disease the Result of Natural Causes
210. Many persons complain of Providence because of the dis-
comfort and inconvenience which they suffer, when this is the sure
result of their own course. They seem to feel that they are ill-treated
of God, when they themselves are alone responsible for the ills which
they endure.—
The Review and Herald, October 16, 1883
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211. Are these ills visited upon the race through God’s
providence?—No; they exist because the people have gone contrary to
his providence, and still continue rashly to disregard his laws.—
The
Review and Herald, July 29, 1884
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212. The souls and bodies of people are fast becoming corrupted,
a mass of disease. This would not have been the case if those who
had claimed to believe the truth had lived out its sacred principles.—
Unpublished Testimonies, January 11, 1897
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213. There is a divinely appointed connection between sin and
disease. Sin and disease bear to each other the relationship of cause
and effect.—
Testimonies For The Church 5:444
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214. The course professed Christians generally pursue in following
fashion, irrespective of health and life, brings upon them a train of
evils which they charge back upon Providence, and place arguments in
the mouths of infidels wherewith to assail Christianity.—
The Health
Reformer, November 1, 1870
.
215. God is not responsible for the suffering which follows the
non-conformity to natural law and moral obligations to him.—
The
Health Reformer, October 1, 1871, par. 3
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