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Section 4—Our Medical College
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the world. The more the Bible is studied, the deeper will be your
knowledge of God. The truths of His word will be written in your
soul, making an ineffaceable impression.
These things God has been opening before me for many years.
In our medical missionary training schools we need men who have a
deep knowledge of the Scriptures, men who can teach these lessons
to others clearly and simply just as Christ taught His disciples that
which He deemed most essential.
And the needed knowledge will be given to all who come to
Christ, receiving and practicing His teachings, making His word a
part of their lives. The Holy Spirit teaches the student of the Scrip-
tures to judge all things by the standard of righteousness and truth
and justice. The divine revelation supplies him with the knowledge
that he needs. Those who place themselves under the instruction of
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the great Medical Missionary, to be workers together with Him, will
have a knowledge that the world, with all its traditionary lore, cannot
supply.—
Counsels to Parents, Teachers, and Students, 474-484
Development of Experience
Spiritual Growth
To every student who is seeking a medical education I would
say, Look beyond the present. Turn away from the transitory things
of this life, from selfish pursuits and gratifications. For what purpose
are you seeking an education? Is it not that you may relieve suffering
humanity? As the mind is enlarged by true knowledge, the heart is
warmed by a sense of the goodness, compassion, and love of God.
The soul is filled with an earnest longing to tell others how they
may cooperate with the great Master Worker. You will do much for
yourselves as you impart the knowledge you receive. Thus you will
gain more knowledge to impart, and your ability to work for God
will increase
There are those who will suggest to you that in order to be
successful in your profession you must be a policy man; you
must
at times depart from strict rectitude. These temptations find a read
welcome in the heart of man; but I speak that which I know. Do not
be deceived or deluded. Do not pamper self. Do not throw open
a door through which the enemy may enter to take possession of