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Section 7—Fees and Wages
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a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which
are God’s.”
The exorbitant price charged by physicians in this country [Aus-
tralia], when called upon to attend suffering humanity is robbery,
fraud. God gave physicians their wisdom and skill. It is not man
who saves life; it is the Great Restorer. But poor men are often
charged for services they never received....
Called To Righteous Judgment
God calls for physicians who will make reforms in the methods
of treating the sick. He calls for physicians who will cooperate with
Him. He calls for righteous judgment among medical practitioners,
who are acting in His stead. The physician who loves his brother as
he loves himself will not charge exorbitant prices. A change must
take place. It is just as essential that there be reforms in medical
lines as in other business lines. There is grave overreaching in the
charges made by lawyers and doctors. The Lord views all these
things. No tradition, custom, or practice condemned by God must be
followed by the believing physician. He is God’s servant, working
in Christ’s stead, as His representative, and his work, his weights
and measures, pass in review before God. The commandments of
God must be the physician’s standard. He must measure his daily
life by principles of the law.
The Cleansing of the Temple
Christ rebuked the Pharisees and doctors of the law because
of the dishonest practices which they had brought into the temple
courts. These men influenced the buyers and sellers to purchase
cattle at the lowest prices, and then to sell them for a high price to
those coming from a distance, who could not bring their offerings
with them and were therefore compelled to buy them in Jerusalem.
As these men sat at the table, counting the money they had gained
by robbery and extortion, Christ stood before them. His eye flashed
with indignation as He saw the fraudulent transactions which were
carried on. Picking up a scourge of small cords which had been
used to drive cattle to the temple, He drove out those who sold and