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Section 10—Opportunities for Ministry In Hospitals
and Sanitariums
Restoration Through Reformation
The human family is suffering because of the transgression of
the laws of God. Satan is constantly urging men to accept his
principles, and thus he is seeking to counterwork the work of God.
He is constantly representing the chosen people of God as a deluded
people. He is an accuser of the brethren, and his accusing power he
is constantly using against those who work righteousness. The Lord
desires through His people to answer Satan’s charges by showing
the result of obedience to right principles.
He desires our health institutions to stand as witnesses for the
truth. They are to give character to the work which must be carried
forward in these last days in restoring man through a reformation of
the habits, appetites, and passions. Seventh-day Adventists are to be
represented to the world by the advance principles of health reform
which God has given us.
Still greater truths are unfolding for this people as we draw near
the close of time, and God designs that we shall everywhere establish
institutions where those who are in darkness in regard to the needs
of the human organism may be educated, that they in their turn may
lead others into the light of health reform....
To Reveal the Principles of God’s Kingdom
It is God’s design to manifest through His people the principles
of His kingdom. That in life and character they may reveal these
principles, He desires to separate them from the customs, habits,
and practices of the world. He seeks to bring them near to Himself,
that He may make known to them His will....
A great work is to be accomplished in setting before men the
saving truths of the gospel. This is the means ordained by God to
stem the tide of moral corruption. This is His means of restoring His
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