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Medical Ministry
that we cannot now work in this way; for Satan will exercise his
power by working miracles. God’s servants today could not work
by means of miracles, because spurious works of healing, claiming
to be divine, will be wrought.
For this reason the Lord has marked out a way in which His
people are to carry forward a work of physical healing combined
with the teaching of the word. Sanitariums are to be established,
and with these institutions are to be connected workers who will
carry forward genuine medical missionary work. Thus a guarding
influence is thrown around those who come to the sanitariums for
treatment.
This is the provision the Lord has made whereby gospel medical
missionary work is to be done for many souls. These institutions are
to be established out of the cities, and in them educational work is
to be intelligently carried forward.—
Letter 53, 1904
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Miracles Not a Sure Evidence of God’s Favor
The time is at hand when Satan will work miracles to confirm
minds in the belief that he is God. All the people of God are now
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to stand on the platform of truth as it has been given in the third
angel’s message. All the pleasant pictures, all the miracles wrought,
will be presented in order that, if possible, the very elect shall be
deceived. The only hope for anyone is to hold fast the evidences that
have confirmed the truth in righteousness. Let these be proclaimed
over and over again, until the close of this earth’s history.—
The
Review and Herald, August 9, 1906.
When Christ Refused to Work Miracles
The scene of Christ’s temptation was to be a lesson for all His
followers. When the enemies of Christ, by the instigation of Satan,
request them to show some miracle, they should answer them as
meekly as the Son of God answered Satan, “It is written, Thou
shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.” If they will not be convinced
by inspired testimony, a manifestation of God’s power would not
benefit them. God’s wondrous works are not manifested to gratify
the curiosity of any. Christ, the Son of God, refused to give Satan