Chapter 37—Proper Diet
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God has furnished man with abundant means for the gratification
of an unperverted appetite. He has spread before him the products of
the earth,—a bountiful variety of food that is palatable to the taste and
nutritious to the system. Of these our benevolent heavenly Father says
we may freely eat. Fruits, grains, and vegetables, prepared in a simple
way, free from spice and grease of all kinds, make, with milk or cream,
the most healthful diet. They impart nourishment to the body, and give
a power of endurance and a vigor of intellect that are not produced by
a stimulating diet.
Letter B 309, 1905
We are all to consider that there is to be no extravagance in any
line. We must be satisfied with pure, simple food, prepared in a
simple manner. This should be the diet of high and low. Adulterated
substances are to be avoided. We are preparing for the future, immortal
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life in the kingdom of heaven. We expect to do our work in the light
and in the power of the great, mighty Healer. All are to act the self-
sacrificing part.
Christian Temperance and Bible Hygiene, 151-152
I saw that God does not require any one to practice such rigid
economy as to weaken or injure the temple of God. There are duties
and requirements in His word to humble the church, and cause them to
afflict their souls; there is no need of making crosses and manufacturing
duties to distress the body, in order to cause humility. All this is outside
the word of God.
The time of trouble is just before us, and then stern necessity will
require the people of God to deny self, and eat merely enough to sustain
life; but God will prepare them for that time. In that fearful hour, their
necessity will be God’s opportunity to impart strength and sustain His
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