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Shall we who have had such great opportunities allow the people
of the world to go in advance of us in health reform? Shall we cheapen
our minds and abuse our talents by wrong eating? Shall we transgress
God’s holy law by following selfish practices? Shall our inconsistency
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become a byword? Shall we live such unchristianlike lives that the
Saviour will be ashamed to call us brethren?
Shall we not rather do that medical missionary work which is the
gospel in practice, living in such a way that the peace of God can rule
in our hearts? Shall we not remove every stumbling block from the
feet of unbelievers, ever remembering what is due to a profession of
Christianity? Far better give up the name of Christian than make a
profession and at the same time indulge appetites which strengthen
unholy passions.
A Reformation Called For
God calls upon every church member to dedicate his life unre-
servedly to the Lord’s service. He calls for decided reformation. All
creation is groaning under the curse. God’s people should place them-
selves where they will grow in grace, being sanctified, body, soul, and
spirit, by the truth. When they break away from all health- destroying
indulgences, they will have a clearer perception of what constitutes
true godliness. A wonderful change will be seen in the religious
experience....
“It is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation
nearer than when we believed. The night is far spent, the day is at
hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on
the armor of light. Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting
and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and
envying. But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision
for the flesh, to fulfill the lusts thereof.”
Romans 13:11-14
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