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Foreword
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been issued and reissued in many countries and has been translated
into more than thirty of the world’s leading languages.
The message and the truths set forth in the first edition one hun-
dred years ago remain unchanged in the present volume. However,
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inasmuch as social customs and language styles have changed con-
siderably during the past century, the present text is, in a sense, a
twenty-first century “translation.” Gender-inclusive language has
been adopted, words with current meanings have been substituted
for words that might be misunderstood or have little meaning today,
and some sentence structures have been modernized. Unless oth-
erwise noted, Scripture quotations are from the New King James
Version (NKJV) of the Bible.
As the many new translations of the Bible have created a fresh
interest in the Holy Scriptures, we believe that this edition, prepared
in the offices of the White Estate at the request of the General Con-
ference Health Ministries Department, will be warmly welcomed.
We believe it will enable a new generation of readers to benefit
physically and spiritually by its timeless, inspired message.
That this work, which sets forth a way of life that offers abound-
ing health and involves unselfish service, may fully accomplish its
mission is the sincere hope of the publishers and
The Trustees of the
Ellen G. White Estate
.
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