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message as the arm is to the body, to have their coworkers, by their
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practice, teach principles that are entirely opposite? ... The light which
God has given upon health reform can not be trifled with without injury
to those who attempt it; and no man can hope to succeed in the work
of God while, by precept and example, he acts in opposition to the
light which God has sent.
The Review and Herald, May 8, 1883, No. 19 (Healthful Living,
39)
One reason why we do not enjoy more of the blessing of the Lord
is, we do not heed the light which He has been pleased to give us in
regard to the laws of life and health.
Christian Temperance and Bible Hygiene, 52-53
In order to preserve health, temperance in all things is necessary,—
temperance in labor, temperance in eating and drinking. Our Heavenly
Father sent the light of health reform to guard against the evils resulting
from a debased appetite, that those who love purity and holiness may
know how to use with discretion the good things He has provided for
them, and that by exercising temperance in daily life, they may be
sanctified through the truth....
God requires the body to be rendered a living sacrifice to Him,
not a dead or a dying sacrifice. The offerings of the ancient Hebrews
were to be without blemish, and will it be pleasing to God to accept a
human offering that is filled with disease and corruption? He tells us
that our body is the temple of the Holy Ghost; and He requires us to
take care of this temple, that it may be a fit habitation for His Spirit.
The apostle Paul gives us this admonition: “Ye are not your own; for
ye are bought with a price; therefore, glorify God in your body and in
your spirit, which are God’s.” All should be very careful to preserve
the body in the best condition of health, that they may render to God
perfect service, and do their duty in the family and in society.
It is as truly a sin to violate the laws of our being as it is to break the
ten commandments. To do either is to break God’s laws. Those who
transgress the law of God in their physical organism, will be inclined
to violate the law of God spoken from Sinai.