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Chapter 1—The Original Perfection of Man
Created in Perfection and Beauty
—Man came from the hand
of his Creator perfect in organization and beautiful in form.—
Christian Temperance and Bible Hygiene, 7
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Man was the crowning act of the creation of God, made in
the image of God, and designed to be a counterpart of God.—
The
Review and Herald, June 18, 1895
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Adam was a noble being, with a powerful mind, a will in har-
mony with the will of God, and affections that centered upon heaven.
He possessed a body heir to no disease, and a soul bearing the
impress of Deity.—
The Youth’s Instructor, March 5, 1903
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He stood before God in the strength of perfect manhood. All
the organs and faculties of his being were equally developed, and
harmoniously balanced.—
Redemption; or the Temptation of Christ,
30
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God’s Pledge to Maintain the Body’s Healthful Action
—The
Creator of man has arranged the living machinery of our bodies. Ev-
ery function is wonderfully and wisely made. And God pledged
Himself to keep this human machinery in healthful action if the hu-
man agent will obey His laws and co-operate with God.—
Counsels
on Diet and Foods, 17
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Responsibility to Heed Nature’s Laws
—A healthy experience
demands growth, and growth demands that careful attention be paid
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to the laws of nature, that the organs of the body may be kept in a
sound state, untrammeled in their action.—
Manuscript 47, 1896
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God Appointed the Inclinations and Appetites
—Our natural
inclinations and appetites ... were divinely appointed, and when
given to man, were pure and holy. It was God’s design that reason
should rule the appetites, and that they should minister to our hap-
piness. And when they are regulated and controlled by a sanctified
reason, they are holiness unto the Lord.—
Manuscript 47, 1896
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