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Temperance and Spirituality
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their sacredness. Disobedience looks pleasing, instead of exceeding
sinful.—
The Signs of the Times, July 8, 1880
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To Overcome Every Hurtful Practice
—The principles of tem-
perance are far-reaching; and there is danger that those who have
received great light on this subject will fail to appreciate this light.
God requires that His people living in these last days, overcome
every hurtful practice, presenting their bodies a living sacrifice, holy,
acceptable unto Him, that they may win a seat at His right hand.
It is our duty to take ourselves in hand, and strive to bring our
minds, our wills, and our tastes into conformity with the require-
ments of our Creator. The grace of God alone can enable us to
do this: by its power our lives may be brought into harmony with
right principles. We shall reap that which we sow, and only those
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who bring themselves into subjection to the will of God are truly
wise.—
Letter 69, 1896
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Controlled by Enlightened Conscience
—If Christians would
bring all their appetites and passions under the control of enlightened
conscience, feeling it a duty they owe to God and to their neighbor
to obey the laws which govern life and health, they would have the
blessing of physical and mental vigor; they would have moral power
to engage in the warfare against Satan; and in the name of Him who
conquered in their behalf, they might be more than conquerors on
their own account.—
Christian Temperance and Bible Hygiene, 39,
40
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Why Many Will Fall
—We want our sisters who are now injur-
ing themselves by wrong habits to put them away and come to the
front and be workers in reform. The reason why many of us will
fall in the time of trouble is because of laxity in temperance and
indulgence of appetite.
Moses preached a great deal on this subject, and the reason
the people did not go through to the promised land was because
of repeated indulgence of appetite. Nine tenths of the wickedness
among the children of today is caused by intemperance in eating
and drinking. Adam and Eve lost Eden through the indulgence of
appetite, and we can only regain it by the denial of the same.—
The
Review and Herald, October 21, 1884
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So Run That Ye May Obtain
—There are precious victories to
gain; and the victors in this contest against appetite and every worldly