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The Ministry of Healing
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Published September 25, 2015
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May 15, 2024
THE SDA FOUNDER’S PRESENTATION OF HEALTHFUL LIVING PRINCIPLES
Ellen Gould White (1827-1915) was the co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. She claimed to have received numerous visions and dreams from God throughout her life.
She explains, “Many hold faith as an opinion. Saving faith is a transaction, by which those who receive Christ join themselves in covenant relation with God. A living faith means an increase of vigor, a confiding trust, by which, through the grace of Christ, the soul becomes a conquering power.” (Pg. 36)
She observes, “In no place is a closer fellowship with Christ needed than in the work of the physician. He who would rightly perform the physician’s duties must daily and hourly live a Christian life. The life of the patient is in the hands of the physician… How important that the physician shall be ever under the control of the divine Physician!” (Pg. 70) She adds, “To the physician equally with the gospel minister is committed the highest trust ever committed to man. Whether he realizes it or not, every physician is entrusted with the cure of souls.” (Pg. 72)
She notes, “A practice that is laying the foundation of a vast amount of disease and of every more serious evils is the free use of poisonous drugs. When attacked by disease, many will not take the trouble to search out the cause of their illness. Their chief anxiety is to rid themselves of pain and inconvenience. So they resort to patent nostrums… or they apply to a physician for some remedy to counteract the result of their misdoing, but with no thought of making a change in their unhealthful habits. If immediate benefit is not realized, another medicine is tried, and then another. This the evil continues.” (Pg. 77)
She suggests, “It is of little use to try to reform others by attacking what we may regard as wrong habits. Such effort results in more harm than good… We must offer men something better than that which they possess, even the peace of Christ… Show them how infinitely superior to the fleeting joys and pleasures of the world is the imperishable glory of heaven.” (Pg. 98)
She states, “God is just as willing to restore the sick to health now as when the Holy Spirit spoke these words through the psalmist. And Christ is the same compassionate physician now that He was during His earthly ministry… Christ’s servants are the channel of his working, and through them He desires to exercise His healing power. It is our work to present the sick and suffering to God in the arms of our faith. We should teach them to believe in the Great Healer.” (Pg. 148)
She acknowledges, “There are cases where God works decidedly by his divine power in the restoration of health. But not all the sick are healed. Many are laid away to sleep in Jesus… if persons are not raised to health, they should not on this account be judged as waiting in faith.” (Pg. 151)
She notes, “Many articles of food eater freely by the heathen about them were forbidden to the Israelites. It was not arbitrary distinction that was made. The things prohibited were unwholesome. And the fact that they were pronounced unclean taught the lesson that the use of injurious foods is defiling. That which corrupts the body tends to corrupt the soul. It unfits the use for communion with God, unfits him for high and holy service.” (Pg. 183)
She recommends, “Grains, fruits, nuts, and vegetables constitute the diet chosen for us by our Creator. These foods, prepared in as simple and natural a manner as possible, are the most healthful and nourishing. They impart a strength, and power of endurance, and a vigor of intellect that are not afforded by a more complex and stimulating diet.” (Pg. 195) Later, she adds, “The diet appointed men in the beginning did not include animal food. Not till after the Flood, when every green thing on the earth had been destroyed, did man receive permission to eat flesh.” (Pg. 205)
She asserts, “The Bible nowhere sanctions the use of intoxicating wine. The wine that Christ made from water at the marriage feast of Cana was the pure juice of the grape.” (Pg. 219)
She contends, “One of the greatest evils that attends the quest for knowledge, the investigations of science, is the disposition to exalt human reasoning above its true value and its proper sphere. Many attempt to judge of the Creator and His works by their own imperfect knowledge of science. They endeavor to determine the nature and attributes and prerogatives of God, and indulge in speculative theories concerning the infinite One. Those who engage in this line of study are treading upon forbidden ground. Their research will yield no valuable results and can be pursued only at the peril of the soul.” (Pg. 287)
She continues, “In order to obtain an education, many think it essential to study the writings of infidel authors, because these works contain many bright gems of thought. But who was the originator of these gems of thought? It was God, and God only. … Why then should we wade through the mass of error contained in the works of infidels for the sake of a few intellectual truths, when all truth is at our command.” (Pg. 299)
She goes on, “In the colleges and universities thousands of youth devote a large part of the best years of their life to the study of Greek and Latin. And while they are engaged in these studies, mind and character are molded by the evil sentiments of pagan literature, the reading of which is generally regarded as an essential part of the study of these languages… In casting off restraint and plunging into reckless amusement, dissipation, and vice, students are but imitating that which is kept before their minds by these studies….” (Pg. 301)
This book will appeal mostly to SDAs, of course; but other Christians interested in healthful living and healing may also enjoy it.
Ellen Gould White (1827-1915) was the co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. She claimed to have received numerous visions and dreams from God throughout her life.
She explains, “Many hold faith as an opinion. Saving faith is a transaction, by which those who receive Christ join themselves in covenant relation with God. A living faith means an increase of vigor, a confiding trust, by which, through the grace of Christ, the soul becomes a conquering power.” (Pg. 36)
She observes, “In no place is a closer fellowship with Christ needed than in the work of the physician. He who would rightly perform the physician’s duties must daily and hourly live a Christian life. The life of the patient is in the hands of the physician… How important that the physician shall be ever under the control of the divine Physician!” (Pg. 70) She adds, “To the physician equally with the gospel minister is committed the highest trust ever committed to man. Whether he realizes it or not, every physician is entrusted with the cure of souls.” (Pg. 72)
She notes, “A practice that is laying the foundation of a vast amount of disease and of every more serious evils is the free use of poisonous drugs. When attacked by disease, many will not take the trouble to search out the cause of their illness. Their chief anxiety is to rid themselves of pain and inconvenience. So they resort to patent nostrums… or they apply to a physician for some remedy to counteract the result of their misdoing, but with no thought of making a change in their unhealthful habits. If immediate benefit is not realized, another medicine is tried, and then another. This the evil continues.” (Pg. 77)
She suggests, “It is of little use to try to reform others by attacking what we may regard as wrong habits. Such effort results in more harm than good… We must offer men something better than that which they possess, even the peace of Christ… Show them how infinitely superior to the fleeting joys and pleasures of the world is the imperishable glory of heaven.” (Pg. 98)
She states, “God is just as willing to restore the sick to health now as when the Holy Spirit spoke these words through the psalmist. And Christ is the same compassionate physician now that He was during His earthly ministry… Christ’s servants are the channel of his working, and through them He desires to exercise His healing power. It is our work to present the sick and suffering to God in the arms of our faith. We should teach them to believe in the Great Healer.” (Pg. 148)
She acknowledges, “There are cases where God works decidedly by his divine power in the restoration of health. But not all the sick are healed. Many are laid away to sleep in Jesus… if persons are not raised to health, they should not on this account be judged as waiting in faith.” (Pg. 151)
She notes, “Many articles of food eater freely by the heathen about them were forbidden to the Israelites. It was not arbitrary distinction that was made. The things prohibited were unwholesome. And the fact that they were pronounced unclean taught the lesson that the use of injurious foods is defiling. That which corrupts the body tends to corrupt the soul. It unfits the use for communion with God, unfits him for high and holy service.” (Pg. 183)
She recommends, “Grains, fruits, nuts, and vegetables constitute the diet chosen for us by our Creator. These foods, prepared in as simple and natural a manner as possible, are the most healthful and nourishing. They impart a strength, and power of endurance, and a vigor of intellect that are not afforded by a more complex and stimulating diet.” (Pg. 195) Later, she adds, “The diet appointed men in the beginning did not include animal food. Not till after the Flood, when every green thing on the earth had been destroyed, did man receive permission to eat flesh.” (Pg. 205)
She asserts, “The Bible nowhere sanctions the use of intoxicating wine. The wine that Christ made from water at the marriage feast of Cana was the pure juice of the grape.” (Pg. 219)
She contends, “One of the greatest evils that attends the quest for knowledge, the investigations of science, is the disposition to exalt human reasoning above its true value and its proper sphere. Many attempt to judge of the Creator and His works by their own imperfect knowledge of science. They endeavor to determine the nature and attributes and prerogatives of God, and indulge in speculative theories concerning the infinite One. Those who engage in this line of study are treading upon forbidden ground. Their research will yield no valuable results and can be pursued only at the peril of the soul.” (Pg. 287)
She continues, “In order to obtain an education, many think it essential to study the writings of infidel authors, because these works contain many bright gems of thought. But who was the originator of these gems of thought? It was God, and God only. … Why then should we wade through the mass of error contained in the works of infidels for the sake of a few intellectual truths, when all truth is at our command.” (Pg. 299)
She goes on, “In the colleges and universities thousands of youth devote a large part of the best years of their life to the study of Greek and Latin. And while they are engaged in these studies, mind and character are molded by the evil sentiments of pagan literature, the reading of which is generally regarded as an essential part of the study of these languages… In casting off restraint and plunging into reckless amusement, dissipation, and vice, students are but imitating that which is kept before their minds by these studies….” (Pg. 301)
This book will appeal mostly to SDAs, of course; but other Christians interested in healthful living and healing may also enjoy it.
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