Sabbath School Lesson

QUARTERLY
Senior Division, Fourth Quarter, 1958

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"But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness
arise with healing.in his wings; .•." Malachi 4: 2
 These lessons are intended to direct our minds to the instructions God
has given us regarding the health work so that we may hear the Spirit of
God speaking to US as He calls us to a higher standard and spirituality
that we may be able to receive the rewards of the overcomer. The
health message must go hand in hand with the gospel.
"When properly conducted, the health work is an entering wedge,
making a way for other truths to reach the heart. When the third angel's
message is received in its fulness, health reform will be given its place
in the councils of the Conference, in the work of the church, in the
home, at the table, and in all the household arrangements. Then the
right arm will serve and protect the body.
"But while the health work has its place in the promulgation of the
third angel's message, its advocates must not in any way strive to make
it take the place of the message... ." -Testimonies, vol. 6, p. 327.
This is even more important as the time draws near for the message
to swell into the loud cry, and the final preparation is being made to
receive the latter rain.

THE GENERAL CONFERENCE COMMITTEE

Theortj and Practice Inseparable

All who study the word are represented as eating the word, feeding
on Christ.... Even as the bodily necessities must be supplied daily, 80
the word of God must be daily studied-eaten, and digested, and practiced.
This sustains the nourishment, to keep the soul in health. The neglect of
the word meqns starvation to the soul. The word describes the blessed
man as one meditating day and night upon the truths of God's word. We
all are to feast upon the word of God. The relation of the word to the
believer is a vital matter. Appropriating the word to our spiritual necessities
is the eating of the leaves of the tree of life that are for the healing of
the nations. Study the word, and practice the word, for it is your life.
-Ellen G. White Letter 4, 1902.

Sabbath School Lesson Quarterly, "Our Health Message," for October to December, 1958,
is published by the Seventh Day Adventist Reform Movement General Conference and
printed by the Reformation Herald Publishing Association (a corporation of the Seventh
Day Adventist Reform Movement) at Sacramento, California, United States of America.
Mailing Address: P. O. Box 5234 Oak Park, Sacramento 17, California.

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Lesson No. 1 - Sabbath, October 4, 1958.

HEALTH REFORM TO BE A SPIRITUAL BLESSING

Key text; "But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live
by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth
of God." Matthew 4: 4.

Questions

A. Health Reform is Connected with the Sanctuary Service.

1. Where in the Sanctuary is Christ, our great High Priest, ministering
for us at the present time? Hebrews 6: 19, 20.
2. What solemn work is going on in the heavenly sanctuary even as
we study this lesson? Daniel 7: 7·9; Revelation 11: 18,19.
3. To show God's care for the physical needs as well as the spiritual,
what was preserved in the ark together with the tables of stone?
Hebrews 9: 4.
4. What was expected of the people in ancient times, and how does
this apply to those who live in the antitypical day of atonement?
Leviticus 23: 28,29; Isaiah 58: 3·8.
NOTE: " ... It is not the wicked world, but those whom the Lord
designates as 'My people: that are reproved for their transgressions.
He declares further, 'Yet they seek Me daily, and delight to know My
ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinances
of their God.' Here is brought to view a class who think themselves
righteous, and appear to manifest great interest in the service of God:
but the stern and solemn rebuke of the Searcher of hearts proves them
to be trampling upon the divine Precepts." -Great Controversy, p.: 452.
B. God's Plan.
5. According to Peter, what is Christ to His followers? I Peter 2: 21-23.
NOTE: "His first test was on the same point where Adam failed. It
was through temptations addressed to the appetite that Satan had
overcome a large portion of the human race, and his success had made
him feel that the control of this fallen planet was in his hands. But in
Christ he found one who was able to resist him, and he left the field
of battle a conquered foe." -Christian Temperance and Bible Hygiene,
p. 16.
6. Why did Satan feel he had an advantage over Christ when he
tempted Him on appetite? Luke 4: 2, 3.
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NOTE: "Many who profess godliness do not inquire into the' reason
of Christ's long period of fasting and suffering in the wilderness. His
anguish was not so much from the pangs of hunger as from His sense
of the fearful' result of ,the indulgence of appetite and passion upon
the race. He knew that appetite would be man's idol and would lead
him to forget God, and would stand directly in the way of his salvation."
-Redemption; or the Temptation of Christ, p. 50.
7. What great truth did Christ teach concerning the relation between
our temporal and physical needs? Luke 4: 4.
NOTE: "... And our only hope of regaining Eden is through firm self-
control. If the power of indulged appetite was so strong upon the race,
that, in order to break ,its hold, the divine Son of God, in man's behalf,
had to endure a fast of nearly six weeks, what a work is hefore the
Christian! Yet, however great the struggle, he may overcome. By the
help of that divine power which withstood the fiercest temptations that
Satan could invent, he, too, may be entirely successful in his warfare
with evil, and at last may wear the victor's crown in the kingdom of
God." -Counsels on Diet and Foods, p. 167.
8. In giving his gracious decree to the Jews, what did Artaxerxes
say was to be done for those who knew not the laws of God? Ezra
7: 25.
NOTE: "Those who are willing to inform themselves concerning the
effect which sinful indulgence has upon the 'health, and who begin
the work of reform, even from selfish motives, may in so doing place
themselves, where the 'truth of God can reach their hearts. And, on
the other hand, those who have been reached by the presentation of
Scripture truth, are in a position where the conscience may be aroused
upon the subject of health...." -Counsels on Health, p. 22.
9. What is needed in the lives of those who would become the
sons and daughters of God? John 1: 12.
10. How did Christ impress the lesson upon the people that the heavenly
Father is 'interested in their physical needs? Matthew 6: 11.
C. Health Reform to be a Blessing.
11. What kind of life did Christ have in view for His followers? John
10: 10.
NOTE: "The work of health reform is the Lord's means for lessening
suffering in our world and for purifying His church. Teach the people
that they can act as God's helping hand, by co-operating with the Master-
worker in restoring physical and spiritual health. This work bears the
signature of heaven, and will open doors for the entrance of other
.precious truths. There is room for all to labor who will take hold of
this work intelligently." -Testimonies, vol. 9, pp. 112, 113.

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12. Why did the Testimonies refer to health reform as the right arm
and not the left? Why is "the wedge" a suitable symbol for this
work?
ANSWER: "... The right arm of the body of truth is to Le constantly
active, constantly at work, and God will strengthen it. But it is not
to be made the body. At the same time the body is not to say to the
arm, 'I have no need of thee." The body has need of the arm in order
to do active work. Both have their appointed work, and each will
suffer great loss if worked independently of the other." -TestimollitJs,
vol. 6, p. 288.
"I am intensely interested in the education of medical students as
missionaries. This is the very means of introducing the troth where
otherwise it would not find an entrance.
"I can see in the Lord's providence that the medical missionary work
is to be a great entering wedge, whereby the diseased soul may be
reached." -Counsels on Health, p. 535.

Lesson No. 2 - Sabbath, October 11, 1958.

HEALTH COMES FROM GOD-DISEASE FROM SATAN

Key text: "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because
thou hast rejected knowledge, 1 will also reject thee... ." l:Iosea 4: 6.
Questions

A. Sin and Disease.

1. In the performance of miracles for the healing of the sick, how
did Jesus make .clear the true cause of disease? Mark 2: 5.
NOTE: "The sense of sin has poisoned the springs of life. But Chnst
says, 'I will take your sins; 1 will give you peace. 1 have· bought you
with My blood. You ·are mine. My grace shall· strengthen your weakened
will: your remorse for sin 1 will remove.' .. ." -Ministry of Healing; p. 85.
2. Instead of the blessing expected to come with a knowledge of evil,
what curse came to Adam after his fall? Genesis 2: 17 (margin).
NOTE: "By sin we have been severed from the life of God. Our souls
are palsied. Of ourselves we are no more capable of living a holy life
than was the impotent man capable of walking... ." -Ibid., p. 84.
3. Who instigated the action which opened the flood gates of dis-
ease? Genesis 3: 1-4.
NOTE: "Satan exulted in his success. He had tempted the woman
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to distmst God's love," to dQubt his wisdom, and to transgress his law,
and through her he had caused the overthrow of Adam." -Patriarchs and
Prophets, p. 57.
4. In contrast to the hea"lthy nation of Israel, what condition prevailed
among the Egyptians? Exodus 15: 26. "
5. What was the particular characteristic of these diseases? Deuteronomy
28: 59.
B. Disease, the Tool of Satan.
6. To counteract the effect "of a critical situation in the early work
which arose from the sickness of so many leaders and believers,
what light did the Lord send in 1865?
ANSWER: "In the vision given me in Rochester, N. Y., Dec. 25, 1865,
I was shown that our Sabbath-keeping people have been negligent in
acting up0n' the light which God has given in regard to the health
reform; that there is yet a great Iwork before us; and that, as a people,
we have been too backward to follow in God's opening providence, as
he has chosen to lead us." -Testimonies, vol. 1, p. 483.

7. Why is it that so many of God's people are afflicted with disease

and die prematurely? Hosea 4: 6.
NOTE: "... It should be impressed upon the youth that all have an
influence that is constantly telling upon society, to improve and elevate,
or to lower and debase. The first study of the young should be to know
themselves and how to keep their bodies in health." -Fundamentals of
Christian Education, p. 26.
8. When men turn from divine light, what counsel will they receive
and where will it lead? Job 38: 2.
NOTE: "I was shown that more deaths have been caused by drug-
taking than from other causes combined....
"... But generally the persons who suffer pain become impatient.
They are not willing to use self-denial, and suffer a little from hunger.
Neither are they willing to wait the slow process" of nature to build up
the overtaxed energies of the system. But they are determined to obtain
relief at once, and take powerful drugs, prescribed by physicians....
"Drugs never cure disease. They only change the form and location.
Nature alone is the effectual restorer, and how much better could she
perform her task if left to herself... ." -Spiritual Gifts, vol. 4, pp. 133, 134.
9. Who else is able to work miracles and perform lying wonders in
the last days? Revelation 13: 14.
NOTE: "From time to time I have received letters from both ministers

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and lay members of the church, inquiring if I think it wrong to consult
spiritualistic and clairvoyant physicians. So numerous are these agents
of Satan becoming, and so general is the practice of seeking counsel
from them, that it seems needful to utter words of warning.
"Not a few in this Christian age and Christian nation resort to evil
spirits, rather than trust to the power of the living God... ." -Christian
Temperance, p. Ill.
10. What fearful warning was given against disobedience? Deuteronomy
28: 21,22.
NOTE: "They are withholding, and robbing God, for they are fearful
they shall come to want. They dare not trust God. This is one of the
reasons that, as a people, we are so sickly, and so many are falling
into their graves. The covetous are among us. Lovers of the world, also
those who have stinted the laborer in his hire, are among us." -Testimonies,
vol. 2, p. 199.
C. Health is from God.
11. Where should all men and women be taught to look for restoration
and preservation from sickness? Exodus 15: 26; Psalm 103: 3.
NOTE: "It is God's design to manifest through His people the principles
of His kingdom. That in life and character they may reveal these princi-
ples, He desires to separate them from the customs, habits, and practices
of the world. He seeks to bring them near to Himself, that He may
make known to them His will... ." -Medical Ministry, p. 187.
12. What promise of freedom from disease is conditional upon obedience?
Deuteronomy 7: 15.
13. What method did Christ use in teaching the people? Matthew 4: 23.
14.. What provision is made in the New Testament church for those
who are sick? James 5: 14.
NOTE: "In the word of God we have instruction relative to special
prayer for the recovery of the sick. But the offering of such prayer is
a most solemn act, and should not be entered upon without careful
consideration. In many cases of prayer for the healing of the sick, that
which is called faith is nothing less than presumption." -Ministry of
Healing, p. 227.

"When young men and women are sober-minded and cultivate piety
and devotion, they will let their light shine forth to others, and there will
he vital power in the church."
-Testimonies on Sabbath School Work, page 48.

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Lesson No. 3 - Sabbath, October 18, 1958.

LIGHT ON HEALTH REFORM

Key text: "But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shinetll
more and more unto the perfect day." Provo 4: 18.
Questions

A. Health Reform to Bring Light and Blessing.

1. What work did Christ combine with His physical healing? Matthew
11: 1; Mark 6: 6.
2. Who was recipient of special light from heaven' in order that her
son might be prepared for a special work of deliverance in the
time of the Judges? JIJdges 13: 2·7.
3. What counsel was given by Rachab to his sons? How was this
counsel used by the servants of God to sh'ow the blessings of
obedience? Jeremiah 35: 1·10.
NOTE: "God sought thus to bring into sharp contrast the obedience of
the Rechabites with the disobedience and rebellion of His people.
The Rechabites had obeyed the command of theit father, and now
refused to be enticed into transgression. But the men of Judah had
hearkened not to the words of the' Lord, and were in consequence about
to suffer His severest judgments." -Prophets and Kings, p. 424.
4. In the list of fruits that should be found on the Christian tree,
what is the last one mentioned by 'the' apostle Paul? Galations
5: 22, 23.
NOTE: "When persons are spoken to on the subject of health, they
often say, 'We know a great deal better' than we do.' They do not
realize that they are accountable for every ray of light in regard to
their physical well-being, and that their every habit is open to the
inspection of God. Physical life i,s not to be treated in a haphazard
manner. Every organ, every fiber of the being, is to be sacredly guarded
from harmful practices." -Testimonies, vol. 6, p. 372.
B. The Knowledge of Health to be ,Given to the World.
5. What instruction did Christ give to His disciples and followers
when He sent them out to labor for souls? Matthew 10: 1.
NOTE: "... Why should they not love Jesus, and sound His praise?
As He passed through the towns and cities' He was like a vital current,
diffusing life and joy wherever He went.
"The followers of Christ are to labor as He did. We are to feed the
hungry, clothe the na~d, and comfort the suffering and afflicted. We
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are to minister to the despairing, and inspire hope in the hopeless...."
-Desire uf Ages, p. 350.
6. To what other family was the messenger sent with the light of
health reform? Luke 1: 13-15.
7. What was to be the special mission of John the Baptist? Luke 1: 16.
NOTE: "John was to go forth as Jehovah's messenger, to bring to men
the light of God. He must give a new direction to their thoughts. He
must impress them with the holiness of God's requirements, and their
need of His perfect righteousness. Such a messenger must be holy. He
must be a temple for the indwelling Spirit of God. In order to fulfill
his mission, he must have a sound physical constitution, and mental
and spiritual strength. Therefore it would be necessary for him to control
the appetite and passions. He must be able so to c::mtrol all his powers
that he could stand among men as unmoved by surrounding circumstances
as the rocks and mountains of the wilderness." -Desire of Ages, p. 100.
8. What responsibility is included in the gospel commission to God's
people today?
ANSWER: "And we should teach others how to preserve and to recover
health. For the sick we should use the remedies which God has provided
in nature, and we should point them to Him who alone can restore. It
is our work to present the sick and suffering to Christ in the arms of
our faith. We should teach them to believe in the Great Healer. ..."
-Desire of Ages, p. 824.
C. Healing to Glorify God.
9. To preserve a consciousness of the correct relationship toward God
in health reform, what close connection should be kept in mind
continually? Genesis 2: 7.
10. In the healing of the impotent man at the gate Beautiful, to
whom did Peter give the credit for the miracle performed? Acts
3: 1·9, 12, 13.
NOTE: "When the disciples saw the amazement of the people, Peter
asked, 'Why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us,
as though by our own power of holiness we had made this man to
walk?' He assured them that the cure had been wrought in the name
and through the merits of Jesus of Nazareth,. whom God had raised
from the dead...." -Acts of the Apostles, p. 59.
11. Is the human body able to function by its own inherent power?
Is it able to heal itself from any sickness?
ANSWER: "The physical organism of man is under the supervision of
God, but it is not like a clock which is set in operation, and must go
of itself. The heart beats, pulse succeeds pulse, breath succeeds breath,
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but the entire being is under the superVlSlon of God. 'Ye are God's
husbandry; ye are God's building: In God we live, and move, and have
our being. Each heartbeat, each breath, is the inspiration of Him who
breathed into the nostrils of Adam the breath of life,-the inspiration
of the everpresent God, the great I AM." -Review and Herald, Nov. 8,
1898.
12. What experience in the Old Testament is typical of those who
pass the truth by and put their confidence in the lying wonders
of Satan? II Kings 1: 2,3.
NOTE: "The magicians of heathen times have their counterpart in the
spiritualistic mediums, the clairvoyants, and the fortune-tellers of today.
The mystic voices that spoke at Endor and at Ephesus are still by their
lying words misleading the children of men. Could the veil be lifted
from before our eyes, we should see evil angels employing all their
arts to deceive and destroy. Wherever an influence is exerted to cause
men to forget God, there Satan is exercising his bewitching power. ..."
-Acts of Apostles, p. 290.
13. If obedient to the precious light revealed in His word, what will
the nations say concerning the children of God? Deuteronomy 4: 6.

Lesson No. 4 - Sabbath, October 25, 1958.

HEALTH REFORM-A LINE OF DEMARCATION
Key text: "For ye are bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your
body, and in your spirit, which are God's:' I Cor. 6: 20.

Questions
A. Separation from the World.
1. What principle should be remembered by those who are tempted
to conform to this world? Amos 3: 3.
NOTE: "... The heavenly principles that distinguish those who are
one with Christ from those who are one with the world have become
indistinguishable. The professed followers of Christ are no longer a
separate and peculiar people. The line of demarcation is indistinct.
The people are subordinating themselves to the world, to its practices,
its customs, its selfishness. The church has gone over to the world in
transgression of the law when the world should have come to the church
in obedience to the law. Daily the church is being converted to the
world:' -Christ's Object Lessons, pp. 315, 316.
2. Why did the Lord call His people out of Egypt? Psalm 105: 43·45;
Acts 7: 7.
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 3. What principle was given by Christ to define human stewardship,
and what compromise did He say was impossible? Matt. 6: 24; Luke
16: 13.
NOTE: "There are only two classes in our world: those who are obedient
to Jesus Christ, who seek the Master, to do His will, and work for the
attainment of the salvation of their own soul, and the souls of every
one who is associated with them, who names the name of Christ; and
the children of disobedience. There are but two classes in our world... ."
-Testimonies to Ministers, p. 271.
4. How does the apostle John summarize our relationship with the
world? John 15: 19; I John 4: 4,5.
B. Dress Reform a Standard.
5. What two things did God require of the children of Israel, and
for what purpose? Numbers 15: 38·40.
NOTE: "Many who profess to believe the Testimonies live in neglect
of the light given. The dress reform is treated by some with great
indifference, and by others with contempt, because there is a cross
attached to it. For this cross 1 thank God. It is just what we need to
distinguish and separate God's commandment-keeping people from the
world. The dress reform answers to us as did the ribbon of blue to
ancient Israel. The proud, and those who have no love for sacred truth,
which will separate them from the world, will show it by their works... ."
-Testimonies, vol. 3, p. 171.
6. What further definite instruction was given by God to the children
of Israel, and for what purpos~? Deuteronomy 22: 5.
NOTE: "There is an increasing tendency to have women in their dress
and appearance as near like the other sex as possible, and to fashion
their dress very much like that of men, but God pronounces it abomina-
tion... ." --Testimonies, vol. 1, p. 421.
7. What guiding principles should govern the dress of both men
and women in the Christian church? I Timothy 2: 9; I Peter 3: 3.
NOTE: "Many dress like the world, in order to have an influence over
unbelievers; but here they make a sad mistake. If they would have a true
and saving influence, let them live out their profession, show their faith
by their righteous works, and make the distinction plain between the
Christian and the worldling. The words, the dress, the actions, should
tell for God...." -Testimonies, vol. 4, p. 634.
8. What is the real purpose of the Christian dress?
ANSWER: "Another evil which custom fosters is the unequal distribution
<..f the c1othing,- so that while some parts of the body have more than is
required, others are insufficiently clad. The feet and limbs, being remote
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from the vital organs, should be especially guarded from cold by abundant
clothing. It is impossible to have health when the extremities are habit-
ually cold; for if there is too little blood in them there will be too much
in other portions of the body. Perfect health requires a perfect circulation;
but this cannot be had, while three or four times as much clothing is
worn upon the body, where the vital organs are situated, as upon the
feet and limbs." -Counsels on Health, pp. 92, 93.
C. Christians Separated from the World by Food.
9. What probiem arose in the New·Testament church concerning the
use of food purchased in the public market place? Acts 15: 20.

NOTE: HEating, drinking, and dressing all have a direct bearing upon our
spiritual advancement." -Youth's Instructor, May 31, 1894.
10. In what Old Testament experience did the question of diet involve
a separation of the children of God from the world even at the
peril of their lives? What was the outcome of this experience~
Daniell: 8, 10,12·16,19,20.
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NOTE: HAt the very outset of their career there came to them a decisive
test of character. .. , In such homage, loyalty to Jehovah forbade Daniel
and his companions to join. Even a mere pretense of eating the food or
drinking the wine would be a denial of their faith. To do this would be
to array themselves with heathenism, and to dishonor the principles of
the law of Cod." -Prophets and Kings, p. 481.

11. What comparison is there between the inhabitants of the world

today and those of the days before the flood? Matthew 24: 37·39.
NOTE: H.•. God did not con'demn the antediluvians for eating and drink-
ing; ...
HA similar condition of things exists now. That which is lawful in
itself is carried to excess. Appetite is indulged without restraint. Professed
followers of Christ are today eating and drinking with the drunken, while
their names stand honored in church records. Intemperance benumbs the
moral and spiritual powers, and prepares the way for indulgence of
the lower passions. , .." -:-Patriarchs and Prophets, p. 101.

12. What does the.' Lord "see among His people that is particularly
displeasing to Him?
ANSWER: H... God's people have, to a great extent, lost their peculiarity,
and have been gradually patterning after the world, and mingling with
them, until they have' in many respects become like them. This is dis-
pleasing to God.. ,." -Testimo"!ies, vol. 1, p. 525.
13. What guiding principle should actuate everything that a Christian
does? I Corinthians 10: 31.

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NOTE: "Our habits of eating and drinkin/.( show whether we are of
the world or amon/.( the number whom the Lord hy His mighty cleaver of
truth has separated from the world." -fhid., vo!. 6, p. 372.

Lesson No. 5 - Sabbath, November 1, 1958.

THE MIND AND THE WILL
Key text: "Let this mind he in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:"
Philippians 2: 5.
Questions
A. Satan Seeks Control of the Mind and the Will.
1. In the final temptation of the Master in the wilderness, what did
Satan really require of Him? Matthew 4: 10.
NOTE: "When the tempter offered to Christ the kingdom and glory of
the world, he was proposing that Christ should yield up the real kingship
of the world, and hold dominion subject to Satan." -Desire of Ages,
p. 130.
2. When Satan controls the mind, what effect will this often have
upon the body? Mark 5: 3·5; Matthew 8: 28.
NOTE: "But no sooner had they stepped upon the beach than their
eyes were greeted by a sight more terrible than the fury of the
tempest. From some hiding place among the tombs, two madmen rushed
upon them as if to tear them in pieces. Hanging about these men
were parts of chains which they had broken in escaping from confinement.
Their flesh was torn and bleeding where they had cut themselves with
sharp stones. Their eycs glared out from their long and matted hair,
the very likeness of humanity seemed to have been blotted out by the
demons that possessed them, and they looked more like wild beasts
than like men." -Desire of Ages, p. 337.
3. What marked contrast was seen in the same individual when he
had yielded himself to the control of the Master? Mark 5: 15.
NOTE: "With authority He bade the unclean spirits come out of them.
His words penetrated the darkened minds of the unfortunate men. They
realized dimly that One was near who could save thel11 from the tor-
menting demons....
"Meanwhile a marvelous change had come over the demoniacs. Light
had shone into their minds. Their' eyes beamed witl; i~telligence. The
counteminces, so long deformed into the image of Satan, became suddenly
mild, the bloodstained hands were quiet, and with glad voices the
men praised God for their deliverance." -Desire of Ages, p. 338.
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 4. In what other experience did the disciples contend with the power
of Satan as He controlled a human mind? What lesson is there
in this for our day? Luke 9: 38·42.

NOTE: "The nine disciples werc yet pondering upon the bittcr Lict
of their own failure; and when Jesus was once more alone with them,
them, they questioned, 'Why could not we cast him out?' Jesus answered
them, 'Because of your unbelief! .. .' Their unbelief, that shut them
out from deeper sympathy with Christ, and the carelessness with which
they regarded the sacred work committed to them, had caused their
failure in the conflict with the powers of darkness.

"In order to succeed in such a conflict they must come to the work
in a different spirit. Their faith must be strengthened by fervent prayer
and fasting, and humiliation of heart. They must be emptied of self, and
be filled with the Spirit and power of God. Earnest, persevering suppli-
cation to God in faith-faith that leads to entire dependence upon God,
and unreserved consecration to His work-can alone avail to bring men
the Holy Spirit's aid in the battle against principalities and powers,
the rulers of the darkness of this world, and wicked spirits in high places."
-Desire of Ages, pp. 429-431.
5. Is it only evil people who come under the control of Satan or
his agents? Matthew 16: 22,23.
NOTE: "Satan was trying to discourage Jesus, and turn Him from His
mission; and Peter, in his blind love, was giving voice to the temptation.
The prince of evil was the author of the thought. His instigation was
behind that impulsive appeal. ..." .,...Ihid., p. 416.

6. What 'speci'al work is entrusted to the servants of God? II Timothy

2: 25, 26.
B. The Sphere of the Will.
7. What is required of all who would know the truth? John 7: 17.
NOTE: "Through the right exercise of the will, an entire change may
be made in the life. By yielding up the will to Christ, we ally ourselves
with divine power. We receive strength from above to hold us steadfast.
A pure and noble life, a life of victory over appetite and lust, is
possible to everyone who will unite his weak, wavering human will
to the omnipotent, unwavering will of God." -Counsels on Health, p. 440.
8. What example set by Christ is to be followed by His children to the
end of time? John 5: 30; 6: 38.
9. Who alone is fit for the knogdom of God? Matthew 7: 21; 12: 50.
10. What illustration did Christ lise to show the importance of obeying
God? Matthew 21: 28·31.
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C. Submission of the Mind to Divine Control.
11. In the daily petitions to God, for what should we ask? Matthew 6: 13.
NOTE: "The tempter can nevcr compel us to do evil. He cannot
control minds unless they are yielded to his control. The will must
consent, faith must let go its hold upon Christ, before Satan can exer-
cise his power upon us. But every sinful desire we cherish affords him
a foothold. Every point in which we fail of meeting the divine standard
is an open door hy whic:h he can enter to tempt and destroy us. And
every failure or defeat on our part gives occasion for him to reproach
Christ." -Desire of Ages, p. 125.
12. In the New Testament covenant, where does the Lord promise to
write His law? Hebrews 10 :16.
13. Who will be kept in perfect peace? Isaiah 26: 3.

Lesson No. 6 - Sabbath, November 8, 1958.

DIVINE PROVISION FOR THE SICK .

Key text: "Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man
soweth, that shall he also reap." Galatians 6: 7.
Questions
A. Christ's Attitude toward the Sick.
1. When Jesus ministered to the sick and suffering, what particuliar
prophecy in the Old Testament did He fulfill? Isaiah 61: 1; Luke
4: 18·21.
NOTE: "During His ministry, Jesus devoted more time to healing the
sick than to preaching. His miracles testified to the truth of His words,
that He came not to destroy, but to save. Wherever He went, the
tidings of His mercy preceded Him...." -Ministry of Healing, p. 19.

2. What tender mercy did Jesus reveal to the people that gathered
around Peter's home? Mark 1: 30-34; Matthew 8: 16, 17.

NOTE: "Varied were the circumstances and needs of those who be-
sought His aid, and none who came to Him went away unhelped. From
Him flowed a stream of healing power, and in body and mind and soul
men were made whole.
"The Saviour's work was not restricted to any time or place. His
compassion knew no limit. ..." -Ministry of Healing, p. 17.
3. When Jesus saw that the people were more interested in the
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 miracles and wonderful works He performed, what did He do?
John 6: 26; Matthew 8: 18.
NOTE: "In the excitement which then pervaded Capernaum there was
danger that the object of His mission would be lost sight of. Jesus was not
satisfied to attract attention to Himself merely as a wonder-worker or
as a healer of physical disease. He was seeking to draw men to Him as
their Saviour. ..." -Ministry of Healing, p. 31.
B. Satan's Deception.
4. In contrast to current medical reports, do the Scriptures record
that Jesus cured the disease or that he cured the ones that suffered
from the diseases? Luke 17: 12.18; Mark 5: 25-30, 34.

NOTE: The Scriptures show plainly that Jesus was interested in men
and women as individuals. The record does not say aoything about
Jesus curing leprosy or any other serious disease as such, but tells liS
specifically that He healed ten lepers; He healed the woman; He healed
the men and women who came to Him with their sicknesses, and delivered
them from the bondage of sin or evil spirits.
5. When the judgments of God came upon the Philistines and they
were smitten with death and tumors, what plan was proposed by
the heathen priests? I Samuel (i: 3-5, 17.
NOTE: "To ward off or to remove a plaguc, it was anciently the custom
among the heathen, to make an image in gold, silvcr, or other material,
of that which caused the destruction or of the objcct or part of the
body specially affected....
"It was in accordance with the prevailing superstition that the PJlilis-
tine lords directed the people to make representations of the plagues
by which they had been afflicted...." -Patriarchs and Prophets, p . .587.

The Scripture record makes it very plain that thc i\/astcr's interest
was always in the individual,-a soul to be saved; someone to he helped
He never referred to a disease as though it were an evil spirit,-something
to be feared and avoided-but implied that it. was a condition arising
from certain causes and He always warned the people to he careful
not to repeat the causes that hrought them into this condition.
6. What warning should be heeded by the children of God? Jeremiah
10: 2.
NOTE: "The one book that is essential for all to study is the Bible.
Studied with reverence and godly fear, it is the greatest of all cducators.
In it there is no sophistry. Its pages are filled with truth. Would you
gain a knowledge of God and Christ, whom He sent into the world to
live and die for sinners? A)~ earnest, diligent study of the Bible is
necessary in order to gain this knowledge." -Counsels on Heillth, p. 369.
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 7. Is there any advantage or blessin~ in turning from the counsel of
God to the wisdom of the world? Isaiah 30: 1,2.

NOTE: "I have been pained when many students have been encouraged
to go where they would receive an education in the use of drugs. Thc
light 1 have received on the subject of drugs is altogether different from
the use made of them at these schools or at the sanitariums. We must
become enlightened on these subjects." -Medical Ministry, p. 228.

8. What special warning is given to the Christian churches? I Timothy

6: 20,21.
NOTE: "I was shown that Satan's power is especially exercised upon
the people of God. Many were presented before me in a doubting, des-
pairing condition. The infirmities of the body affect the mind. A cunning
and powerful enemy attends our steps, and employs his strength and
skill in trying to tum us out of the right way. And it is too often the
case that the people of God are not on their watch, therefore are ignorant
of his devices. He works by means which will best conceal himself
from view, and he often gains his object." -Testimonies, vol. 1, p. 304.

C. Dmgs in the Place of Nature's Remedies.

9. When unsancitfied human wisdom is put in the place of the
divine, what is the result? Proverbs 16: 25.

10. What was God's' purpose in the establishment of sanitariums and

treatment rooms?
ANSWER: ": .. It is the Lord's purpose that His method of healing
without drugs shall be brought into prominence in eyery large city through
our medical institutions. God invests with holy dignity those who go
forth farther and still farther, in every place to which it is pOSSible to
obtain entrance. Satan will make the work as difficult as possible, but
divine power will attend all 'tme-hearted workers. Guided by our heavenly
Father's hand, let us go forward, improving every opportunity to extend
the work of God:' -C ounsels on Health, p. 394.

11. What counsel should be remembered when considering the claims

that modern science advances in favor of drug medication and
the use of antibiotics? II Timothy 3: 7.
NOTE: "Nothing should be put into the human system that will leave
a baleful influence behind. And to carry out the light on this subject,
to practice hygienic treatment, is the reason which has been given me
for establishing sanitariums in various localities.

"The intricate names given medicines are used to cover up the matter,
so that none will know what is given them as remedies unless they
consult a dictionary... :' -Medical Ministry, p. 228.

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12. What great invitation must be given to all, especially the sick?
Revelation 22: 17; John 5: 40.
NOTE: H, .. We must seek to draw them to the Great Healer. In the
work of healing, let the physicians work intelligently, not with drugs,
but by following rational methods. Then let them by the prayer of
faith draw upon the power of God to stay the progress of disease. This
will inspire in the suffering ones belief in Christ and the power of
prayer, and it will give them confidence in our simple methods of
treating disease. Such work will be a means of directing minds to the
truth, and will be of great efficiency in the work of the gospel ministry."
-Medical Ministry, p. 29.

Lesson No. 7 - Sabbath, November IS, 1958.

GOD'S PURPOSE IN DIETARY

Key Text: HBiessed art thou, 0 land, when thy king is the son of nobles,
and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness."
Ecclesiastes 10: 17.
Questions

A. The Provision of Food by God.

1. What wonderful provision was made by God for the physical sus-
tenance and enjoyment of man? Genesis 1: 29; 2: 9.
NOTE: H... In this garden were trees of every variety, many of them
laden with fragrant and· delicious fruit. There were lovely vines, growing
upright, yet presenting a most graceful appearance, with their hranchcs
drooping under their load of tempting fruit, of the riehest and most
varied hues... In the midst of the garden stood the tree of life,
surpassing in glory all other trees. Its fruit appeared like apples of gold
and silver, and had the power to perpetuate life." -Patriarchs and Prophets,
p. 47.
2. When shut away from the tree of life and facing degeneration and
death, what food was added to man's diet? Genesis 3: 18.
NOTE: H... Upon leaving Eden to gain his livelihood by tilling the
earth under the curse of sin, man received permission to eat also 'the herb
of the field.'
HGrains, fruits, nuts, and vegetables constitute the diet chosen for
us by our Creator. These foods, prepared in as simple and natural manner
as possible, are the most healthful and nourishing. They impart a strength,
a power of endurance, and a vigor of intellect, that are not afforded by
a more complex and stimulating diet." -Ministry of Healing, p. 296.
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 3. What permission was given man after the flood? Genesis 9: 3.

NOTE: "The diet appointed men in the beginning did not include
animal food. Not till after the flood, when every green thing on earth
had been destroyed, did man receive permission to eat flesh." -Ministry
of Healing, p. 311.
n. The Effect of Dietary on the Life.
4. If we would have the blessing of God, what principle should
guide our eating? Ecclesiastes 10: 17.
5. What restrictions were placed upon ancient Israel to minimize
the ill effect of a flesh diet? Leviticus 3: 17; ll.
NOTE: "Flesh was never the best food; but its use is now doubly
objectionable, since disease in animals is so rapidly increasing. Those
who use flesh foods little know what they are eating. Often if they
could see the animals when living. and know the quality of the meat
they eat, they would turn from it with loathing. People are continually
eating flesh that is filled with tuberculous and cancerous germs. Tuber-
culosis, cancer, and other fatal diseases are thus communicated." -MinistnJ
of Healing, p. 313.
6. What should always be remembered about the use of flesh and
its effect upon spirituality? Psalm 106: 15.
NOTE: "The moral evils of a flesh diet are not less marked than are
the physical ills. Flesh food is injurious to health, and whatever affects
the body has a corresponding effect upon the mind and soul. Think of
the cruelty to animals that meat-eating involves, and its effect on
those who inflict and those who behold it. How it destroys the tender-
ness with which we should regard these creatures of God!" -Ministry of
Healing, p. 315.
7. What comparison is there between the average age of the patriarchs
before the flood and of the men in the time of the kings? Genesis
5: 5,8, ll, 14, 17,20,27,31; Psalm 90: 10.
NOTE: "After the flood the people ate largely of animal food ... And
he (God) permitted that long-lived race to eat animal food to shorten their
sinful lives. Soon after the flood the race began to rapidly decrease in
size, and in length of years... ." -Spiritual Gifts, vol. 4, p. 121.
8. What warning against over-indulgence in eating and drinking is
especially directed to Christ's followers today? Luke 21: 34.
9. What previous experience in history was cited, and what would
be the effect upon those that followed in the same path? Matthew
24: 38, 39.
NOTE: "The world, full of rioting, full of godless pleasure, is asleep,
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asleep in carnal secmity. ~'Ien arc puttinl-( afar off the coming of the
Lord. They laul-(h at warninl-(s...." -Desire of Ages, p. 635.
C. Blessings Associated with Eating.
10. What purpose did Jesus have in His heart as He attended the
wedding feast at Cana? What should be cur purpose in attending
any such function? John 2: 1·11.
NOTE: "Jesus did not bel-(in His ministry by some I-(reat work before
the Sanhedrin at Jemsalem. At a household I-(atherinl-( in a little Galilean
village His power was put forth to add to the joy of a wedding feast.
Thus He showed His sympathy with men, and His desire to minister
to their happiness. In the wilderness of temptation He Himself had
drunk the cup of woe. He came forth to I-(ive to men the cup .,f
blessinl-(, by His benediction to hallow the relations of human life."
-Desire of Ages, p. 144.
II. What simple diet was privileged for the prophet who was a type
for those living in the last days? I Kings 17: 3·6; 9: 16.
NOTE: "The time of trouble is just before us; and then stern necessity
will require the people of God to deny self, and to eat merely enough
to sustain life; but God will prepare us for that time...." -Testimonies,
vol. 1, p. 206.
12. When Elijah was depressed both physically and spiritually, what
gracious provision did God make to meet his need? I Kings 19: 6,7.
13. What did this enable him to do? I Kings 19: 8.
NOTE: Notice especially how the Lord led Elijah step by step in
his diet. Eventually he was prepared to take the extreme fast. Today,
the Lord has also promised to direct us in our dietary that we will be
prepared to withstand the troublous times ahead.

Lesson No. 8 - 'Sabbath, November 22, 1958.

COUNSELS CONCERNING EATING

Key text: "To everything there is a season, and a time to L:very
purpose under the heaven." Ecclesiastes 3: I.
Questions
A. The Staff of Life.
I. What are the basic needs of the physical body? Exodus 23: 23.
2. What figure of speech did Christ use to illustrate His divine
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 miSSion, and the blessings to be received through the gospel? John
6: 35; Matthew 15: 26.
3. What was the significance of the "shew-bread," or the "bread of
the presence," which was to be kept before the Lord? Leviticus
24: 5-9.
NOTE: "... It was an acknowledgment of man's dependence upon God
for both temporal and spiritual food, that it is received only through the
mediation of Christ. God had fed Israel in the wilderness with bread
from heaven, and they were still dependent upon his bounty, both for
temporal food and spiritual blessings. Both the manna and the show-
bread pointed to Christ, the living bread, who is ever in the presence
of God for us...." -Patriarchs and Prophets, p. 354.
4. How does the prophet Ezekiel express the suffering and privation
that would come to His people when His presence was withdrawn?
What promise does He make to the faithful? Ezekiel 4: 16; 5: 15;
Isaiah 33: 16.
5. What are some of the counsels given in the Spirit of Prophecy
concerning the making of bread?
ANSWER:
1. White flour is not the best.
2. Fine-flour bread is lacking in nutritive elements.
3. Soda or baking-powder in bread is harmful and unnecessary.
4. Take the trouble to learn better methods.
5. Milk should not be used in the place of water.
6. Bread should be light and sweet.
7. Not the least taint of sourness should be tolerated.
8. Loaves should be small, thoroughly baked.
9. Hot or new-raised bread... should never appear on the table,
"... This rule does not, however, apply to unleavened bread. Fresh
rolls made from wheaten meal without yeast or leaven, and baked in
a well-heated oven are both wholesome and palatable."
"... Zwieback, or twice-baked bread, is one of the most easily digested
and most palatable of foods ...."
" ... It takes thought and care to make good bread; but there is more
religion in a loaf of good bread than many think. ..." -Ministry of Healing,
pp. 300, 301.
B. General Instructions.
6. With the simple diet provided for the Israelites in the wilderness,
what provision was made that there should be variety in their
meals? Exodus 16: 23.
NOTE: "The meals should be varied. The same dishes, prepared in
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the same way, should not appear on the table meal after meal and
day after day. The meals are eaten with greater relish, and the system
is better nourished, when the food is varied." -Ministry of Healing, p. 300.

Manna could be baked, seethed, (or boiled) or eaten as it fell.

"It is not well to eat fruit and vegetables at the same meaL .. ."
-Ibid., p. 299.
7. What does the Lord remember when He is considering the needs
of the different people in various places of the earth? Psalm 87: 4.
NOTE: "If we plan wisely, that which is most conducive to health
can be secured in almost every land....
"Nature's abundant supply of fruits, nuts, and grains is ample, and
year by year the products of all lands are more generally distributed to
all, by the increased facilities for transportation... ." -Ministry of Healing,
p. 297.
8. Is it important to have a regular time for eating? Ecclesiastes 3: 1.
NOTE: "Regularity in eating is of vital importance. There should be
a specified time for each meal. At this time, let everyone eat what the
system requires, and then take nothing more until the next meaL .. ."
-Ministry of Healing, p. 303.
"Another serious evil is eating at improper times, as after violent or
excessive exercise, when one is much exhausted or heated... \iVhen one is
excited, anxious, or hurried, it is better not to eat until rest or relief is
found." -Ibid., p. 306.
"... After disposing of one meal, the digestive organs need rest. At
least five or six hours should intervene between the meals; and most
persons who give the plan a trial, will find that two meals a day are
better than three." -Ibid., p. 304.
9. What counsel is given us concerning a very common mistake in
eating habits?
ANSWER: "Food should not be eaten very hot or very cold. 1£ food
is cold, the vital force of the stomach is drawn upon in order to warm
it before digestion can take place. Cold drinks are injurious for the
same reason; while the free use of hot drinks is debilitating. In fact,
the more liquid there is taken with the meals, the more difficult it is
for the food to digest; for the liquid must be absorbed before digestion
can begin. Do not eat largely of salt, avoid the use of pickles and
spiced foods, eat an abundance of fruit, and the irritation that calls
for so much drink at meal time will largely disappear."
"Food should be eaten slowly, and should be thoroughly masti-
cated... ." -Ministry of Healing, p. 305.
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10. In view of the fact that the children of Israel were prohibited
from making fires on the Sabbath day, should we eat our meals
cold on that day? Exodus 35: 3.
NOTE: "Cooking on the Sabbath should be avoided; but it is not
therefore necessary to eat cold food. In cold weather the food prepared
the day before should be heated...." -Ministry of Healing, p. 307.
n. What further instruction is given concerning the Sabbath meals?
ANSWER: "... And let the meals, however simple, be palatable and
attractive. Especially in families where there are children, it is well,
on the Sabbath, to provide something that will be regarded as a treat,
something the family do not have every day.
"We should not provide for the Sabbath a more liberal supply or
a greater variety of food than for other days... ." -Ministry of Healing,
p. 307.
12. What habit observed in Abraham's time is also enjoined upon
Christians that they, too, may participate in the blessing of God?
Genesis 18: 2·8,33; I Peter 4: 9,10.
NOTE: "These admonitions have been strangely neglected. Even among
those who profess to be Christians, true hospitality is little exercised.
Among our own people the opportunity of showing hospitality is not
regarded as it should be, as a privilege and blessing. There is altogether
too little sociability, too little of a disposition to make room for two or
three more at the family board, without embarrassment or parade....
"It is a denial of Christ to make preparation for visitors which requires
time that rightly belongs to the Lord. In this we commit robbery to
God... ." -Testimonies, vol. 6, p. 343.
13. Can the poor claim exemption from this' requirement?
ANSWER: "Poverty need not shut us out from showing hospitality. We
are to impart what we have... At the family board and the family
altar the guests are made welcome. The season of prayer makes its
impression on those who receive entertainment, and even one visit may
mean the saving of a soul from death. For this work the Lord makes
a reckoning, saying, 'I will repay.''' -Testimonies, vol. 6, p. 347.

"While it is essential that wise patient efforts should be made by the

teacher, .the work must not be left altogether to the Sabbath school and
church worker, but it must find its foundation and support in the work
of the home. Parents have a sacred responsibility and charge committed
to them, and they are called upon to keep their charge, to bear their re-
sponsibility in the fear of God, watching for the souls of their children
as they who must give an account." -Testimonies on Sabbath School
Work, page 35.
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Lesson No. 9 - Sabbath, November 29, 1958.

GOD'S REMEDIAL AGENCIES

Key text: "Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among
the heathen, I will be. exalted in the earth:' Psalm 46: 10.
Questions
A. Sunshine and Air.
1. What was created on the fourth day? Genesis 1: 14·19.
NOTE: "God makes His sun to shine on the just and on the unjust, and
this sun represents Christ, the Sun of Righteousness, who shines as the
light of the world, giving His blessings and mercies, seen and unseen,
to rich and poor alike. This principle is to guide our conduct toward
our fellowmen ...." -Testimonies to Ministers, p. 280.
2. Because the sun is such a great blessing to all mankind, what
special caution was given the children of God? Deuteronomy 4: 19.
NOTE: The sun and moon were objects of worship to the Egyptians.
"Baal, the sun-god of Phoenicia" was the heathen deity, mentioned so
frequently in the Scriptures, to which the children of Israel were often
tempted to turn.
3. How did Job regard the simple heathen custom of kissing the
hand to the sun? Job 31: 26-28.
NOTE: "The mighty power that works through all nature and sustains
all things is not, as some men of science represent, merely an all-pervading
principle, and actuating energy. God is a spirit; yet He is a personal
being, for man was made in His image.
"God's handiwork in nature is not God Himself in nature. The things
of nature are an expression of God's character; hy them we may under-
stand His love, His power, and His glory; but we are not to regard
nature as God...." -Testimonies, vol. 8, p. 263.
4. To whom is sunlight especially valuable, and what influence should
that have upon our homes?
ANSWER: "Invalids too often deprive themselves of sunlight. This is
one of Nature's most healing agents. It is a very simple, therefore not
a fashionable remedy, to enjoy the rays of God's sunlight, and beautify
our homes with its presence...." -Testimonies, vol. 2, p. 527.
"... Dispense with heavy curtains, open the windows and the blinds,
allow no vines, however beautiful, to shade the windows, and permit
no trees to stand so near the house as to shut out the sunshine. The
sunlight may fade the drapery and the carpets, and tarnish the picture-

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frames; but it will bring a healthy glow to the cheeks of the children."
-:\1inistry of Healing, p. 275.
5. What was given to the newly-created man to make him a living
soul? Genesis 2: 7.
6. What truths can be learned from the counsel given a brother
whose work kept him largely indoors?
ANSWEH.: " ... This change would bring him more out of doors, into
the open air. His hlood flows sluggishly through his veins for want
of tho vivifying air of heaven. He has done well his part in the work at
the Office, but still he has needed the electrifying influence of pure air
and sunlight out of doors, to make his work still more spiritual and
enlivening." -Testimonies, vol. 1, p. 517.
"... The influence of pure, fresh air is to cause the blood to circulate
healthfully through the system. It refreshes the body, and tends to
render it strong and healthy, while at the same time its influence is
deCidedly felt upon the mind, imparting a degree of composure and
serenity. It excites the appetite, and renders the digestion of food more
perfect, and induces sound and sweet sleep." -Ihid., p. 702.
B. Exercise and Rest.
7. In contrast to the reasoning of those influenced by the teaching
of evolution, how was man created? Ecclesiastes 7: 29.
8. How should a Christian apply himself to his work? Ecclesiastes
9: 10.
9. What instruction is given concerning the value of exercise?
ANS\VER: " ... They have not given their bodies exercise nor their lungs
food, which is pure, fresh air; therefore it is impossible for the blood
to be vitalized, and it pursues its course sluggishly through the system.
The more we exercise, the better will be the circulation of the blood.
More people die for want of exercise than through over-fatigue; very
many more rust out than wear out. Those who accustom themselves to
proper exercise in the open air, will generally have a good and vigorous
circulation. VVe are more dependent upon the air we breath than upon
the food we eat...." -Testimonies, vol. 2, pp..525, 526.
10. What is said of the sleep of a man who works hard? Which people
were invited by Christ to rest? Ecclesiastes 5: 12; Matthew 11: 28.
NOTE: "Some make themselves sick by overwork. For these, rest, free-
dom from care, and a spare diet, are essential to restoration of health.
To those who are brain weary and nervous because of continual labor
and dose confinement, a visit to the country, where they can live
a simple, care-free life, coming in dose contact with the things of
natllfe, will be most helpful. Roaming through the fields and woods,
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picking the flowers, listening to the songs of the birds, will do far
more than any other agency toward their recovery." -Ministry of Healing,
pp. 236, 237.
C. Trust in Divine Power.
11. In the midst of the busy activity of modern life, what instruction
comes to us from the Lord through the inspired writings of the
psalmist? Psalm 49: 10.
NOTE: "The Christian nurse, while administering treatment for the res-
toration of health, will pleasantly and successfully draw the mind of
the patient to Christ, the healer of the soul as well as of the body.
The thoughts presented, here a little and there a little, will have their
influence. The older nurses should lose no favorable opportunity of
calling the attention of the sick to Christ. They should be ever ready to
blend spiritual healing with physical healing," -Ministry of Healing, pp.
223, 224.
12. In times when men's hearts are failing them for fear, what comfort-
ing words are brought to us by the gospel prophet? Isaiah 27: 5.
NOTE: "Pure air, sunlight, abstemiousness, rest, exercise, proper diet,
the use of water, trust in divine power,-these are the true remedies... ,"
-Ministry of Healing, p. 127.
13. What people will be honored by God? I Samuel 2: 30.
14. What striking assurance of divine care is given by Christ? Matthew
10: 29-31.

Lesson No. 10. - Sabbath, December 6, 1958.

OTHER REMEDIAL AGENCIES

Key text: "Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of
salvation," Isaiah 12: 3.
Questions
A. The River of Life.
1. In the garden of Eden, which way did the river flow? Genesis
2: 10-14.
NOTE: "So also Christ presented the principles of truth in the gospel.
In His teaching we may drink of the pure streams that flow from the
throne of God... ," -Counsels to Teachers, p. 385.
2. In the new earth, where is the source of the river of the water of
life? Revelation 22: 1,2.
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 3. What wonderful truth did Jesus explain to a heathen woman
concerning the water of life? John 4: 6·41.
4. What is promised the children of God in the time of need? Isaiah
43: 2.
5. In the days of Jesus, what healing virtue was attributed to certain
pools of water? By what action did Jesus give His endorsement
to the use of water as an healing agent? John 5: 2·4; 9: 7.
B. Healing with Water.
6. What story in the Old Testament recalls a miraculous healing
by following specific instructions in the use of water? II Kings 5.
NOTE: ..... But it was only through following the specific directions of
the prophet that he could find healing. Willing obedience alone would
bring the desired result.
"Naaman's servants entreated him to carry out Elisha's directions. 'If
the prophet had bid thee do some great thing,' they urged, 'wouldest
thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee,
Wash, and be clean?'" -Prophets and Kings, p. 249.

7. Does it betray a lack of faith to use such natural remedies as

may be available, and are according to the best of our knowledge?
ANSWER: "It is no denial of faith to use rational remedies judiciously.
"Vater, air, and sunshine, these are God's healing agencies."
"The use of certain herbs that the Lord has made to grow for the
good of men, is in harmony with the exercise of faith." -MS 31, 1911.
8. What can be used in many ways to relieve suffering?

ANSWER: "Water can be used in many ways to relieve suffering.

Draughts of clear, hot water, taken before eating (half a quart more or
less), will never do any harm, but will rather be productive of good... If
the eyes are weak, if there is pain in the eyes, or inflamation, soft flannel
cloths, wet in hot water and salt, will bring relief quickly...When the
head is congested, if the feet and limbs are put in a bath with a
little mustard, relief will be obtained." -Letter 35, Feb. 6, 1890.
9. What other important natural agents will make the use of water
effective?
ANSWER: "Nature will want some assistance to bring things to their
proper condition, which may be found in the simplest remedies, especially
in the use of nature's own furnished remedies,-pure air, and with a
preciolls knowledge of how to breathe; pure water, with a knowledge
of how to apply it; plenty of sunlight in every room in the house if
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be gained by its use. All these are powerful in their efficiency...."
-A.fedical Ministry, pp. 223, 224.
C. Counsel Concerning Herbs.
10. What simple and soothing antiseptic salve was used in the times of
Christ, and what was combined with its application? Luke 10: 34.
11. What very useful remedy was also well known in Old Testament
times? Jeremiah 8: 22; 46: 11; 51: 8.
12. What counsels are given by the servant of the Lord for His
people in the last days?
ANSWER: "The true method of healing the sick is to tell them (Jf
the herbs that grow for the benefit of man. Scientists have attached
large names to these simplest preparations, but true education will
lead us to teach the sick that they need not call in a doctor any more
than they would call in a lawyer. They can themselves administer the
simple herbs if necessary." -MS. 105, 1898.
"This is God's method. The herbs that grow.for the benefit of man,
and the little handful of herbs kept and steeped and used for sudden
ailments, have served tenfold, yes, one hundred fold better purposes,
than all the drugs hidden under mysterious names and dealt out to
the sick." -Testimony by E. G. White, B-59, 1898.
"The Lord has given some simple herbs of the field that at times
are beneficial; and if every family were educated in how to use these
herbs in case of sickness, much suffering might be prevented, and no
doctor need be called. These old-fashioned, simple herbs, used intelli-
gently, would have recovered many sick, who have died under drug
medication." -Letter 82, 1897.
" ... The Lord has provided antidotes for disease in simple plants,
and these can be used by faith, with no denial of faith; for by using
the blessings provided by God for our benefit we are co-operating with
Him. We can use water and sunshine and the herbs which He has
caused to grow for healing maladies brought on by indiscretion or
accident." -MS. 65, 1899.

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Lesson No. 11 - Sabbath, December 13, 1958.

TEMPERANCE

Key text: "Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is
at hand." Philippbns 4: 5.

Questions

A. Bible Temperance.

1. What is essential to success in the Christian race? 1 Corinthians

9: 25.
NOTE: "... True temperance teaches us to dispense entirely with every-
thing hurtful, and to use judiciously that which is healthfuL ..."
-Patriarchs and Prophets, p. 562.
"With our first parents, intemperate desire resulted in the loss of
Eden. Temperance in all things has more to do with our restoration
to Eden than men realize." -Ministry of Healing. p. 128.
2. What is impossible for those who indulge their appetites?
ANSWER: "All who are partakers of the divine nature will escape
the corruption that is in the ;world through lust.· It is impossible for
those who indulge the appetite to attain to Christian perfection...."
-Testimonies, vol. 2, p. 400.
3. Where especially should te~perance be practiced? Proverbs 22: 6.
NOTE: "Parents should so conduct themselves that their lives will be
a daily lesson of self-control and forbearance to their household....
We urge that the principles of temperance be carried into all the
details of home life; that the example of parents should be a lesson
of temperance." -Signs of the Times, April 20, 1882.

4. What are we told about wine and what is also included in the
same class? Proverbs 20: L
NOTE: "Intoxication is just as really produced by wine, beer, and
cider, as by stronger drinks. The use of these drinks awakens the
taste for those that are stronger, and thus the liquor habit is established.
Moderate drinking is the school in which men are educated for the
dn;nkard's career. Yet so insidious is the work of these milder stimu-
lants that the highway to drunkenness is entered before the' victim
suspects his danger." -Ministry of Healing, pp. 332,333.
5. Does the common excuse for accidents and crimes of every degree,
"I was drunk," make the offender any less guilty? Leviticus
10: 1,2,8-10.
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NOTE: "While intoxicated, every degree of crime has been committed,
and yet the perpetrators have been excused in many instances, because
they knew not what they were doing. This does not lessen the guilt of
the criminal. If .by his own hand he puts the glass to his lips, and
deliberately takes that which he knows will destroy his reasoning
faculties, he becomes responsible for all the injury he does while
intoxicated, at the very moment he lets his appetite control him, and
he barters away his reasoning faculties for intoxicating drinks. It
was his own act which brought him even below the brutes, and crimes
committed when he is in a state of intoxication should be punished as
severely as though the person had all the power of his reasoning
faculties." -Spiritual Gifts, vol. 4, p. 125.
6. What is the effect of the insiduous narcotic poison, tobacco, and
what are the particuliar dangers associated with its use?

ANSWER: "... Tobacco using is a habit which frequently affects the

nervous system in a more powerful manner than does the use of
alcohol. It binds the victim in stronger bands of slavery than does the
intoxicating cup; the habit is more difficult to overcome. Body and
mind are, in many cases, more thoroughly intoxicated with the use
of tobacco than with spirituous liquors, for it is a more subtle poison."
-Testimonies, vol. 3, p. 562.
"Tobacco is a slow, insidious poison, and its effects are more difficult
to cleanse from the system than those of liquor...." -Ibid., p. 569.

"As twin evils, tobacco and alcohol go together." -Review and Herald,
July 9, 1901.
7. What popular beverage, even accepted by many so·called temperance
workers, comes within this class of poisons?
ANSWER: "All should bear a clear testimony against tea and coffee,
never using them. They are narcotics, injurious alike to the brain and
to the other organs of the body." -Counsels on Diet and Foods, p. 430.
"By the use of tea and coffee an appetite is formed for tobacco, and
this encourages the appetite for liquors." -Testimonies, vol. 3, p. 536.
8. What counsel is given concerning the popular soft drinks?
ANSWER: "... The action of coffee and many other popular drinks
is similar. The first effect is exhilarating. The nerves of the stomach
are excited; these convey irritation to the brain, and this in turn is
aroused to impart increased action to the heart, and short-lived energy
to the entire system. Fatigue is forgotten; the strength seems to be
increased. The intellect is aroused, the imagination becomes more
vivid." -Ministry -of Healing, p. 326.
9. What is a great blessing from God to man? Psalm 69: 9·13.
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NOTE: "If anything is needed to quench thirst, pure water drunk
some little time before or after meals is all that nature requires.
Never take tea, coffee, beer, wine, or any spirituous liquors. Water
is the best liquid possible to cleanse the tissues.". -RelJiew and Herald,
July 29, 1884.
C. Drugs.
10. What is a common custom today when illness comes? What is
the chief objective in the mind of the patient? What is usually
overlooked?
ANSWER: "A practice that is laying the foundation of a vast amount
of disease and of even 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 nostroms,
of whose real properties they know little, or the 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.
Thus the evil continues." -Ministry of Healing, p. 126.
"Drugs given to stupefy, whatever they may be, derange the nervous
system." -How to Live, No.3, p. 57.
11. What is the reason physicians and patients turn to drugs instead
of rational remedies?
ANSWER: "Make use of the remedies that God has provided. Pure
air, sunshine, and the intelligent use of water are beneficial agents
in the restoration of health. But the use of water is considered too
laborious. It is easier to employ drugs than to use natural remedies."
-Healthful Living, p. 247.

Lesson No. 12 - Sabbath, December 20, 1958.

ANIMALS AS A SOURCE OF FOOD

Key text: "But meat commendeth us not to God: .. ." I Corinthians 8: 8.
Questions
A. Flesh not Intended for Food.
1. When God responded to the insistent cry for flesh food in the
wilderness and gave them meat, was there any blessing for them
in this experience? Psalm 78: 25·32.
NOTE: "By departing from the plan divinely appointed for their diet,
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the Israelites suffered great loss. They desired a flesh diet, and they
reaped its results. They did not reach God's ideal of character or fulfill
His purpose." -Ministry of Healing, p. 312.
2. What was the Apostle Paul's stand regarding flesh as food in the
New Testament times? Romans 14: 21; I Corinthians 8: 8,12.

3. What two dangers follow the use of flesh as food?

ANSWER: "The moral evils of a flesh diet are not less marked than
are the physical ills. Flesh food is injurious to health, and whatever
affects the body has a corresponding effect on the mind and the
soul. Think of the cruelty to animals that meat eating involves, and its
effect on those who behold it. How it destroys the tenderness with which
we should regard these creatures of God!" -Ministry of Healing, p. 31.5.
4. What other- effects should be considered?
ANSWER: "Cancers, tumors, and all inflamatory diseases are lar/{ely
caused by meat eating.
"From the light God has given me, the prevalence· of cancer and
tumors is largely due to gross living on dead flesh.
"There is an alarming lethargy shown on the subject of unconscious
sensualism. It is customary to eat the flesh of dead animals. This stimulates
the lower passions of the human organism." -Counsels on D-iet and
Foods, pp.. 388, 389.
B. Other Animal Foods.
5. What other animal foods are often mentioned in the Scriptures?
Genesis 18: 8; Hebrews 5: 12,13; Luke 11: 12.
NOTE: "Milk, eggs, and butter should not be classed with flesh-
meat." -Testimonies, vol. 7, p. 135.
6. What ·further counsel is given with reference to the usc of these
foods?
ANSWER: ;'Let the diet. reform be. progressive. Let the people be
taught how to prepare food without the use of milk or. butter. Tell
them that the time will soon come when there will be no safety' in
using eggs, milk, cream,' or butter, because disease in animals is
increasing in proportion to the increase of wickedness among men.
The time is near when, because of the iniquity of the fallen race,
the whole animal creation will groan under the diseases that curse our
earth.
"God will give His people ability and tact to prepare wholesome food
without these things. Let our people discard all unwholesome recipes...."
-Testimonies, vol. 7, p. 135.
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 7. What stand should God's people take concerning cheese?
ANSWER: "Cheese should never be introduced into the stomach...."
-Testimonies, vol. 2, p. 68.
8. What two counsels should be remembered to keep us away from
extremes?
ANSWER: 1. "... In teaching health refonn, as in all other gospel
work, we are to meet the people where they are. Until we can teach
them how to prepare health-reform foods that are palatable, nourishing,
and yet inexpensive, we are not at liberty to present the most advanced
propositions regarding health-reform diet." -Counsels on Health, p. 478.
2. "In all parts of the world provision will be made to supply the
place of milk and eggs.... The Lord will give dietitic art and skill
to His people in all parts of the world, teaching them how to use for
the sustenance of life the products of the earth," -Letter 151, 1901.
C. Moderation.
9. What is the desire of God concerning the welfare of His people?
What contrast is shown between them and those who are yet
in darkness? Ecclesiastes 5: 17·20.
10. Will the way in which we live have any influence on our neighbors?
Romans 14: 7.
11. What pledge was recommended by the servant of the Lord in 1908?
ANSWER: "The Lord has given clear light regarding the nature of
the food that is to' compose our diet; He has instructed us concerning
the effect of unhealthful food upon the disposition and character. Shall
we respond to the counsels and cautions given? Who among our brethren
will sign a pledge to dispense with flesh meats, tea,' coffee, and all
injurious foods and become health reformers in the truest sense of the
term? .."
"Let the good work begin at W'ashington and go forth from there
to other places. I know whereof I am writing. If a temperance pledge
providing for the abstinence from flesh foods, tea and coffee, and some
other foods that are known to be injurious, were circulated through
our ranks a great and good work should be accomplished. I ask you at
this time, will not you circulate such a pledge?" -Letter written to
A. G. Daniells dated March 29, 1908.
12. What should be our attitude towards such a pledge?
ANSWER: "Let no excuse be offered when you are asked to put your
name to the temperance pledge, but sign every pledge presented, and
induce' others to sign with you. Work for the good of your own souls,
and the good of others. Never let an opportunity pass to cast your
influence on the side of strict temperance." -Counsels on Health, p. 441.
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Lesson No. 13 - Sabbath, December 27, 1958.

THE ADVANCING LIGHT ON HEALTH REFORM

Key text: "If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth
to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him."
James 1: 5.
A. Advancing Light.
1. When the fourth angel comes, what accompanies him? Revelation
18: 1.
2. What was God's plan for the sanitariums?
ANSWER: "So the institutions established by God's people today are
to glorify His name...."
"God designed that the institution which He should establish should
stand forth as a beacon of light, of warning and reproof. He would
prove to the world that an institution conducted on religious principles,
as 'an asylum for the sick, could be sustained without sacrificing its
peculiar, holy character; that it could be kept free from the objectionable
features found in other health institutions. It was to be an instrumentality
for bringing about great reforms." -Testimonies, vol. 6, pp. 220, 223.
3. What did God plan for His institutions? What would be the
result? Matthew 5: 14·16.
NOTE: "The ,Lord years ago gave me special light in regard to the
establishment of a health institution where the sick -could be treated
on altogether different lines from those followed in any other institution
in our world. It was to be founded and conducted upon Bible principles,
as the Lord's instrumentality, and it was to be in His hands one of the
most effective agencies for giving light to the world: It was God's
purpose that it should stand forth with scientific ability, with moral and
spiritual power, and as a faithful sentinel of reform in all its bearings.
All who should act a part in it were to be reformers, having respect
to its principles, and heeding the light of health reform shining upon Uo'l
as a people." -Testimonies, vol. 6, p. 223.
B. Health Reform to be Educational.
4. What is one responsibility of those who have been entrusted with
this light? What attitude must such men have? II Timothy 2: 2.
NOTE: "The students at Loma Linda are seeking for an education
that is after the Lord's order, an education that will help them to
develop into successful teachers and laborers for others... ." -MS. 15,
1911.
5. What must be combined with the work of healing? Mark 6: 34.
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NOTE: "Jesus Christ is the Great Healer, but He desires that by
living in conformity with His laws, we may co-operate with Him in
the recovery and the maintenance of health. Combined with the work of
healing there must be an imparting of knowledge of how to resist
temptations. Those who come to our sanitariums should be aroused
to a sense of their own responsibility to work in harmony with the
God of truth." -Review and Herald, Dec. 5. 1907.
6. If the physician is to be counted faithful, what should he consider
as .the most important part of his work? Acts 20: 26,27.
NOTE: "The Redeemer expects our physicians to make the saving
of souls their first work. If they will walk and work with Cod, in
His love and fear, they will receive leaves from the tree of life to
give to the suffering. His peace will go with them, making them
messengers of peace." --MS. 136, 1902.
7. Are the teachers of the light of health reform to be surprised
when some reject their message? I Corinthians 2: 14.
8. Where is it especially important to teach the message of health
reform?
ANSWER: "There is a message regarding health reform to be borne
in every church. There is a work to be done in every school. Neither
principal nor teachers should be entrusted with the education of the
youth until they have a practical knowledge of this subject... ." -Testi-
monies, vol. 6, p. 370.
C. Health Reform to Work Salvation.
9. Who suffers the result of sin beside the sinner himself? Numbers
14: 18.
NOTE: "Fathers and mothers, watch unto prayer. Guard against intem-
perance in every form. Teach your children the principles of true health
reform. Teach them what things to avoid in order to preserve health.
Already the wrath of God has begun to be visited upon the children
of disobedience... ." -Testimonies, vol. 9, p. 160.
10. What is to be the goal of every child of God? Ephesians 4: 13.
NOTE: "1 saw that our heavenly. Father has bestowed upon us the
great blessing of light upon the health reform, that we may obey the
claims which he has upon us, and glorify him in our bodies and spirits
which are his, and finally stand without fault before the throne of
God. Our faith requires us to elevate the standard, and take advance
steps...." -Testimonies, vol. 1, p. 488.
n. What attitude should all take toward the truth of health reform?
I Thessalonians 5: 21.

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