Every true reform has its place in the work of the gospel and tends to the uplifting of the soul to a new and nobler life. These principles of true reform come from the Bible. We therefore present the book The Ministry of Healing. Written by the servant of the Lord, E. G. White, it presents a simple, practical, yet comprehensive and powerful manual that can be studied by all, to help make life more meaningful and enjoyable. May the Lord richly bless you.
“Men and women cannot violate natural law by indulging depraved appetite and lustful passions, and not violate the law of God. Therefore He has permitted the light of health reform to shine upon us, that we may see our sin in violating the laws which He has established in our being. All our enjoyment or suffering may be traced to obedience or transgression of natural law. Our gracious heavenly Father sees the deplorable condition of men who, some knowingly but many ignorantly, are living in violation of the laws that He has established. And in love and pity to the race, He causes the light to shine upon health reform. He publishes His law and the penalty that will follow the transgression of it, that all may learn and be careful to live in harmony with natural law. He proclaims His law so distinctly and makes it so prominent that it is like a city set on a hill. All accountable beings can understand it if they will. Idiots will not be responsible. To make plain natural law, and urge the obedience of it, is the work that accompanies the third angel's message to prepare a people for the coming of the Lord.” - Testimonies for the Church, Volume 3, p. 161.
Page numbers are given in reference to the published printed version.
“Men and women cannot violate natural law by indulging depraved appetite and lustful passions, and not violate the law of God. Therefore He has permitted the light of health reform to shine upon us, that we may see our sin in violating the laws which He has established in our being. All our enjoyment or suffering may be traced to obedience or transgression of natural law. Our gracious heavenly Father sees the deplorable condition of men who, some knowingly but many ignorantly, are living in violation of the laws that He has established. And in love and pity to the race, He causes the light to shine upon health reform. He publishes His law and the penalty that will follow the transgression of it, that all may learn and be careful to live in harmony with natural law. He proclaims His law so distinctly and makes it so prominent that it is like a city set on a hill. All accountable beings can understand it if they will. Idiots will not be responsible. To make plain natural law, and urge the obedience of it, is the work that accompanies the third angel's message to prepare a people for the coming of the Lord.” - Testimonies for the Church, Volume 3, p. 161.
Page numbers are given in reference to the published printed version.
Chapter Title Page No.
Preface..............................................................
The True Medical Missionary
1. Our Example...................................................
2. Days of Ministry..............................................
3. With Nature and With God.................................
4. The Touch of Faith..........................................
5. Healing of the Soul...........................................
6. Saved to Serve...............................................
The Work of the Physician
7. The Co-Working of the Divine and the Human.......
8. The Physician, an Educator.................................
The Medical Missionaries and their Work
9. Teaching and Healing.......................................
10. Helping the Tempted.......................................
11. Working for the Intemperate.............................
12. Help for the Unemployed and the Homeless..........
13. The Helpless Poor...........................................
14. Ministry to the Rich.........................................
The Care of the Sick
15. In the Sickroom.............................................
16. Prayer for the Sick.........................................
17. The Use of Remedies........................................
18. Mind Cure......................................................
19. In Contact with Nature......................................
Health Principles
20. General Hygiene.............................................
21. Hygiene Among the Israelites............................
22. Dress...........................................................
23. Diet and Health..............................................
24. Flesh as Food................................................
25. Extremes in Diet.............................................
26. Stimulants and Narcotics.................................
27. Liquor Traffic and Prohibition................................
The Home
28. Ministry of the Home........................................
29. The Builders of the Home...................................
30. Choice and Preparation of the Home....................
31. The Mother.....................................................
32. The Child.......................................................
33. Home Influences..............................................
34. True Education, A Missionary Training...................
The Essential Knowledge
35. A True Knowledge of God..................................
36. Danger in Speculative Knowledge........................
37. The False and the True in Education......................
38. The Importance of Seeking True Knowledge...........
39. The Knowledge Received Through God's Word......
The Worker’s Need
40. Help in Daily Living..........................................
41. In Contact With Others.......................................
42. Development and Service......................................
43. A Higher Experience..............................................
THE MINISTRY OF HEALING
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29
51
59
73
95
111
125
139
161
171
183
201
209
219
225
234
241
261
271
277
287
295
311
318
325
337
349
356
363
371
379
388
395
409
427
439
451
458
469
483
497
503