Body Medium for Mind and Soul—The body is a most important medium through which the mind and the soul are developed for the upbuilding of character. Hence it is that the adversary of souls directs his temptations to the enfeebling and degrading of the physical powers. His success here often means the surrender of the whole being to evil. The tendencies of the physical nature, unless under the dominion of a higher power, will surely work ruin and death. The body is to be brought into subjection to the higher powers of the being. The passions are to be controlled by the will, which is itself to be under the control of God. The kingly power of reason, sanctified by divine grace, is to bear sway in the life. {2MCP 406.4}

Legemet er medium for sind og sjæl. — Legemet har stor betydning for den åndelige og sjælelige udvikling og dermed for karakterdannelsen. Det er derfor, at sjælefjenden tager sigte på at svække og nedværdige legemet, når han frister menneskene. Hvis han har held med sig her, er det ofte ensbetydende med, at hele mennesket kommer i det ondes vold. Hvis ikke de fysiske kræfter står under en højere magts kontrol, vil de uundgåeligt føre os ud i fordærv. Legemet skal underkastes de ædlere instinkter. Lidenskaberne skal kontrolleres af viljen, og denne skal igen kontrolleres af Gud. Fornuftens kongelige magt skal være helliget ved Guds nåde og øve kontrollen over livet.