But the greatest evil resulting from such a course would be its influence upon the poor, afflicted, believing patients, which would affect the cause generally. They have been taught to trust in the prayer of faith, and many of them are bowed down in spirit because prayer is not now more fully answered. I saw that the reason why God did not hear the prayers of His servants for the sick among us more fully was that He could not be glorified in so doing while they were violating the laws of health. And I also saw that He designed the health reform and Health Institute to prepare the way for the prayer of faith to be fully answered. Faith and good works should go hand in hand in relieving the afflicted among us, and in fitting them to glorify God here and to be saved at the coming of Christ. God forbid that these afflicted ones should ever be disappointed and grieved in finding the managers of the Institute working only from a worldly standpoint instead of adding to the hygienic practice the blessings and virtues of nursing fathers and mothers in Israel. {1T 560.2}


Vidnesbyrd for menigheden bind 1 kapitel 99. 560.     Fra side 560 i den engelske udgave.tilbage

Sundhedsinstituttet

Men det største onde fra en sådan fremgangsmåde vil være (561) dets indflydelse på de stakkels, plagede troende patienter og som i almindelighed vil virke på sagen. De havde lært at stole på troens bøn og mange af dem er bøjet ned i ånden fordi bønnerne ikke besvares til fulde. Jeg så at grunden til at Gud ikke hørte sine tjeneres bønner for de syge blandt os, var at han ikke kunne forherliges så længe de overtrådte sundhedens love. Og jeg så også at han konstruerede sundhedsreformen og sundhedsinstitutionen til at berede vejen for troens bøn til at blive besvaret fuldt ud. Tro og gode gerninger bør gå sammen hånd i hånd, for at hjælpe de besværede blandt os og for at udruste dem til at forherlige Gud her og være frelst ved Kristi komme. Gud forbød at disse besværede personer nogensinde skulle skuffes bedrøves over, at institutionens ledere kun arbejdede ud fra verdsligt synspunkt, i stedet for at udvide Israels plejende fædre og mødres hygiejniske dyder og velsignelser.

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