Section 13—Personality Chapter 65—Indolence (Part 2) Mind to Be Trained Not to Look at Self—The mind should be trained to look away from self, to dwell upon themes which are elevated and ennobling. Let not the precious hours of life be wasted in dreaming of some great work to be performed in the future, whileContinue reading “Mind, Character, and Personality, vol. 2”
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Mind, Character, and Personality, vol. 2
Section 13—Personality Chapter 64—Habits (Part 3) Grace of Christ Breaks Bondage of Evil Habit—Men need to learn that the blessings of obedience, in their fullness, can be theirs only as they receive the grace of Christ. It is His grace that gives man power to obey the laws of God. It is this that enablesContinue reading “Mind, Character, and Personality, vol. 2”
Mind, Character, and Personality, vol. 2
Section 13—Personality Chapter 64—Habits (Part 2) Hereditary and Cultivated Tendencies Become Habits—The great hereditary and cultivated tendency to evil with Judas was covetousness. And by practice this became a habit which he carried into all his trading. Christlike principles of uprightness and justice had no room in selling and buying. His economical habits developed intoContinue reading “Mind, Character, and Personality, vol. 2”
Mind, Character, and Personality, vol. 2
Section 13—Personality Chapter 64—Habits (Part 1) Bible Gives Principles—The Word of God abounds in general principles for the formation of correct habits of living, and the testimonies, general and personal, have been calculated to call … attention more especially to these principles.—Testimonies for the Church 5:663, 664 (1889). Like an Iron Net—Once formed, habit isContinue reading “Mind, Character, and Personality, vol. 2”
The Ministry of Healing
Health Principles (Part 19) “Without a knowledge of health principles, no one is fitted for life’s responsibilities.” Chapter 27—Liquor Traffic and Prohibition “Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong; … that saith, I will build me a wide house and large chambers, and cutteth him out windows; andContinue reading “The Ministry of Healing”
The Ministry of Healing
The Work of the Physician (Continued) “I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done.” Chapter 8—The Physician, an Educator Training for Life’s Conflict The requirements of God must be brought home to the conscience. Men and women must be awakened to the duty of self-mastery, the need of purity,Continue reading “The Ministry of Healing”