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“Our habits of eating and drinking show whether we are of the world or among the number whom the Lord by his mighty cleaver of truth has separated from the world.”<\/strong>
\n{Counsels on Diet & Foods: 58}<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gluttony<\/strong> is the prevailing sin of this age. Lustful appetite makes slaves of men and women, and beclouds their intellects and stupefies their moral sensibilities to such a degree that the sacred, elevated truths of God’s word are not appreciated.<\/strong>\u00a0 {32}<\/p>\n

Christ knew that the world was given up to gluttony, and\u00a0that\u00a0this indulgence would pervert\u00a0the\u00a0moral powers. {54} …\u00a0in order to successfully carry forward\u00a0the plan of salvation He must commence the work of redeeming man just where the ruin began. As\u00a0our\u00a0first parents lost\u00a0Eden\u00a0through the indulgence\u00a0of\u00a0appetite,\u00a0our only hope of regaining Eden\u00a0is through the firm denial\u00a0of\u00a0appetite and passion.<\/strong> {59}<\/p>\n

If the indulgence of appetite was so strong\u00a0upon\u00a0the\u00a0race that, in order to break its power,\u00a0the\u00a0divine Son\u00a0of\u00a0God, in behalf\u00a0of\u00a0man,\u00a0was\u00a0required to fast nearly six weeks, what a work is before\u00a0the\u00a0Christian in order that he may overcome even as Christ overcame!\u00a0The\u00a0strength\u00a0of the\u00a0temptation to indulge perverted\u00a0appetite\u00a0can be measured only by\u00a0the\u00a0inexpressible anguish\u00a0of\u00a0Christ in that long fast in\u00a0the\u00a0wilderness.<\/strong>\u00a0{54}<\/p>\n

It is\u00a0as\u00a0truly a sin to violate the laws of our being\u00a0as\u00a0it is to\u00a0break\u00a0the\u00a0ten commandments.\u00a0To\u00a0do either\u00a0is to\u00a0break God’s\u00a0laws.<\/strong> Those who transgress\u00a0the\u00a0law\u00a0of God in their physical organism, will be inclined<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0to violate the\u00a0law\u00a0of\u00a0God spoken from Sinai. {17}\u00a0 The time of ignorance God winked at, but as fast as light shines upon us, He requires us to change our health-destroying habits. {19}<\/p>\n

Grains, fruits, nuts, and vegetables\u00a0constitute the diet chosen for us by our Creator.<\/strong> These foods, prepared in as simple\u00a0and\u00a0natural a manner as possible, are the most healthful\u00a0and\u00a0nourishing. They impart a strength, a power of endurance,\u00a0and\u00a0a vigor of intellect that are not afforded by a more complex\u00a0and\u00a0stimulating diet.<\/strong> {81}<\/p>\n

At least five or six hours\u00a0should intervene between the meals; and most persons who give the plan a trial, will find that two meals a day are better than three.<\/strong> {173}<\/p>\n

The stomach must have its regular periods\u00a0for labor and rest; hence eating irregularly and between meals, is a most pernicious violation of\u00a0the\u00a0laws of health.<\/strong> {175}<\/p>\n

Not a particle of food should\u00a0be introduced into the stomach till the next meal.<\/strong> In this interval the stomach will perform its work, and will then be in\u00a0a\u00a0condition to receive more\u00a0food. {179}<\/p>\n

Those who have received instruction\u00a0regarding the evils of the use of flesh foods, tea and coffee, and rich and unhealthful food preparations, and\u00a0who\u00a0are determined to make a covenant with God by sacrifice, will not continue to indulge their appetite for food that they know to be unhealthful. {36}\u00a0The liability to take disease is increased tenfold by meat eating.<\/strong> {386}<\/p>\n

God demands that the appetites be cleansed, and that self-denial be practiced in regard to those things which are not good. This is a work that will have to be done before His people can stand before Him a perfected people.<\/strong>\u00a0{36}\u00a0Satan presents this before you in the most objectionable light, that you may combat that which would prove the greatest benefit to you. {39}\u00a0Through appetite, Satan controls\u00a0the mind and the whole being.<\/strong> {67}\u00a0And\u00a0as we near the close of time, Satan’s\u00a0temptation to indulge appetite will be more powerful and more difficult to overcome. {59}<\/p>\n

All are being proved to see whether\u00a0they will accept the principles of health reform or follow a course of self-indulgence.\u00a0Far better give up the name of Christian than make a profession and at the same time indulge appetites which strengthen unholy passions.<\/strong> {34-35}<\/p>\n

Note:<\/strong><\/span> We see the pull of our fallen natures when we are confronted by the lifestyle changes we need to make. This is the lust that must be controlled. It is not enough therefore to simply change the habits. The heart must be changed!<\/em> No mere restriction\u00a0of your diet will cure your diseased appetite.<\/strong> {35}<\/p>\n

But we can say with Paul;<\/em> “O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death? I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord.<\/strong>” {Romans 7: 24-25}<\/p>\n

For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.\u00a0For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.\u00a0Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.\u00a0So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.\u00a0For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.<\/strong> {Romans 8: 5-8, 12-13}<\/p>\n

The heart cannot possibly maintain consecration to God while lustful appetite is indulged.<\/strong> …Paul says, “But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.” {1 Cor. 9:27} He mentions the fruit of the Spirit, among which is temperance. “And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.”<\/strong> Galatians 5:24 {44}<\/p>\n

It is impossible<\/em><\/span> for those who give the reins\u00a0to appetite to attain to Christian perfection.<\/strong> {236}<\/p>\n

In the day of judgment, the course of the man\u00a0who has retained\u00a0the\u00a0frailty and imperfection\u00a0of\u00a0humanity will not be vindicated. For him there will be no place\u00a0in\u00a0heaven… He who has not sufficient faith\u00a0in\u00a0Christ to believe that He can keep him from sinning, has not\u00a0the\u00a0faith that will give him an entrance into\u00a0the\u00a0kingdom\u00a0of\u00a0God.<\/strong>\u2014Manuscript 161, 1897.<\/p>\n

We need to learn that indulged appetite\u00a0is the greatest hindrance<\/em>\u00a0to\u00a0mental improvement and soul sanctification.<\/strong>\u00a0 {45} In order for the people of God to be in an acceptable state\u00a0with Him, where they can glorify Him\u00a0in\u00a0their bodies and spirits, which are His, they must with interest and zeal deny\u00a0the\u00a0gratification\u00a0of\u00a0their appetites, and exercise temperance\u00a0in\u00a0all things.<\/strong> Then may they comprehend<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0the\u00a0truth\u00a0in\u00a0its beauty and clearness, and carry it out\u00a0in\u00a0their lives. {50}<\/p>\n

If you pursue a wrong course, and indulge in\u00a0wrong\u00a0habits of eating, and thereby weaken the intellectual powers,\u00a0you\u00a0will not<\/strong> place that high estimate upon salvation and eternal life which will inspire\u00a0you\u00a0to conform your life to the life of Christ;\u00a0you\u00a0will not<\/strong> make those earnest, self-sacrificing efforts for entire conformity to the will of God, which His word requires and which are necessary to give\u00a0you a\u00a0moral fitness for the finishing touch of immortality. {CD 47.1}<\/p>\n

Self-indulgence debars\u00a0the human agent from witnessing for the truth.<\/strong> {53}<\/p>\n

The controlling power of appetite\u00a0will prove\u00a0the\u00a0ruin\u00a0of\u00a0thousands, when, if they had conquered on this point, they would have had moral\u00a0power\u00a0to gain\u00a0the\u00a0victory over every other temptation\u00a0of\u00a0Satan. But those who are slaves to\u00a0appetite\u00a0will fail in perfecting Christian character.<\/strong><\/em> {59}<\/p>\n

Notwithstanding all that is said\u00a0and written in regard to how we should treat our bodies, appetite\u00a0is\u00a0the great law which governs men and women generally.<\/strong> {119}<\/p>\n

Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible. I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air: But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway. {1 Corinthians 9: 24-27}<\/p>\n

May God bless you, and may He help each one of us to run this race.<\/strong><\/p>\n

*All quotes used are from the book “Counsels on Diet & Foods” by E.G. White, unless otherwise indicated. Page is indicated by {0}. We hope the tract will encourage you to obtain and read this wonderful book.<\/em><\/p>\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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