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The True Science of
Healing
Important
Introduction
Warm greetings to
you my dear reader. It is my sincere prayer that the information in
this book will be of great benefit to you and to yours, and ultimately
to the worldwide cause of God.
There is no
question that a great work is being done in the field of medicine.
There is also no question that much suffering is being alleviated, and
that many lives are being saved as a result of the sincere efforts of
well-meaning physicians and nurses. One shudders to even imagine a
world without medical technology, without ambulances, without
hospitals, without operating theatres and trauma units,
etcetera, . . .
While it is true
that drugs are often over-prescribed, and while it is true that many
may have an unwarranted faith in drugs, we simply have to admit that
there are times when drugs are necessary. While it is true that there
is an element of racketeering in medicine, we also need to recognize
that there are a great many wonderful, honest, self-sacrificing
individuals who are involved in this industry. While it is true that
much
of medicine focuses heavily on the cure of disease and far too lightly
on the prevention of disease, it is encouraging indeed to note that
there is a worldwide swing towards a more holistic, rational, and
preventive approach – and this is even becoming evident in certain
medical schools.
Nevertheless, as
much as I am persuaded to give credit where credit is due, my in-depth
studies of the inspired counsel, my intimate involvement in the health
food industry for over 25 years, and my personal experience with
thousands of individuals, have all led me to the sad conclusion that
there is a serious blind spot in the medical curriculum - and the shocking
truth is that we, as a church, were mandated by God to educate the
world with regard to this blind spot - and this we have failed to do.
In order for my
reader to fully appreciate the true science of healing – as discussed
in the second part of this book, it is necessary for us to first
consider this blind spot in some depth, and this will be the
focus of the first part of this book. Please understand that by
drawing attention to this matter, I am not attempting to discredit
orthodox medicine, but merely fulfilling my obligation to my fellow
man, and
to God, by humbly drawing attention to what is in fact an extremely
serious situation.
Purpose and
Authority
Please understand
that my goal in writing this book is not to simply produce another
“health book,” but to draw attention to the true health message that
God gave to His church via the pen of Ellen White. Realizing the
importance of such an undertaking, I have quoted freely and carefully
from the inspired counsel and from other dependable sources, and I
have tried, as far as possible, to limit my own commentary to the bare
minimum.
For over thirty
years I have carefully and prayerfully studied and indexed almost
everything that Ellen White ever wrote. As such, I feel adequately
qualified to use her writings responsibly. More than this, I
have put the theory to the acid test - and I have discovered that it
works wonderfully. During a ten year period that began in 1990, my
wife and I held seven- to ten-day live-in health seminars throughout
our country. At these seminars, delegates were “prescribed” a liberal
dose of the eight laws of health as they are presented on page 127 of
the book Ministry of Healing. The results were always more than
astounding and they confirmed, beyond any question, (a) that our
health message is a powerful healing tool, and (b) that God is most
certainly the author of this message.
In this light, it
is my sincere prayer that this publication will help God’s people, and
especially the leaders of God’s people, to realize that our health
message constitutes so much more than merely a collection of
good-living guidelines.
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In
truth, our health message is God’s specific instruction for all who
wish to live a disease-free life.
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In truth, our health
message is God’s essential instruction for all who wish to enjoy a
deeper spiritual experience.
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In truth, our health
message presents us with heaven’s only approved method of practicing
the healing arts.
To My
Reader
In a spirit of
utter humility I venture to suggest that this book could well be one
of the most life-changing books that you have ever read – and I do not
say this lightly. As such, I invite you to read it prayerfully and
carefully.
Our very sick
world is in desperate need of this all-important message, and God is
depending on people like you and I to walk in the light and to share
this light with others.
“God means that
testing truth shall be brought to the front and become a subject of
examination and discussion,
even if it is through the contempt placed upon it. The minds of the
people must be agitated. Every controversy, every reproach, every
slander, will be God’s means of provoking inquiry and awakening minds
that otherwise would slumber.” (5T453.1)
“A world is
waiting to hear the message of present truth. The truth for this time,
the third angel’s message,
is to be proclaimed with a loud voice, meaning with increased power,
as we approach the great final test. This test must come to the
churches in connection with true medical missionary work.”
(AG338.5; LLM336.4)
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