Chapter 13, The areas of work and instruction in which a medical missionary should engage

To be presented on 11/3/2021

1 – THE SCOPE OF MEDICAL MISSIONARY WORK

[1] – GIVE THE SIMPLE TREATMENTS THAT DO SO MUCH TO RELIEVE

SUFFERING AND REMOVE DISEASE

[2] – GIVE INSTRUCTION IN THE PRINCIPLES OF HEALTHFUL LIVING

[3] – GIVE INSTRUCTION CONCERNING THE SIMPLE METHODS OF

TREATING THE SICK

[4] – GIVE INSTRUCTION IN REGARD TO DIETETIC REFORM

[5] – KEEP BEFORE THE MIND THE GREAT OBJECT OF REFORM

[6] – SHOW THAT THE LAWS OF GOD ARE DESIGNED FOR OUR GOOD

[7] – ENCOURAGE THE PEOPLE TO STUDY THAT MARVELOUS ORGANISM, THE HUMAN SYSTEM, AND THE LAWS BY WHICH IT IS GOVERNED

[8] – SHOW THEM THE EVIDENCES OF GOD’S LOVE, THE WISDOM AND

BENEFICENCE OF HIS LAWS, AND THE RESULTS OF OBEDIENCE

2 – WORD PICTURES OF MEDICAL MISSIONARY WORK

3 – THE TREATMENT OF THE SICK: AN OUTLINE STUDY OF MINISTRY OF HEALING, 126-128

[1] – TEACH THE PEOPLE THAT DRUGS DO NOT CURE, BUT ONLY CHANGE THE

FORM OR LOCATION OF THE DISEASE

[2] – TEACH THE PEOPLE THAT TRUE HEALING COMES FROM THE REMOVAL OF

IMPURITIES AND BY OBEDIENCE TO THE LAWS OF NATURE

[3] – TEACH THE PEOPLE THE EIGHT REMEDIAL LAWS OF NATURE AND HOW

TO APPLY THEM

[4] – TEACH THE PEOPLE HOW TO AVOID DISEASE BY OBEDIENCE TO THE LAWS OF

LIFE THAT GOVERN THE HUMAN BODY

[5] – TEACH THE PEOPLE THAT THEIR OBEDIENCE TO THESE PHYSICAL LAWS

WILL DETERMINE IN A GREAT MEASURE

“We cannot be too often reminded that health does not depend on chance. It is a result of obedience to law.