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.