Christian Temperance and Bible Hygiene - Ellen G. White

who cherishes the light which God has given him
upon health reform, has an important aid in the
work of becoming sanctified through the truth, and
fitted for immortality. But if he disregards that
light, and lives in violation of natural law, he must
pay the penalty; his spiritual powers are benumbed,
and how can he perfect holiness in the fear of God?
Men have polluted the soul-temple, and God
calls upon them to awake, and to strive with all
their might to win back their God-given manhood.
Nothing but the grace of God can convict and
convert the heart; from him alone can the slaves of
custom obtain power to break the shackles that
bind them. It is impossible for a man to present his
body a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God,
while continuing to indulge habits that are
depriving him of physical, mental, and moral vigor.
Again the apostle says, “Be not conformed to this
world; but be ye transformed by the renewing of
your mind, that ye may prove what is that good,
and acceptable, and perfect will of God.” (Romans
12:2)
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