Selected Messages, Volume 3 - Ellen G. White

special purpose of nourishing the body, that we
may serve God to his name’s glory. The whole
body is the property of God, and we must give
strict attention to our physical well-being, for the
religious life is closely related to physical habits
and practices.—Letter 69, 1896.
The Lord has been teaching his people that it is
for their spiritual and physical good to abstain from
flesh eating. There is no need to eat the flesh of
dead animals.—Letter 83, 1901.
The Peril of Willing Ignorance
What we eat and drink has an important
bearing on our lives, and Christians should bring
their habits of eating and drinking into conformity
with the laws of nature. We must sense our
obligations toward God in these matters.
Obedience to the laws of health should be made a
matter of earnest study; for willing ignorance on
this subject is sin. Each one should feel a personal
obligation to carry out the laws of healthful living.
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