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Counsels on Health - Ellen G. White

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expound the gospel should be an improvement<br />

up<strong>on</strong> that which preceded it. Each year they should<br />

develop a deeper piety, a tenderer spirit, a greater<br />

spirituality, and a more thorough knowledge of<br />

Bible truth. The greater their age and experience,<br />

the nearer should they be able to approach the<br />

hearts of the people, having a more perfect<br />

knowledge of them.<br />

Periods of Relaxati<strong>on</strong><br />

[Testim<strong>on</strong>ies for the Church 1:514, 515<br />

(1867).] I was shown that Sabbathkeepers as a<br />

people labor too hard, without allowing themselves<br />

change or periods of rest. Recreati<strong>on</strong> is needful to<br />

those who are engaged in physical labor, and is still<br />

more essential for those whose labor is principally<br />

mental. It is not essential to our salvati<strong>on</strong>, nor for<br />

the glory of God, to keep the mind laboring<br />

c<strong>on</strong>stantly and excessively, even up<strong>on</strong> religious<br />

themes. There are amusements, such as dancing,<br />

card playing, chess, checkers, etc., which we<br />

cannot approve, because Heaven c<strong>on</strong>demns them.<br />

These amusements open the door for great evil.<br />

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