Counsels on Health - Ellen G. White

missionary. Let him become intelligent in the care
of the sick, as a nurse, or learn how to treat disease,
as a physician; and if he is imbued with the spirit of
Christ, what a field of usefulness is opened before
him!
Christ was the Saviour of the world. During His
life on earth, the sick and afflicted were objects of
His special compassion. When He sent out His
disciples, He commissioned them to heal the sick
as well as to preach the gospel. When He sent forth
the seventy, He commanded them to heal the sick,
and next to preach that the kingdom of God had
come nigh unto them. Their physical health was to
be first cared for, in order that the way might be
prepared for the truth to reach their minds.
Christ’s Method of Evangelism
The Saviour devoted more time and labor to
healing the afflicted of their maladies than to
preaching. His last injunction to His apostles, His
representatives on earth, was to lay hands on the
sick that they might recover. When the Master shall
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