"N eed of Education in Health Principles Education in health principles was never more needed than now. Notwithstanding the wonderful progress in so many lines relating to the comforts and conveniences of life, even to sanitary matters and to the treatment of disease, the decline in physical vigor and power of endurance is alarming. It demands the attention of all who have at heart the well-being of their fellow men. MH 125"
"What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?"
The EGW passage emphasizes the importance of health principles and physical vigor. 1 Corinthians 6:19 directly states that our bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit. The connection is strong because the EGW passage implicitly supports the idea of caring for the body as a sacred vessel, which aligns with the principle in 1 Corinthians 6:19.
"My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children."
Hosea 4:6 speaks of destruction due to lack of knowledge, and the EGW passage discusses the need for education in health principles to combat declining physical vigor. The thematic parallel is that a lack of knowledge leads to negative consequences.
"Our artificial civilization is encouraging evils destructive of sound principles. Custom and fashion are at war with nature. The practices they enjoin, and the indulgences they foster, are steadily lessening both physical and mental strength, and bringing upon the race an intolerable burden. Intemperance and crime, disease and wretchedness, are everywhere. MH 125.3"
"And 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."
The EGW passage strongly echoes the sentiment of Romans 12:2, warning against conforming to worldly customs and practices that are detrimental to well-being. Both emphasize the negative consequences of following societal norms that contradict sound principles.
"Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,"
The EGW passage describes how artificial civilization and its customs lead to a decline in physical and mental strength. Romans 1:22 speaks of people professing wisdom but becoming fools. The connection lies in the idea that pursuing worldly customs and fashions (as described by EGW) can lead to a foolish disregard for sound principles, echoing the sentiment in Romans 1:22.