- A Word to the Reader
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- Introduction
- Chapter 6—The Loving Watchcare of Jesus
- Chapter 7—Christ Holds Control
- Chapter 8—Willing to Spend and Be Spent
- Chapter 9—Examine Yourselves
- Chapter 10—Good Angels More Powerful Than Evil Angels
- Chapter 11—What Are We Worth?
- Chapter 12—Angels Are Amazed
- Chapter 13—Importance of Receiving the Holy Spirit
- Chapter 14—In Every Place
- Chapter 15—When the Church Awakes
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- Introduction
- Chapter 19—What to Preach and Not to Preach
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- Chapter 21—Fanciful or Speculative Teachings
- Chapter 22—The Peril of Extreme Views
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- Chapter 25—The Foundation of Our Faith
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- Introduction
- Chapter 26—The Perfect Law
- Chapter 27—The Character of the Law of God
- Chapter 28—Satan's Enmity Toward the Law
- Chapter 29—Christ Our Only Hope
- Chapter 30—The Law and the Gospel
- Chapter 31—The Law in Galatians
- Chapter 32—The Righteousness of Christ in the Law
- Chapter 33—“Search the Scriptures”
- Chapter 34—The Word Made Flesh
- Chapter 35—“Tempted in All Points Like as We Are”
- Chapter 36—No Caste in Christ
- Chapter 37—“Even So Send I You”
- Chapter 38—The Temptation of Christ
- Chapter 39—First Temptation of Christ
- Chapter 40—Second Temptation of Christ
- Chapter 41—Third Temptation of Christ
- Chapter 42—The Revelation of God
- Chapter 43—Christ the Life-giver
- Chapter 44—The Risen Saviour
- Chapter 45—The First Fruits
- Chapter 46—A Divine Sin Bearer
- Chapter 47—The Truth as It Is in Jesus
- Chapter 48—The Divine Standard
- Chapter 49—Surrender and Confession
- Chapter 50—Come and Seek and Find
- Chapter 51—United With the Living Vine
- Chapter 52—Christ Our High Priest
- Chapter 53—Transformation Through Faith and Obedience
- Chapter 54—The Subject Presented in 1883
- Chapter 55—Presented as Old Truth in New Framework
- Chapter 56—A Truth Bearing the Divine Credentials
- Chapter 57—Christ the Way of Life
- Chapter 58—“Thou Hast Left Thy First Love”
- Chapter 59—Perfect Obedience Through Christ
- Chapter 60—Relation of Faith and Works
- Chapter 61—Christ the Center of the Message
- Chapter 62—Justified by Faith
- Chapter 63—The Pearl of Great Price
- Chapter 64—“The Darkness Comprehended It Not”
- Chapter 65—How to Meet a Controverted Point of Doctrine
Beware
I am given a message to bear to you and the rest of our physicians who are connected with the Medical Missionary Association. Separate from the influence exerted by the book Living Temple; [A 568-page book issued in 1903 by Dr. J. H. Kellogg in which pantheistic philosophies were promulgated.—Compilers.] for it contains specious sentiments. There are in it sentiments that are entirely true, but these are mingled with error. Scriptures are taken out of their connection, and are used to uphold erroneous theories.1SM 199.1
The thought of the errors contained in this book has given me great distress, and the experience that I have passed through in connection with the matter has nearly cost me my life.1SM 199.2
It will be said that Living Temple has been revised. But the Lord has shown me that the writer has not changed, and that there can be no unity between him and the ministers of the gospel while he continues to cherish his present sentiments. I am bidden to lift my voice in warning to our people, saying, “Be not deceived; God is not mocked” (Galatians 6:7).1SM 199.3
You have had access to Testimonies for the Church, volumes 7 and 8. In these Testimonies the danger signal is raised. But the light so clear and plain to minds that have not been influenced by deceptive theories, has not been discerned by some. While the misleading theories of this book are entertained by our physicians, there cannot be union between them and the ministers who are bearing the gospel message. There should be no union until there is a change.1SM 199.4
When medical missionaries make their practice and example harmonize with the name they bear, when they feel their need of uniting firmly with the ministers of the gospel, then there can be harmonious action. But we must firmly refuse to be drawn away from the platform of eternal truth, which since 1844 has stood the test.1SM 199.5
Alpha Presented in “Living Temple”
I am instructed to speak plainly. “Meet it,” is the word spoken to me. “Meet it firmly, and without delay.” But it is not to be met by our taking our working forces from the field to investigate doctrines and points of difference. We have no such investigation to make. In the book Living Temple there is presented the alpha of deadly heresies. The omega will follow, and will be received by those who are not willing to heed the warning God has given.1SM 200.1
Our physicians, upon whom important responsibilities rest, should have clear spiritual discernment. They are to stand constantly on guard. Dangers that we do not now discern will soon break upon us, and I greatly desire that they shall not be deceived. I have an intense longing to see them standing free in the Lord. I pray that they may have courage to stand firm for the truth as it is in Jesus, holding fast the beginning of their confidence unto the end.—Special Testimonies, Series B, No. 2, 49, 50.1SM 200.2