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What the Eighth Commandment Requires

God requires concerted action of his soldiers, and in order to have this in the church, self-restraint is essential; self-restraint must be exercised.— Letter 11a, 1886 .

God does not require that His people should deprive themselves of that which is really necessary for their health and comfort, but He does not approve of wantonness and extravagance and display. The Adventist Home, 378, 379

There should be discipline and order in our Sabbath schools. Children who attend these schools should prize the privileges they enjoy, and should be required to observe the regulations of the school.— Testimonies on Sabbath-School Work, 7, 8 .

Whatever the talent entrusted to us may be, we are required to use it in the service of God, and not in the service of mammon....

Children are committed to their parents as a precious trust, which God will one day require at their hands. We should give to their training more time, more care, and more prayer. They need more of the right kind of instruction.

… will require wisdom, and forethought, and constant care. It has been presented to me that the inability to save, in little things, is one reason why so many families …

Do not think that God wishes us to yield up everything which it is for our happiness here to retain. All He requires us to give up is that which would not be for our good and happiness to retain. The Adventist Home, 502

Those who are truly seeking to follow Christ will have conscientious scruples in regard to the dress they wear; they will strive to meet the requirements of this injunction [ 1 Peter 3:3-5 ] so plainly given by the Lord. Child Guidance, 415, 416

Since the laws of nature are the laws of God, it is plainly our duty to give these laws careful study. We should study their requirements in regard to our own bodies and conform to them. Ignorance in these things is sin.