Massage

James White presiding at least in the beginning over the committee. For he recovered, with strenuous labor on the part of his wife, who gave him daily water treatments and massage, took him with her on ministering trips to churches, schoolhouses, and barn meetings, and finally on a purchased farm at Greenville, forty miles away, returned him to the active life of farmer as well as preacher.” {1947 AWS, FOPI 196.1}

“In August, 1896, a small Health Home was opened in Ashfield, a suburb of Sydney. This home consisted of a cottage of seven rooms. The equipment was modest,--a bath-tub, shower, fomentation cloths, gas ring, and MASSAGE TABLE. With these we did much effective work. At this time I became acquainted with a physician who was much interested in rational methods of treatment, and who did much to further our work.” {June 2, 1909 WASe, GCB 284.10}

“The sanitariums themselves were conducted as medical missionary institutions, whose purpose it was to make use of hydrotherapy and massage and diet as the chief methods of therapeutics, and in addition carry forward a strong educational work through parlor lectures, literature, and personal bedside and office ministry...” {1947 LHC, FSG 306.1}

“Recognizing the need and the value of having a treatment equipment where the simple methods ministered in our sanitariums could be given, there was opened in the city of Kingston in August, 1912, what is now known as the “Massage and Hydropathic Treatment-Rooms.”  {June 8, 1913 WASe, GCB 314.15}

“I was lying upon the lounge, my head aching badly. Ella May said, “Shall I rub your head, Grandma? I used to rub Mama's head, and she said it made her feel better and I will rub your head.” She wet her hands in cold water and put them on my hot aching head, and it was a relief, but it amused me to have her ask like an old practitioner, “Will you like the bare stroking or the vibrating motion or trembling motion?” I said, “My, where did you learn these movements?” She said that is the way she was treated once when she was sick.”  {9MR 44.2}

“Then Mabel saw what Ella May was about and she wanted a hand in it. So, she must run to the pump and wet her little hands, and not being so well-versed as Ella, just where the application was essential, she stroked her little hands over my nose and eyes and cheeks, and then with due solemnity would look up in my face—”Is your headache better, Grandma?” I could truly answer, “Yes, it is, my darling,” for the influence of the water cooled my head and the stroking of the little hands had a soothing influence.” {9MR 44.3}

“The sanitariums themselves were conducted as medical missionary institutions, whose purpose it was to make use of hydrotherapy and MASSAGE and diet as the chief methods of therapeutics, and in addition carry forward a strong educational work through parlor lectures, literature, and personal bedside and office ministry. No treatments were prescribed by outside worldly physicians. The sanitariums stood forth, and were recognized as entirely distinctive from worldly institutions, where the chief therapy employed was drug therapy. Instead of the popular psychotherapy employed by worldly physicians, stress was laid upon Bible methods of mental healing. Physicians with a spiritual knowledge of their patients' needs were able to carry forward Christ's methods....”  {1947 LHC, FSG 306.1}

“The movement cure [massage] is a great advantage to a class of patients who are too feeble to exercise. But for all who are sick to rely upon it, making it their dependence, while they neglect to exercise their muscles themselves, is a great mistake.” --3T 76 (1872).  {1MCP 120.1}

“I was instructed that there is great danger of overdoing the lift cure, the, and the MASSAGE testing to see who can excel in expanding their lungs to the utmost capacity. Great caution is needed in this expanding of the lungs, for often injury is done which is never known, but the result is all the same. They lose vital power, and weaken the lungs beyond remedy. Other causes are assigned for the feebleness of the vital organs, but in this testing of the lungs there has come to be a strife for supremacy, as a physician guards his point.”  {3MR 366.1}

“Some matters have been deeply impressed upon my mind, and one is the necessity for much better facilities in the bathrooms. This is where impressions will be made upon minds. We must have conveniences in these rooms--massage tables, and a cot on which to give packs. All these things make their impression…” {PC 15.5}

“For many, such labor is a more effective and profitable “movement cure” than the best inventions of the physicians.”  {CTBH 97.2}

“Walking, in all cases where it is possible, is the best remedy for diseased bodies, because in this exercise all the organs of the body are brought into use. Many who depend upon the MOVEMENT CURE could accomplish more for themselves by muscular exercise than the movements can do for them…” {CH 200.2}

“The work of Christ in cleansing the leper from his terrible disease is an illustration of His work in cleansing the soul from sin. The man who came to Jesus was “full of leprosy.” Its deadly poison permeated his whole body. The disciples sought to prevent their Master from touching him; for he who touched a leper became himself unclean. But in laying His hand upon the leper, Jesus received no defilement. His touch imparted life-giving power. The leprosy was cleansed...”  DA 266.1}

***In many instances, a touch of someone can be very healing.  Today, we are going to talk about massage, specifically chair massage and how it is very beneficial in the healing process.  If you can't find it in the Bible, it's not God's method of healing.

SOME RULES TO FOLLOW WHEN DOING MASSAGE:

1. NEVER massage anyone when you yourself are under stress because massage is a relaxation therapy and the stress you are feeling can be passed onto the person you are going to massage.

BEFORE GETTING STARTED:
1. STRETCH YOUR HANDS by fanning them outward and inward.  Do this 3 times.

2. ROTATE YOUR THUMB. This is because sometimes we do strenuous activities and we get what's called knots.  We need the thumbs to help get those knots out.

3. PRACTICE COORDINATION WITH THE PALM slapping the fist on the right hand into the palm of the left hand and vice versa.

4. MASSAGE your fingers starting with the thumb on the right hand going to the pinky finger, then switch to the left hand doing the same thing.

5.  SHAKE YOUR HANDS

***NEVER MASSAGE ANYONE WHILE YOUR HANDS ARE COLD
 
SOME QUOTES TO PONDER:
“Natural means, used in accordance with God's will, bring about supernatural results. We ask for a miracle, and the Lord directs the mind to some simple remedy.” (2SM 346)

“We should neglect nothing that would serve to benefit a human being.”  (MH 48)

“The movement cure is a great advantage to a class of patients too feeble to exercise.”  (3T 76)

“Every person should have a knowledge of nature's remedial agencies and how to apply them.” (MH 127)

“The use of natural remedies require an amount of care and effort that many are not willing to give.” (MH 127)

THE MASSAGE THEORY BY: UCHEE PINES: http://www.ucheepines.org/index.php?p=counseling.massage_theory

SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT:
Magnesium = Nature's #1 Muscle Relaxant
***If a person is having muscle problems, twitching, etc., chances are they are low in Magnesium. 

HAVE THEM INCLUDE LOTS OF FOODS THAT ARE HIGH IN MAGNESIUM….WHICH ARE:

• Almonds    
• Artichokes  
• Bran 
• Buckwheat   
• Cashews
• Cilantro    
• Dates   
• Hazelnuts   
• Kale   
• Kiwi    
• Molasses  
• Potatoes
• Pumpkin Seeds     
• Sesame Seeds    
• Spinach
• Squash Seeds      
• Tofu  
• Wheat Germ    
• White Beans
• Whole Wheat Flour   

ALSO, A BATH IS AN EXCELLENT TONIC FOR SORE MUSCLES:
Take a bath in warm water.
SOME VERY GOOD SALVES FOR PULLED/SPRAINED OR STRAINED MUSCLES:

-Deep Tissue Heating Salve - 
http://www.lifetreewellness.com/poultices-salves-and-oils.html
-Deep Tissue Oil - https://www.herbdoc.com/index.php/Our_Products/External (This salve is great for pulled muscles, torn ligaments, broken areas, etc.)

• Grapeseed Oil
• Coconut Oil

***Olive Oil tends to dry out too fast and can cause a dry rub.

MASSAGE CHAIRS MAY BE PURCHASED from many places - just google it:

BE SURE TO FOLLOW ALL THE LAWS OF HEALTH TO HAVE GOOD MUSCLES...BE SURE TO SQUAT, SIT, AND STAND PROPERLY.

“Among the first things to be aimed at should be a correct position, both in sitting and in standing. God made man upright, and He desires him to possess not only the physical but the mental and moral benefit, the grace and dignity and self-possession, the courage and self-reliance, which an erect bearing so greatly tends to promote. Let the teacher give instruction on this point by example and by precept. Show what a correct position is, and insist that it shall be maintained.”  {CG 364.3}

Many times people go to a massage therapist or a chiropractor when all they really need to do is increase their magnesium, drink plenty of water, and make sure their Vitamin D levels are what they should be.

QUOTES REGARDING MUSCLES:

• Bathing makes for flexible (MH 276)
• Do not give up the use of certain muscles because pain is felt when they are exercised (3T 78)
• Eat enough food to give strength to the muscles (MM 284)
• Exercise your Muscles as well as your mind (Te 167)
• God designed the muscles to be used (4T 411)
• Healthful foods needed for the muscles (CD 409)
• Inaction Causes muscles to decrease in size and strength (3T 76)
• It's an Erroneous idea to think that flesh food is needed for muscles (MH 316)
• Lack of Exercise causes elasticity of muscles (FE 426)
• Lack of Exercise causes soft muscles (FE 426)
• Make the best use of the muscles (SD 171)
• Moderate Exercise EVERY DAY strengthens the muscles (2T 533)
• Muscles need exercise for good health (6T 180)
• People should know how to treat and use (2SM 289)
• Soft and Liquid foods are not best for the muscles (FE 226)
• Students should be trained in the use of (2SM 323-324)
• Tilling the soil develops the muscles (FE 323)
• Walking exercises the muscles (MH 240)

“We take movements a portion of each day, that we may regain and enjoy health. In order to strengthen the arms and chest, we have taken excellent movements in scrubbing woodwork, sweeping floors, washing dishes, and washing clothing upon the old-fashioned rubbing board, which we would recommend as a far better instrument to strengthen the arms and chest than the backbreaking washing machines.”  {HR, August 1, 1873 par. 13}

“We take movements to strengthen the ankles and muscles of the limbs in climbing the mountains, prospecting, and gathering flowers. And frequently we descend with our arms loaded with broken wood, which is scattered plentifully upon the mountains. We are becoming strong by healthful exercise. We enjoy physical exercise after close application to writing several hours each day. We sometimes become weary, but we rest and sleep well through the night, and in the morning feel fresh and ready for our day's duty. I have learned by experience that if we would have health, we must take a proper amount of active exercise. If we get into a perspiration, this will not injure us, if we are careful not to expose ourselves to a current of air.”  {HR, August 1, 1873 par. 14}

“Proper exercise, daily, strengthens the muscles, aids digestion, and induces sleep. This, with taking full inspirations of good air, combined with plain, nourishing diet, free from grease and spices, avoiding pastry and unhealthy condiments, will do much to restore health to the invalid. Those who would enjoy the blessings of health and strength must have a proper amount of exercise daily. We should never be ashamed of labor. God has shown us that employment is ennobling, in that he gave the sinless representatives of the race something to do. They were to labor, to dress and keep the garden.”  {HR, August 1, 1873 par. 15}

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Learning the Health Work, Remedies, and Disease Reversal, Correctly and Quickly

“We have come to a time when EVERY MEMBER of the church should take hold of medical missionary work…” (7T 62.1)

“Gather up all the knowledge possible that will help to combat disease…” (MM 320.2-.3)

“…It is the duty of every person to become intelligent in regard to disease and its causes…” (HL 19.5)

“As religious aggression subverts the liberties of our nation, those who would stand for freedom of conscience will be placed in unfavorable positions. For their own sake, they should, while they have opportunity, become intelligent in regard to disease, its causes, prevention, and cure…”  (CH 506.1)

SOMETHING VERY IMPORTANT TO KEEP IN MIND REGARDING THIS WORK

“That which is of the most importance is that the students be taught how to represent aright the principles of health reform..."  {9T 177.3}

WHY?

“…Strange things have been done in the medical missionary work of late…”  (CH 370.3)

“…Many have misinterpreted health reform, and have received perverted ideas of what constitutes right living…”  (CD 200.3)

“…Those who go forth to engage in the work of the ministry must be intelligent upon the subject of health reform…”  (MM 238.3)

HOW DO WE LEARN TO BECOME INTELLIGENT ON THIS SUBJECT?

“…few can take a course of training in our medical institutions. But ALL can study our health literature and become intelligent on this important subject…”  {MM 320.3}

WHAT LITERATURE DO WE HAVE?

#1: SOP:

A. How to Live

B. Ministry of Healing

C. Christian Temperance & Bible Hygiene

D. Counsels on Diet & Foods

E. Counsels on Health

F. Healthful Living

G. Medical Ministry

H. Temperance

J. A Call to Medical Evangelism & Health Education

K. Loma Linda Messages

L. Selected Messages, Volume 2

M. Health Reformer Articles

N. Mind, Character, and Personality, Volumes 1&2

O. Testimonies on Sexual Behavior, Adultery, and Divorce

P. Paulson Collection

 

“…The Lord has marked out a way in which his people are to carry forward a work of physical healing…”  (MM 14.3)

“…The methods of treating the sick were plainly revealed to me…”  {20MR 373.2}

“If God has any new light to communicate, he will let his chosen and beloved understand it, without their going to have their minds enlightened by hearing those who are in darkness and error.”  {EW 124.2}

“Fifty times as much might be accomplished in self-education…education of self means more than the colleges can give you…”  {3MR 363.2}

“…You cannot afford to spend years in preparation…”  (CH 397.4)

“…Ye must step fast…now time is almost finished, and what we have been years learning, they will have to learn in a few months. They will also have much to unlearn and much to learn again…” {EW 67.2}

“…There are those who with a few months' instruction would be prepared to go out and do acceptable medical missionary work…”  {PC 38.7}

#2: SOME BOOKS WRITTEN BY OUR OWN DOCTORS

Mind you, all the information is not perfect, but these are the best books.

Follow that which you know is correct, and ignore that which is contrary to the Spirit of Prophecy.

A. Health Power by: Aileen Ludington M.D.

B. Encyclopedia of Foods and their Healing Power (Volumes 1-3, or at least the first 2 volumes)

C. Natural Remedies Encyclopedia by: Vance Farrell

D. Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants, Volumes 1 and 2

E. Understanding the Body Organs and the Eight Laws of Health

“Keep the work of health reform to the front is the message I am instructed to bear…” (9T 113.1)

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Kidney Infections

FOR KIDNEY INFECTIONS, YOU CAN DO THE FOLLOWING:

Cornsilk for kidney infection
 
Make Parsley tea by taking 1-quart (4 cups) water mixed with 2 bunches of parsley….Boil x 10 minutes.
 
Cover and steep x 20 minutes. Drink 8 oz. 3-4 x day. Do this every day and be sure to include this in your water intake total for the day.
 

Take D-Mannose with Cranactin 1 t. of the powder every 15 minutes until symptoms subside. IT WILL STOP THE INFECTION IN ITS TRACTS.

“Grains, fruits, nuts, and vegetables, in proper combination, contain all the elements of nutrition; and when properly prepared, they constitute the diet that best promotes both physical and mental strength.”  {Ed 204.3} 

“The grains, with fruits, nuts, and vegetables, contain all the nutritive properties necessary to make good blood.”  {CD 313.3}

HERE IS THE LINK OF A GOOD BRAND....BE SURE TO GET THE POWDER
http://www.vitacost.com/solaray-d-mannose-with-cranactin-120-vegetarian-capsules
 
HERE IS A REVIEW OF THE PRODUCT 
http://www.amazon.com/Solaray-D-Mannose-CranActin-60-Capsules/product-reviews/B0011FT8OM

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How To Make Herbal Tea

Make This Tea As Simple As Possible, It's Best To Make It All At Once And Drink 3 X A Day

1. In a non-aluminum pot, put 30 ounces of filtered water and put 2 Tbsp. of each hard herb (or the maximum amount of herb you are allowed to have for the day) in the pot and mix the herb/s into the water well.***

2. Turn the timer on for 40 minutes.

3. Turn the flame on high.

4.  When the water comes to a rapid boil, turn flame down to very low, put a lid on top and simmer till the timer goes off.

5. When the timer goes off, turn the flame off and remove the pot to a burner that is not hot.

6. Now add 2 Tbsp. of each soft herb and be sure to mix them in the water so they get wet.

7. Put the lid back on and set the timer for an additional 20 minutes (this is called steeping) (You WILL NOT BE TURNING THE FLAME BACK ON AT THIS TIME)

8. When the timer goes off, Strain the tea into a 32 oz. Mason Jar (should give you 24 oz.)

9. May add honey at this time while it's hot, but it's best to drink the tea plain.

10. Drink one 8 oz. cup/3 x day (30 min before breakfast; 3 min before 2nd meal; 3 hours before bed)

11.  Best to make this in the morning before starting your day, OR, if necessary, before bed the night before.

*** Some herb directions require less than a total of 2 Tbsp. each day. Only put the maximum allowed for that herb when following the above.  However, most herbs allow 2 TBSP. each day, which is 2 tsp., 3 x day.

Note:

HARD HERBS = roots, barks, stems

SOFT HERBS = flowers, petals, leaves

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How To Gain Weight

• Cleanse the Liver/Go on the 2-Month Program
• Go to bed at the right time.
• Don’t eat between meals.

 
The prophet tells us following all the laws of health, not just eating foods high in fat will cause you to gain the weight you need to...you have a gut problem and we need to get to the underlying issue. Many will still lose weight because their guts are not healthy and their livers are clogged.
 
The answer is not just eating fattening foods, avocado, coconut, and raw nuts...the answer is to address why they can't gain weight. It has to do with their GI tract, which means they may eat between meals, eat too fast, too many meals, etc.
 
A digestive assessment would be the first thing to do for them.
 
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Dr. John Clark says:
Worry is one cause of being underweight. Worrying about food could be another cause of being underweight. Worrying about what to eat could be another cause of being underweight. Genetics can be another cause.
 
We are told not everyone is the same size:
“The Lord has given me a view of other worlds. Wings were given me, and an angel attended me from the city to a place that was bright and glorious. The grass of the place was living green, and the birds there warbled a sweet song. The inhabitants of the place were of all sizes; they were noble, majestic, and lovely. They bore the express image of Jesus, and their countenances beamed with holy joy, expressive of the freedom and happiness of the place. I asked one of them why they were so much more lovely than those on the earth. The reply was, “We have lived in strict obedience to the commandments of God, and have not fallen by disobedience, like those on the earth.” . . . I begged of my attending angel to let me remain in that place. I could not bear the thought of coming back to this dark world again. Then the angel said, "You must go back, and if you are faithful, you, with the 144,000, shall have the privilege of visiting all the worlds and viewing the handiwork of God.”  {AH 543.2}
 
That said we have seen people gain weight by increasing their mastication and eating more bananas, baked potatoes, and nuts.

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How To Gain Back The Control Of Your Bladder

Psalms 103:1-3 tells us all diseases can be healed. This includes bladder problems.

A person needs to follow all the laws of health. 

They should do Kegel exercises.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kegel_exercise

Look up for them what herbs strengthen the bladder and have her drink that 3 times a day for 30 days then a new formula the next 30 days.

The BLADDER IS MADE OF MUSCLE. 

MAGNESIUM IS THE #1 NATURAL MUSCLE MINERAL

https://www.webmd.com/urinary-incontinence-oab/picture-of-the-bladder#1

• Eat plant foods high in minerals 
• Eat one cooked leafy green vegetable every day + 1 other cooked colored vegetable
• 3 fruits a day
• Closed fist full of nuts or 2 Tablespoons seeds...not both in 1 meal. Do the other one next meal. 
• Healthful grain/bread 

Bladder exercises – They give a balloon that you put between the legs while sitting down. Tense and relaxing the pelvic muscles to strengthen them.

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How Godly SDA Women Should Dress

SHOULD GODLY SDA WOMEN BE EXPOSING ANY PART of THEIR LEGS?

What Does the Bible Have to Say About This? 

FIRST OF ALL, GOD BRINGS US UP POINT-BY-POINT, AND TESTS US TO SEE HOW WE ACCEPT THE MESSAGES HE SENDS US:

“God leads his people on, step by step. He brings them up to different points calculated to manifest what is in the heart. Some endure at one point, but fall off at the next. At every advanced point the heart is tested and tried a little closer. If the professed people of God find their hearts opposed to this straight work, it should convince them that they have a work to do to overcome, if they would not be spewed out of the mouth of the lord. Said the angel: “God will bring his work closer and closer to test and prove every one of his people.” some are willing to receive one point; but when God brings them to another testing point, they shrink from it and stand back, because they find that it strikes directly at some cherished idol. Here they have opportunity to see what is in their hearts that shuts out Jesus. They prize something higher than the truth, and their hearts are not prepared to receive Jesus. Individuals are tested and proved a length of time to see if they will sacrifice their idols and heed the counsel of the true witness. If any will not be purified through obeying the truth, and overcome their selfishness, their pride, and evil passions, the angels of God have the charge: “they are joined to their idols, let them alone,” and they pass on to their work, leaving these with their sinful traits unsubdued, to the control of evil angels. Those who come up to every point, and stand every test, and overcome, be the price what it may, have heeded the counsel of the true witness, and they will receive the latter rain, and thus be fitted for translation.” (1T 187.1)

SECOND OF ALL, WE NEED TO REALIZE THAT OUR MESSAGE

“…Is not a smooth message…” (3T 257.2-.3)

AND WE ARE TOLD:

“…If those who have been in the church for weeks and months have not learned the straightness of the way, and what it is to be Christians, and cannot hear all the straight truths of the word of God, it were better that they were cut off from Israel. It is too late in the day to feed with milk. If souls a month or two old in the truth, who are about to enter the time of trouble such as never was, cannot hear all the straight truth, or endure the strong meat of the straightness of the way, how will they stand in the day of battle? Truths that we have been years learning must be learned in a few months by those who now embrace the third angel's message…” (1MR 33.4)

THE BIBLE SAYS:

“Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me.” (Ezekiel 3:17)

Q: Who does the pen of inspiration say the “watchmen” are today and what message are they to give?

A: “In a special sense SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS HAVE BEEN SET IN THE WORLD AS WATCHMEN…they have been given a work of the most solemn import--the proclamation of the first, second, and third angels' messages…” {9T 19.1}

Q: WHAT DOES THE 1ST ANGEL’S MESSAGE TEACH? WHAT ARE WE TO DECLARE TO THE PEOPLE WHEN WE TEACH IT?

A: “IT WAS TO SEPARATE THE CHURCH OF CHRIST FROM THE CORRUPTING INFLUENCE OF THE WORLD THAT THE FIRST ANGEL'S MESSAGE WAS GIVEN. But with the multitude, even of professed Christians, the ties which bound them to earth were stronger than the attractions heavenward…” (4SP 231.1}

WHAT DOES THE BIBLE TELL US RE: HOW WOMEN ARE TO DRESS & WHAT STYLE OF DRESS IS RELATED TO THE WORLD?

“In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel…” (1 Timothy 2:9)

Note: It says that women are to adorn themselves in “modest” apparel.

WHAT DOES “MODEST” MEAN?

“The Bible teaches modesty in dress. “in like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel.” 1 Timothy 2:9. This forbids display in dress, gaudy colors, profuse ornamentation. Any device designed to attract attention to the wearer or to excite admiration is excluded from the modest apparel which God's Word enjoins. {CG 423.2}

Self-denial in dress is a part of our Christian duty…” {CG 423.3}

WHAT ABOUT THE EXPOSURE OF THE LEG?

What does the Bible call it? Nakedness…

“…MAKE BARE THE LEG, UNCOVER THE THIGH, pass over the rivers.

THY NAKEDNESS SHALL BE UNCOVERED, yea, thy shame shall be seen…” (Isaiah 47:2-3)

“Satan invented the fashions which leave the limbs exposed…” (2T 532) (very top of page)

“FASHION RULES THE WORLD…” {CTBH 85.1}

Note: Satan invented the fashion that exposes the limbs (arms/legs) and we are told that fashion rules the world, and our 1st angel’s message is to call us out from the world. Then, under the 1st Angel’s message, we as God’s people are to warn our own people from dressing like the world. We are to warn them not to expose their thighs (many do this by wearing slits in their skirts), or their lower leg/calf, and even their ankle and feet, which the last 2 will be covered in another document 

By the way, nowhere in any of our old SDA books from Sister White’s day do you see any woman having her calf or any part of her leg exposed. Not even their feet or ankles are exposed. This is all called nakedness.

Our message is that God’s women are to cover themselves and not allow any nakedness to appear, which includes the exposure of their lower legs. They should be covered. Leggings are to be worn underneath our skirts as well so that when we have to lift our legs, there won’t be any exposure.

Some will say, after reading this, it doesn’t matter how I dress, it matters what is in my heart. God knows my heart.

LET’S SEE WHAT JESUS TELLS US ABOUT THIS THROUGH THE SPIRIT OF PROPHECY:

“There are few who understand their own hearts. The vain, trifling lovers of fashion may claim to be followers of Christ, but their dress and conversation show what occupies the mind and engages the affections.

The outside appearance is an index to the heart…a modest, Godly woman will dress modestly…a refined, cultured mind will be revealed in the choice of simple and appropriate attire…” {CTBH 93.1}

“We cannot, if we would, conceal the fact that women have feet and limbs that were made for use. But in regard to the exposure, this is on the other side of the question. We have traveled extensively the past twenty-five years, and have been eye-witnesses to many indecent exposures of the limbs. But the most common exposure is seen upon the streets in light snow, or wet and mud. Both hands are required to elevate the dress, that it may clear the wet and filth. It is a common thing to see the dress raised one-half of a yard, exposing an almost unclad ankle to the sight of gentlemen, but no one seems to blush at this IMMODEST EXPOSURE. No one's sensitive modesty seems shocked for the reason that this is customary. It is fashion, and for this reason it is endured. No outcry of immodesty is heard, although it is so in the fullest sense. {HR, May 1, 1872 par. 18}

But does the popular style of woman's dress always hide her feet from the public gaze? See that LADY passing over the muddy street, HOLDING HER SKIRTS nearly twice as far from the ground as ours, EXPOSING, NOT ONLY HER FEET, BUT HER NEARLY-NAKED LIMBS. Similar exposures are frequent as she ascends and descends the stairs, as she is helped into, and out of carriages. THESE EXPOSURES ARE DISAGREEABLE, if not shameful; and A STYLE OF DRESS WHICH MAKES THEIR FREQUENT OCCURRENCE ALMOST CERTAIN, WE MUST REGARD AS A POOR SAFEGUARD OF MODESTY AND VIRTUE. But we did not design an exposure of this false modesty in relation to woman's feet, but simply a defense of the style of dress which we regard, in every way, truly modest. {HR, May 1, 1872 par. 19}

NOTE: I know many while reading this are cringing and thinking of how inconvenient this would be to them, but it is our message and we are to make sacrifices for Jesus. Heaven is cheap enough!!! Christ is worth it!!! And he says if we do not carry our cross and follow him, we cannot be his disciples. (Luke 14:26-27)

MY APPEAL TO OUR SISTERS WORLDWIDE:

Don’t you want to be one of his? It is because we have been exposed to so many things of the world that we think nothing wrong with exposing our legs, but heaven condemns it.

Let’s cleanse ourselves from worldly practices. If we don’t, we truly have not entered into the 1st angel’s message.

WE ARE COUNSELED:

“…Fashion is deteriorating the intellect and eating out the spirituality of our people. Obedience to fashion is pervading our Seventh-Day Adventist Churches and is doing more than any other power to separate our people from God. I have been shown that our church rules are very deficient. All exhibitions of pride in dress, which is forbidden in the word of God, should be sufficient reason for church discipline. If there is a continuance, in face of warnings and appeals and entreaties, to still follow the perverse will, it may be regarded as proof that the heart is in no way assimilated to Christ. Self, and only self, is the object of adoration, and one such professed Christian will lead many away from God. {4T 647.2}

There is a terrible sin upon us as a people, that we have permitted our church members to dress in a manner inconsistent with their faith. We must arise at once and close the door against the allurements of fashion. Unless we do this, our churches will become demoralized.” (4T 647.3)

I APPEAL to all my SDA Sisters, please reform in the area of dress at once. Do not listen to the lie of Satan that it does not matter what you wear or how you wear it or that as long as you wear a dress, it matters not whether or not your limbs are exposed. This is a lie of Satan that will take us straight to the gates of hell.

Are we ready to give up all for Jesus? Isn’t heaven worth it?

ONE OTHER IMPORTANT QUOTE:

“There is but one woman in a thousand who clothes her limbs as she should. Whatever may be the length of the dress, females should clothe their limbs as thoroughly as the males. This may be done by wearing lined pants gathered into a band and fastened about the ankle or made full and tapering at the bottom; and these should come down long enough to meet the shoe. The limbs and ankles thus clothed are protected against a current of air…” {2SM 478.3}

Note: In the summertime, wear thin, lightweight material, such as very thin cotton or linen.

Even in summer time, if we don’t cover our extremities underneath our dresses/skirts, we wind up with the following diseases: {HR, January 1, 1872 par. 2 and 3}

POWERFUL QUOTES TO PONDER:

“God calls upon us to stand upon the broad platform of temperance in…dressing…” (CG 409.4)

“Dressing all have a direct bearing upon our spiritual advancement.”  {CD 57.2}

“OUR words, our actions, and our DRESS ARE DAILY LIVING PREACHERS, gathering with Christ or scattering abroad. This is no trivial matter to be passed off with a jest…”  {4T 641.3}

“…Perhaps no question has ever come up among us which has caused such development of character as has the dress reform.” {4T 636.3}

“…The subject of dress demands serious reflection and much prayer…”  {4T 641.3}

“We judge of a person's character by the style of dress...a refined taste, a cultivated mind, will be revealed in the choice of simple and appropriate attire.”  {CH 601.2}

“...Dress...reveal that which is most treasured by those who claim to be pilgrims and strangers on the earth...”  (5T 188.4)

“…The outside appearance is an index to the heart…”  (CTBH 93.1)

“No question has ever come up among us which has caused such development of character as has the dress reform.”  {4T 636.3}

“...He who is converted from errors in eating, drinking, and DRESSING is being prepared to hear and to receive the truth into a good and willing heart...”  (CH 221.4)

“…Evidence that the taste is really converted will be seen in the dress of all who walk the narrow path...Christians should not neglect to search the scriptures on these points. They need to understand that which the lord of heaven appreciates even in dressing of the body...even the style of the apparel will express the truth of the gospel. Their dress bears its testimony...”  {6MR 160.4-161.1}

“There is need of putting more of the bible precept into the dress, as well as the inward adorning into the character.”  {DG 158.2}

“We must represent the truth. A decided guard must be placed upon the human agents in regard to…dress...”  {DG 158.1} (written in 1894)

“Our dress should be in strict accordance with the character of our holy faith...” {DG 158.2}

“In most cases, submission to the gospel requirements will demand a decided change in the dress…” {6T 96.1}

“Should not the people of God...seek even in their dress to glorify God...?” (HR, February 1, 1872 par. 4)

“...Most women do not think and act in reference to dress from reason and reflection. They accept, without questioning, that which society and fashion imposes upon them....” {HR, May 1, 1872 par. 2} (Acts 9:6)

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