在这个时候应该发出医疗布道的嘹亮呼召。千千万万的人对自己属灵的和身体的健康状况浑然不知。他们远离更好的生活方式却没有意识到自己的危险。需要有忠心的守望者指出健康与圣洁之路。{CME 5.1}
医疗布道的呼召最初是以基督自己的榜样在祂自己的服务和祂给教会的福音使命中向安息日复临信徒发出的。祂“周流四方，行善事，医好凡被魔鬼压制的人”(徒10:38)，说明真正的布道既照顾人身体的需要也照顾人精神的需要。{CME 5.2}
复临运动的历史是以一种双重的服务为特征的。健康与节制工作一直是世界布道的组成部分。在健康生活方面有许多重要的改革被公认为与复临的福音信息紧密交织在一起。向人指出完全遵守上帝律法的道路已包括承认健康律。{CME 5.3}
在医疗布道事业发展的过程中，已经建立了许多机构和众多的教育中心，提供了许多培训设施，以便教导正确的生活方式，使男男女女能帮助他人。{CME 5.4}
然而复临信徒耳中又响起了主的吩咐：“出去到路上和篱笆那里，勉强人进来，坐满我的屋子”(路14:23)。{CME 5.5}
急需迈出前进的一步;必须奏响新的音调。成千上万的平信徒现在必须听到并转述医疗布道的呼召。成百上千已在本会疗养院受过彻底训练的护士应当参加医疗布道，经过一些额外的培训他们就能在工作中作领袖。许多年轻人应该有资格作讲师。医师们应该充分意识到自己有传讲健康和节制信息的责任，在复临教会中和大城市中非复临教会的听众面前演讲和讲课。传道人应该出任青年传道队的组织者和教师。{CME 5.6}
为了成功地做这项工作，已经提供了讲课的材料，关于健康和节制的书籍，以及关于组织和管理健康与家庭护理课的指示。那些开始从事这项工作的人应该从区会领袖们寻得忠告和帮助。{CME 6.1}
主的使者通过她所发表的书籍、《评论与通讯》的文章，和《文稿》号召整个教会从事医疗布道。愿学习这些激动人心的信息能使安息日复临信徒在医疗布道工作和医疗传福音上取得重大进步。{CME 6.2}
总会医疗部
1933年
A CLARION CALL TO MEDICAL EVANGELISM IS DUE AT THIS TIME. THOUSANDS, YES, TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TODAY ARE ASLEEP TO THE CONDITION OF THEIR SPIRITUAL AND THEIR PHYSICAL HEALTH. THEY ARE FAR FROM THE BETTER WAY OF LIFE AND DO NOT SENSE THEIR PERIL. FAITHFUL WATCHMEN ARE NEEDED TO POINT OUT THE WAY OF HEALTH AND HOLINESS.[1]
THE CALL TO MEDICAL EVANGELISM IS FIRST GIVEN SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS IN THE EXAMPLE OF CHRIST IN HIS OWN MINISTRY AND IN HIS GOSPEL COMMISSION TO THE CHURCH. HE "WHO WENT ABOUT DOING GOOD, HEALING ALL THAT WERE OPPRESSED OF THE DEVIL," SHOWED THAT TRUE EVANGELISM COMPREHENDS MINISTRY TO PHYSICAL NEEDS AS WELL AS TO SPIRITUAL.[2]
THE HISTORY OF THE ADVENT MOVEMENT HAS BEEN CHARACTERIZED BY A DUAL MINISTRY. HEALTH AND TEMPERANCE WORK HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PART OF WORLD EVANGELISM. MANY IMPORTANT REFORMS IN HEALTHFUL LIVING ARE RECOGNIZED AS BEING CLOSELY INTERWOVEN WITH THE ADVENT GOSPEL MESSAGE. POINTING THE WAY TO A FULL OBSERVANCE OF GOD'S LAW HAS INCLUDED THE RECOGNITION OF THE LAWS OF HEALTH.[3]
IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MEDICAL MISSIONARY INTERESTS, INSTITUTIONS HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED AND NUMEROUS EDUCATIONAL CENTERS AND MANY TRAINING FACILITIES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR TEACHING THE WAYS OF RIGHT LIVING AND FOR FITTING MEN AND WOMEN TO HELP OTHERS.[4]
BUT AGAIN THERE RINGS IN ADVENTIST EARS THE COMMAND, "GO OUT INTO THE HIGHWAYS AND HEDGES, AND COMPEL THEM TO COME IN, THAT MY HOUSE MAY BE FILLED."[5]
A FORWARD STEP IS IMPERATIVE; A NEW NOTE MUST BE STRUCK. THOUSANDS OF LAYMEN MUST NOW HEAR AND REPEAT THE CALL TO MEDICAL MISSIONARY EVANGELISM. HUNDREDS OF NURSES WHO HAVE HAD A THOROUGH TRAINING IN DENOMINATIONAL SANITARIUMS SHOULD ENGAGE IN MEDICAL EVANGELISM, AND WITH SOME ADDITIONAL TRAINING THEY COULD BE LEADERS IN THE WORK. SCORES OF YOUNG MEN SHOULD QUALIFY TO BE LECTURERS. PHYSICIANS SHOULD SENSE FULLY THEIR RESPONSIBILITY OF IMPARTING THE MESSAGE OF HEALTH AND TEMPERANCE IN TALKS AND LECTURES IN ADVENTIST CHURCHES AND BEFORE NON-ADVENTIST AUDIENCES IN THE GREAT CITIES. MINISTERS SHOULD LEAD OUT AS ORGANIZERS AND TEACHERS OF BANDS OF YOUNG EVANGELISTS.[6]
FOR THE SUCCESSFUL PROSECUTION OF THIS WORK, LECTURE MATERIALS, BOOKS ON HEALTH AND TEMPERANCE, AND INSTRUCTION REGARDING THE ORGANIZATION AND CONDUCT OF HEALTH AND HOME NURSING CLASSES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED. THOSE WHO TAKE UP THIS WORK SHOULD SEEK COUNSEL AND HELP FROM CONFERENCE LEADERS.[7]
THE MESSENGER OF THE LORD THROUGH HER CURRENT BOOKS, REVIEW AND HERALD ARTICLES, AND MANUSCRIPTS CALLS THE ENTIRE CHURCH TO MEDICAL EVANGELISM. MAY THE STUDY OF THESE STIRRING MESSAGES LEAD TO A GREAT ADVANCE MOVEMENT AMONG SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS IN MEDICAL MISSIONARY WORK AND MEDICAL EVANGELISM.[8]
--GENERAL CONFERENCE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.[9]
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