11月5日
1909年11月5日写于加利福尼亚州疗养院
致加利福尼亚州洛马林达J.A.伯登长老
亲爱的伯登弟兄：
有人问我，应如何对待有关医生的法律。我们需要审慎行事，因为仇敌很想阻碍我们的工作，使我们的医师只发挥有限的作用。一些人不以敬畏上帝的心做事。他们把我们所无法同意承受的轭放在我们脖子上，给我们制造麻烦。我们不能遵守那些会牺牲原则的规章，因为这会危害心灵的得救。{PC 300.6}
可是如果我们遵守国家法律不会置我们于错误的立场，我们就应当遵守。贤明的法律制订出来是为了保护人民不受不称职医生的欺骗。我们应当尊重这些法律，因为我们自己也是受这些法律的保护免受自以为是的冒牌医师所侵犯。如果我们反对这些法律，就会限制了我们医疗布道士的影响。{PC 301.1}
我们应当小心考虑这些问题的有关事项。如果有些条件我们不能赞成，我们就应努力使其得到调整，使我们的医师不会面临强烈的反对。救主嘱咐我们要灵巧像蛇，驯良像鸽子。{PC 301.2}
主是我们的领袖和导师，祂吩咐我们不要与那些不承认上帝的人联合。“你们务要守我的安息日，因为这是你我之间世世代代的证据”(出31:13)。要与那些藉着守上帝的诫命来尊重祂的人联合。如果我们有人提议我们的工人应当重视世界所提供的教育，从而谋求取得成功，那就等于在说，世界所发挥的影响要超过上帝的影响。这样做会使上帝受到侮辱。上帝充分了解自称为祂子民的人对于祂的旨意所怀的信心如何。{PC 301.3}
我们的工人应当熟悉基督的生平和工作方式。主会帮助那些希望与祂合作担任医师的人，只要他们肯向祂学习怎样为受苦的人工作，祂就会藉着他们施展能力医治病人。{PC 301.4}
不节制和不敬虔之事在各地越来越多。节制工作必须从我们自己心中开始。医师在工作以前首先要明白大医师的工作和教训。基督曾离开天庭，以便为地上患疾受苦的人服务。我们必须与这位大医师合作，存完全谦卑的心行在祂面前。这样，主就会祝福我们诚恳的努力，解救受苦的人了。这项工作的成就不是靠有毒性的药物，而是藉着使用简单的疗法。我们必须设法纠正错误的习惯和行为，教授舍己的教训。放纵食欲是我们必须与之斗争的最大弊端。{PC 301.5}
基督所揭示的真理教导我们，藉着顺从耶稣里的真理，人类可以获得力量战胜世上因情欲而来的败坏。人对基督的功劳怀着活泼的信心，就能改变成为基督的形像。上帝的天使会来到那些天天谦卑地学习基督教训的人身边。{PC 301.6}
Elder J. A. Burden Loma Linda, California
Dear Brother Burden,
Some questions have been asked me regarding our relation to the laws governing medical practitioners. We need to move understandingly, for the enemy would be pleased to hedge up our work so that our physicians would have only a limited influence. Some men do not act in the fear of God, and they may seek to bring us into trouble by placing on our necks yokes that we could not consent to bear. We cannot submit to regulations if the sacrifice of principle is involved; for?this would imperil the soul’s salvation.?{PC 300.6}
But whenever we can comply with the law of the land without putting ourselves in a false position, we should do so. Wise law have been framed in order to safeguard the people against the imposition of unqualified physicians. These laws we should respect, for we are ourselves by them protected from presumptuous pretenders. Should we manifest opposition to these requirements, it would tend to restrict the influence of our medical missionaries.?{PC 301.1}
We must carefully consider what is involved in these matters. If there are conditions to which we could not subscribe, we should endeavor to have these matters adjusted so that there would not be strong opposition against our physicians. The Saviour bids us be wise as serpents and harmless as doves.?{PC 301.2}
The Lord is our leader and teacher. He charges us not to connect with those who do not acknowledge God. “Verily My Sabbaths ye shall keep, for it is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations.” Connect with those who honor God by keeping His commandments. If the recommendation goes forth from our people that our workers are to seek for success by acknowledging as essential the education which the world gives, we are virtually saying that the influence the world gives is superior to that which God gives. God will be dishonored by such a course. God has full knowledge of the faith and trust and confidence that His professed people have in His providence.?{PC 301.3}
Our workers are to become intelligent in regard to Christ’s life and manner of working. The Lord will help those who desire to cooperate with Him as physicians, if they will become learners of Him how to work for the suffering. He will exercise His power through them for the healing of the sick.?{PC 301.4}
Intemperance and ungodliness are increasing everywhere. The work of temperance must begin in our own hearts. And the work of the physicians must begin in an understanding of the works and teachings of the great Physician. Christ left the courts of heaven that He might minister to the sick and suffering of earth. We must cooperate with the chief of physicians, walking in all humility of mind before Him. Then the Lord will bless our earnest efforts to relieve suffering humanity. It is not by the use of poisonous drugs that this will be done, but by the use of simple remedies. We should seek to correct false habits and practices, and teach the lessons of self denial. The indulgence of appetite is the greatest evil with which we have to contend.?{PC 301.5}
The truth brought to light by Christ teaches that humanity through obedience to the truth as it is in Jesus, may realize power to overcome the corruptions that are in the world through lust. Through living faith in the merits of Christ the soul may be converted and transformed into Christlikeness. Angels of God will be by the side of those who in humbleness of mind learn daily the lessons taught by Christ.?{PC 301.6}
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