The Peril of a Distorted Concept

A topically arranged source book such as Counsels on Diet and Foods, although convenient for study, lends itself to certain types of misuse. Students may focus attention on one point of counsel and neglect others. It is important to gain the full body of teaching by putting statement with statement, as advised in Selected Messages, book 1, page 42: “The testimonies themselves will be the key that will explain the messages given, as scripture is explained by scripture.”CD-SG 6.3

Study of this guide, which has been produced in cooperation with the Department of Health of the General Conference, can prove of great benefit in either individual or group study. Such study can well lead to the adoption of a life-style that, as declared in Counsels on Diet and Foods, page 23, “will promote our happiness in this life, and will aid us in a preparation for the life to come.”CD-SG 6.4

The Trustees Of The Ellen G. White Estate

September 9, 1976