Harmonious Development

Genesis 1:26 “As man came forth from the hand of his Creator, he was of lofty stature and perfect symmetry…. Man was to bear God’s image, both in outward resemblance and in character.” PP 45

Genesis 2:15

And Moses went up from the plains of Moab unto the mountain of Nebo, to the top of Pisgah…And Moses was an hundred and twenty years old when he died: his eye was not dim, nor his natural force abated. –Deut. 14:1, 7

Joshua 14:10, 11 And now, behold, the Lord hath kept me alive, as he said, these forty and five years, even since the Lord spake this word unto Moses, while the children of Israel wandered in the wilderness: and now, lo, I am this day fourscore and five years old. As yet I am as strong this day as I was in the day that Moses sent me: as my strength was then, even so is my strength now, for war, both to go out, and to come in.

Other Examples… David & his mighty men Daniel & the 3 Hebrews

Mark 6:3 “Jesus used His physical powers in such a way as to keep in health, that He might do the best work.” HLv 42.4

“Paul knew that those who neglect physical work soon become enfeebled “Paul knew that those who neglect physical work soon become enfeebled. He desired to teach young ministers that by working with their hands, by bringing into exercise their muscles and sinews, they would become strong to endure the toils and privations that awaited them in the gospel field. And he realized that his own teachings would lack vitality and force if he did not keep all parts of the system properly exercised.” {AA 352.3}

“Education comprehends far more than many suppose “Education comprehends far more than many suppose. Mind and body must both receive attention; and unless our youth are versed in the science of how to care for the body as well as the mind, they will not be successful students. It is essential that students exercise their physical powers in such a way that their physical strength shall not be disproportionate to their mental development, and therefore a judicious system of physical culture should be combined with school discipline, that there may be a harmonious development of all the powers of mind and body…

Nothing that pertains to physical perfection should be looked upon as of little importance. In eating, drinking, and dressing, the laws of health should be diligently followed, and in regulating the hours for sleep, there should be no haphazard work…. In our schools the lights should be extinguished at half past nine.” {CE 124.1}

No gyms in 3rd world countries 3 John 2!!

“True education means more than the perusal of a certain course of study. It means more than a preparation for the life that now is. It has to do with the whole being, and with the whole period of existence possible to man. It is the harmonious development of the physical, the mental, and the spiritual powers. It prepares the student for the joy of service in this world and for the higher joy of wider service in the world to come.” {Ed 13.1} –Exemplify our message –LEC experience…Chloe (45+ yr old women that could do 40 full pushups)

The intellectual, moral, and physical faculties are to be equally cultivated and improved, that we may reach the highest standard in the attainment of knowledge. Education is one-sided unless the whole of the human machinery is used…. Our faculties were given us to be improved, not to remain unused. YI August 17, 1899

Prioritize!! “Students should not be permitted to take so many studies that they will have no time for physical training. The health cannot be preserved unless some portion of each day is given to muscular exertion in the open air. Stated hours should be devoted to manual labor of some kind, anything that will call into action all parts of the body. Equalize the taxation of the mental and the physical powers, and the mind of the student will be refreshed. If he is diseased, physical exercise will often help the system to recover its normal condition. When students leave college, they should have better health and a better understanding of the laws of life than when they enter it. The health should be as sacredly guarded as the character.”12 {CG 342.4}

“Those who do not use their limbs every day will realize a weakness when they do attempt to exercise. The veins and muscles are not in a condition to perform their work and keep all the living machinery in healthful action, each organ in the system doing its part. The limbs will strengthen with use.” {CG 339.3}

“To restore in man the image of his Maker, to bring him back to the perfection in which he was created, to promote the development of body, mind, and soul, that the divine purpose in his creation might be realized—this was to be the work of redemption. This is the object of education, the great object of life.” Education 15, 16

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