“Am I in danger of insanity?” He answered, “Worse than that.” He understood, then, that he would become an idiot. He felt, for the sake of his wife and children, he must preserve his life, and he came to California, and from there to Battle Creek.
He publishes His law, and the penalty that will follow the transgression of it, that all may learn, and be careful to live in harmony with natural law. He proclaims His law so distinctly, and makes it so prominent, that it is like a city set on a hill. All accountable beings can understand His law if they will. Idiots will not be held responsible. (PH138 1.2)
The Cost of a Vicious Practice
What little intellect he has left is of a low order. If he continues in this vicious practice, he will eventually become idiotic. (2T 402.1)
Will We Do It?
Will we do it? It is our privilege to do it if we will; it is the greatest privilege and blessing that could ever be granted to the human being. In obeying God, shall we become fools and idiots? We may, in the sight of the world. They may say it, but is it so? “The entrance of thy word giveth light; it giveth understanding to the simple.” (9LtMs, Ms 43, 1894, par. 8)
Caring for the Body as Wisely as the Farmer Cares for His Horse
He remarked how the farmers, who perhaps could not read, knew how to take care of their horses in winter, to preserve their health; yet some, in caring for meeting rooms, act like “idiots,” creating health-imperiling conditions. He closed his editorial by referring to his and his wife’s personal practice. (2BIO 16.1–16.2)