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Adventistische Schriften über: "What does the term 'corrupted appetite' mean in the context of health reform?"
Answer
The term "corrupted appetite" (also often referred to as a perverted or unnatural appetite) describes a desire misdirected by false habits toward health‑damaging indulgences and foods. It arises from the consumption of stimulants such as alcohol, tobacco, tea, coffee, as well as heavily spiced or unhealthy foods that dull the natural sense of taste.
Such an appetite is considered an unreliable guide, because it constantly seeks harmful gratification and weakens a person's moral and intellectual strengths. Overcoming this condition is a central aim of the health reform, to restore mental clarity and the ability to discern good from evil.
Unnatural Stimuli and the Weakening of Morality
»Through the indulgence of a perverted appetite, a person loses the strength to resist temptations. Moderation reformers have the task of enlightening people in these areas. They teach that health, character, and even life are jeopardized by the use of stimulants, which provoke exhausted energies into unnatural, convulsive actions.«
Appetite as an Unreliable Guide
»It is often claimed that appetite is a reliable guide in choosing food. If health laws had always been observed, this would be true. But due to false habits that have been passed down from generation to generation, appetite has become so perverted that it constantly seeks some form of harmful satisfaction. One can no longer trust it as a guide.«
Influence on Spiritual Perception
»The Savior of the world knew that indulging the appetite would bring physical weakness and dull the senses so that holy and eternal things would no longer be recognized. Christ knew that the world was devoted to gluttony and that this indulgence would pervert moral strengths.«
Effect of Spices and Meat
»Their appetite is so perverted that they cannot be satisfied even with meat, unless it is prepared in an extremely harmful way. ... Spices first irritate the delicate gastric lining, but eventually destroy the natural sensitivity of this delicate membrane. The blood becomes feverish, animalistic inclinations are awakened, while moral and intellectual strengths are weakened.«
Satanic Deception Through Appetite
»Satan's strongest hold on humanity is the appetite, and he tries to stimulate it in every conceivable way. ... Through a perverted appetite the world is to be corrupted. By enticing people to drink alcohol, Satan intended that they descend ever deeper on the ladder of degradation.«
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