What does Ellen White write about...
Adventistische Schriften über: "Find quotes from Ellen G. White for an encouraging message: true national healing begins with personal repentance and awakening; families and congregations act Christ‑like on communities; freedom of conscience and religion; no forced union of church and state; prayer leads to obedience to God's law; the seventh‑day Sabbath is kept faithfully, but without political coercion. Provide precise sources, especially The Great Controversy chapters 35–36."
Answer
True spiritual renewal and societal blessing begin in the heart of the individual through sincere repentance, conversion, and a character transformation effected by the Spirit of God. When believers reflect the love and character of Christ, they exert a healing and ennobling influence on their entire surroundings. At the same time, true faith is founded on inviolable freedom of conscience, because a person's personal duty to God supersedes any human legislation.
Inalienable Freedom of Conscience and God's Supremacy over Human Laws
»The framers of the Constitution recognized the eternal principle that a person's relationship with his God stands above human legislation and that his right to freedom of conscience is inalienable. No proof was required to establish this truth; we are aware of it within our own hearts. It is this awareness that, in defiance of human laws, sustained so many martyrs in torture and flame. They felt that their duty to God was superior to human ordinances and that man had no authority to exercise over their conscience.«
True Awakening and Repentance Lead to Reformation
»This is the result of the work of the Spirit of God. There is no evidence of genuine repentance unless it produces reformation. When one returns the pledge, restores what was taken, confesses his sins and loves God as well as his fellow men, the sinner can be certain that he has found peace with God. These were the effects that followed in earlier years after periods of religious awakening. Judged by their fruits, it was known that they were blessed by God for the salvation of people and the uplift of humanity.«
Christ‑like Love Transforms the Surroundings
»In a heart renewed by divine grace, love is the guiding principle. It transforms character, governs impulses, masters passions, overcomes hostility, and ennobles affections. This love nurtured in the heart sweetens life and spreads an ennobling influence to all around.«
The Nature of True Biblical Repentance
»Repentance involves remorse over sin and a turning away from it. We will not renounce sin as long as we do not recognize its sinful nature; as long as we do not turn away from it in our hearts, there will be no real change in life. Many do not understand the true nature of repentance. Crowds mourn that they have sinned and even make an outward improvement because they fear that their misconduct will bring them suffering. But that is not repentance in the biblical sense.«
Steadfastness Through Prayer and Personal Knowledge of God
»You must recognize how important it is to know God in prayer. When you are certain that He hears you, you will be joyful in affliction; you will rise above discouragement because you experience the invigorating influence of God's power in your hearts. What we need is the truth. Nothing can replace it—the holy, solemn truth that is to enable us to pass the test, just as Christ endured it.«
Original Sources (English)
Stephan Krol
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