What does Ellen White write about...
Adventistische Schriften über: "God's Sovereignty over the Distribution of Natural Resources and National Borders"
Answer
The scriptures demonstrate that God as Creator possesses absolute sovereignty over the earth and determines the distribution of peoples and their geographic boundaries according to His divine plan. This order serves the purpose that humanity can seek and find God, while He assigns each nation a specific time and place.
Regarding natural resources such as gold and silver, the documents emphasize that everything is God's property and He has placed these resources in the hands of people as stewards. The distribution of these goods is intended to do good to others and reflect the character of the Creator through selflessness.
God's Plan in the Distribution of Nations
»In those words of incomparable beauty and tenderness that the Apostle Paul spoke to the philosophers of Athens, God's purpose in the creation and distribution of races and nations is laid out: He "has made all nations of mankind from one blood, that they may dwell on the whole face of the earth, and has appointed the predetermined times and the boundaries of their dwelling; that they should seek the Lord, whether they may feel Him and find Him.«
Each Nation Is Assigned a Place in the Great Plan
»The history of the nations speaks to us today. God has assigned each nation and each individual a place in His great plan. Today, people and nations are measured with a plumb line in hand, one that makes no mistakes. All decide their destiny by their own choice, and God directs everything to fulfill His purposes.«
God's Sovereignty over Gold and Silver
»Every good thing on earth was placed here by the benevolent hand of God as an expression of His love for humanity. ... The gold and the silver belong to the Lord, and He could cause them to rain down from heaven if He wished. But instead He has made man His steward and entrusted him with resources that are not to be hoarded, but to be used for the benefit of others.«
Recognition of God as the Giver of All Riches
»He gives life and breath and everything to all." The Lord declares: "All the animals of the forest are Mine, and the cattle on a thousand mountains." "The silver is Mine, and the gold is Mine." And it is God who gives people the power to acquire wealth. In recognition that all things come from Him, the Lord ordered that a portion of His gifts be returned to Him in the form of gifts and sacrifices to support His worship.«
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