What does Ellen White write about...
Adventistische Schriften über: "Is a confession of sin without the desire to forsake the sin blasphemy?"
Answer
A confession of sin without the sincere desire to forsake the sin is not acceptable before God. True repentance involves not only regretting the consequences of the sin, but a turning away from the sin itself and a change of life. Without this heart change and the ensuing reformation, a confession remains insincere and ineffective.
Conditions for God's Grace
»The conditions to obtain God's mercy are simple, just, and reasonable. The Lord does not require us to do something heavy in order for our sin to be forgiven... but whoever confesses and forsakes his sin will obtain mercy. Repentance includes sorrow over the sin and turning away from it. We will not renounce sin if 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.«
Necessity of Reformation
»A confession will not be acceptable to God without sincere repentance and reformation. There must be decisive changes in life; everything that is offensive to God must be discarded. This will be the result of genuine sorrow over the sin.«
False Repentance Out of Fear of Punishment
»There are many who do not understand the true nature of repentance. Crowds of people mourn that they have sinned, and even bring about an outward improvement because they fear that their misconduct will bring suffering upon them. But that is not repentance in the biblical sense. They lament the suffering rather than the sin.«
True Confession Against Excuses
»When sin has dulled moral sensibility, the wrongdoer neither recognizes the flaws of his character nor the magnitude of the evil he has committed... His confessions are not sincere and serious. To every admission of his guilt he adds an excuse to justify his way... But the examples of true repentance and humility in the Word of God reveal a spirit of confession in which there is no excuse for the sin or attempt at self‑justification.«
Confession Under Compulsion
»There is a huge difference between acknowledging facts after they have been proven and confessing sins that are known only to us and God... Achan's confession served only to show that his punishment was just. There was no genuine repentance for the sin, no contrition, no change of intent, no abhorrence of evil. Thus confessions will be laid down by the guilty when they stand before the bounds of God... But such confessions cannot save the sinner.«
Original Sources (English)
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