What does Ellen White write about...
Adventistische Schriften über: "Is it wrong to enjoy earthly life?"
Answer
No—these passages do not say that enjoying earthly life is inherently wrong. They affirm that a person can find genuine joy, while warning against self-indulgent pleasure or letting worldly concerns and pleasures crowd out spiritual life. Earthly gifts, they add, should lead to gratitude rather than absorb our love and attention.
Joy Without Worldly Indulgence
»There will be no need of affecting cheerfulness or of your seeking for pleasure in the indulgence of pride and the frivolities of the world. You will have a serenity and happiness in rightdoing that you can never realize in a course of wrong.... He has, in His love, opened a fountain of pleasure and joy for the soul that trusts in Him.«
Earthly Gifts and Gratitude
»The rich gifts He has bestowed upon us were not intended to absorb our thoughts and love so much that we should have nothing to give to God; they are constantly to remind us of Him and to bind us in bonds of love and gratitude to our heavenly Benefactor.«
A Caution About the Pleasures of This Life
»Luke specifies the cares, riches, and pleasures of this life. These are what choke the word, the growing spiritual seed. The soul ceases to draw nourishment from Christ, and spirituality dies out of the heart.«
Original Sources (English)
Stephan Krol
Founder of EGW Vision
Why I built EGW Vision
Hello, I am Stephan Krol. I started this Ellen White website to make the writings of Ellen G. White and the Adventist pioneers easier to access for everyone.
EGW Vision helps you find topics, statements, and quotes faster, especially when many original sources are not yet fully available in your language. The tool searches semantically, groups relevant content by topic, and presents matching results as clearly as possible in your language.
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