What does Ellen White write about...
Adventistische Schriften über: "Meaning of the greeting prohibition towards apostates"
Answer
The provided documents contain no direct instruction or theological justification for a specific “greeting prohibition” towards apostates. However, they emphasize the necessity of a clear separation from individuals who stubbornly oppose the truth or violate the moral standards of the congregation.
It is clarified that fellowship with those who consciously break God’s law harms the influence of the congregation and that formal fellowship is impossible in certain cases.
Exclusion from fellowship due to moral misconduct
»It is impossible for E to stand in the fellowship of God’s congregation. He has gone to a place where the congregation cannot help him, where he can have neither fellowship nor a voice in the congregation. He has maneuvered himself there in the face of light and truth. He has stubbornly chosen his own path and refused to listen to correction... Even if he repents sincerely, the congregation must leave his case to himself. If he comes to heaven, it will be alone, without the fellowship of the congregation. A continual rebuke from God and the congregation must always rest upon him, so that the moral standard is not lowered to dust.«
Consequences of falling away from the Sabbath command
»And if someone believed and kept the Sabbath and received the associated blessing, and then abandoned it and broke the holy command, they would close the gates of the Holy City against themselves, as surely as a God rules above in heaven. Those who have clearly seen and fully accepted the truth of the fourth commandment and have received the blessing of obedience, but have since denied their faith and dared to violate God’s law, will, if they persist on this path of disobedience, find the gates of God’s city closed before them.«
Original Sources (English)
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