What does Ellen White write about...
Adventistische Schriften über: "Trost bei wiederholter Trunkenheit, Vergebung, echte Umkehr, Gewissheit dass Jesus Gebete hört und praktische Hilfe"
Answer
The provided scriptures offer concrete comfort and practical guidance for someone struggling with repeated drunkenness: Jesus still has compassion and loves you; you can be set free through His power, even when you fail in your own strength. True repentance means immediately fleeing to Christ after every fall, sincerely confessing sin, and trusting that He forgives and cleanses—without waiting for feelings. God hears every sincere prayer, even if the answer comes differently than expected; faith in Jesus’ worthiness, not your own, sustains you. Practical help includes: daily, personal seeking of Christ (ask, seek, knock); connection with believing brothers who want to help; and holding fast to the promise: “Return to me, and I will return to you and heal all your backsliding.”
Direct Address to a Man with a Drinking Habit (Lt 1, 1861)
»Jesus pities you and loves you still. There is a living reality in religion, and its holy influence is sufficient to hold you like an anchor. Dear friend, I saw that you can reform. Your mighty enemy has bound you, but in the name of Jesus shake off these fetters and be a free man. Control your actions, overcome your appetite, sacrifice your idol. You cannot overcome in your own strength. The Lord will impart His strength to you when you sincerely repent and earnestly seek it. Your brethren would help you. There are those who would give their lives to save you from ruin. But you must bring the sacrifice yourself. It must be thorough and complete, or you will not accomplish your purpose. Thus says the Lord: Return to me, and I will return to you and heal all your backsliding.«
Flee Immediately to Christ After Sin and Believe in Forgiveness (Selected Messages Book 3)
»As soon as you have sinned, flee to the mercy-seat and tell Jesus all about it. You should be filled with sorrow for sin, because by sinning you have weakened your own spirituality, grieved the heavenly angels, and wounded and bruised the loving heart of your Redeemer. When you have asked Jesus in soul-confession for His forgiveness, believe that He has pardoned you. Do not doubt His divine mercy, and do not refuse to take comfort in His infinite love. It is the Holy Spirit that imparts conviction of sin. Jesus draws us to Himself by the efficacy of His divine Spirit; and through faith in His blood we are cleansed from sin: “For the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.” “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”«
Despite Many Falls: Jesus Extends His Hand, Look to the Cross, Press On (In Heavenly Places)
»I have sinned, and yet I love Jesus. I have often fallen, and yet He has stretched out His hand to save me. I have confessed all my faults to Him. I have confessed with shame and pain that I have dishonored Him. I have looked to the cross and said: All this He suffered for me. The Holy Spirit has shown me my ingratitude, my sin, publicly maligning Christ. He, who knew no sin, has made my sin to be forgiven. He calls me to a higher, nobler life, and I press toward what is before.«
God Hears Prayers – Believe, Don’t Wait for Feelings (Prayer)
»Every sincere prayer is answered. It may not come just as you wish, or at the time you expect; but it comes in the way and at the time that best meets your need. The prayers which you offer in solitude, in weariness, in trial, God answers, not always according to your expectations, but always for your best good. … The Lord will hear our prayers for the conversion of souls. … Believe that God hears your prayers. The people of God must act intelligently. They should not be satisfied until every known sin is confessed; then it is their privilege and duty to believe that Jesus accepts them. They need not wait for others to press through the darkness and win the victory for them. … Morning and evening win the victory for yourselves in your own family. Do not allow your daily work to keep you from prayer. Take time to pray, and while you pray, believe that God hears you. Have faith mingled with your prayers. You will not always feel the immediate answer; but then faith is tested. … Faithful is He who calls you, who will also do it. Walk in the narrow way of faith. Trust wholly in the promises of the Lord. Trust God in darkness. This is the time to have faith.«
New Heart – Transformed Life, Practical Religion, Promise of Ask/Seek/Knock (To Be Like Jesus)
»When Jesus speaks of the new heart, He means the mind, the life, the whole being. A change of heart means withdrawing affections from the world and fastening them upon Christ. To have a new heart is to have a new mind, new purposes, new motives. What is the sign of a new heart? A transformed life. There is a daily, hourly dying to self-love and self-exaltation. … So I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.«
Boldly Approach the Throne of Grace – Prayers Reach God (In Heavenly Places)
»Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. Prayer is no atonement for sin. It is no repentance. We need not come as condemned criminals to God, for Christ has paid the penalty for our transgression. He has made atonement for us. His blood cleanses from sin. Our prayers are like letters sent from earth to our Father in heaven. The petitions that ascend from sincere, humble hearts will surely reach Him. He can discern the sincerity of His adopted children. He has compassion on our infirmities and strengthens our weaknesses. He has said: “Ask, and ye shall receive.”«
Original Sources (English)
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