What does Ellen White write about...
Adventistische Schriften über: "Where does Ellen White write that believers who are well versed in Scripture but have a rough or coarse manner are less useful in preaching the gospel and influencing others?"
Answer
The provided excerpts do not contain a passage that connects the entire statement exactly—that is, good knowledge of Scripture, along with a rough or coarse manner, resulting in less usefulness. The closest is Evangelism 110.3: there Ellen White connects the importance of knowledge and cultivated manners with greater effectiveness in the work of Christ. Another excerpt explicitly says that a rough reply can cost a person influence.
Knowledge and cultivated manners in the work of Christ
»If believers in the truth had purified their minds through obedience and recognized the importance of knowledge and cultivated manners in the work of Christ, where one soul has been saved, twenty might have been saved.«
Rough speech can cost influence
»A moment of impatience, a single rough reply, or a lack of Christian courtesy and consideration in a small matter may result in the loss of friends and influence.«
Original Sources (English)
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