Quotes by Ellen G. White

About Ellen G. White:

Ellen Gould White was a prolific author and an American Christian pioneer. Along with other Sabbatarian Adventist leaders such as Joseph Bates and her husband James White, she formed what became known as the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The Smithsonian magazine named Ellen G. White among 100 Most Significant Americans in an acknowledgement of her influence on religion.
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The Bible is our rule of faith and doctrine.

Ellen G. White

Ministers should be Bible students. They should thoroughly furnish themselves with the evidences of our faith and hope, and then, with full control of the voice and their feelings, present these evidences in such a manner that the people can calmly w...

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God's promises are all on condition of humble obedience.

Ellen G. White

A person whose mind is quiet and satisfied in God is in the pathway to health.

Ellen G. White

God tests and proves us by the common occurrences of life. It is the little things which reveal the chapters of the heart.

Ellen G. White

Whatsoever is done out of pure love, be it ever so little or contemptible in the sight of men, is wholly fruitful; for God measures more with how much love one worketh, than the amount he doeth.

Ellen G. White

As we lay hold upon the truth of God, its influence must affect us. It must elevate us. It must remove from us every imperfection.

Ellen G. White

But God will have a people upon the earth to maintain the Bible, and the Bible only, as the standard of all doctrines and the basis of all reforms.

Ellen G. White

The name, Seventh-day Adventist, is a standing rebuke to the Protestant world. Here is the line of distinction between the worshipers of God, and those who worship the beast, and receive his mark. The great conflict is between the commandments of God...

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It is a great thing to be a child of God, and joint-heir with Jesus Christ. If this is your privilege, you will know the fellowship of Christ's sufferings.

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God's eye does not slumber. He knows every sin that is hidden from mortal eye.

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The sin which is indulged to the greatest extent, which separates us from God and produces so many spiritual disorders, and which are contagious, is selfishness.

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All our words and acts are passing in review before God.

Ellen G. White

Ministers should not pray so loud, and long, as to exhaust the strength. It is not necessary to weary the throat and lungs in prayer. God's ear is ever open to hear the heart-felt petitions of his humble servants, and he does not require them to wear...

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Ministers of God's choosing are engaged in a great work. They are warring not merely against men, but Satan and his angels.

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My appeal to the rich is, Deal liberally with your poor brethren, and use your means to advance the cause of God. The worthy poor, who are made poor by misfortune and sickness, deserve your especial care and help.

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Lightness, jesting, and joking, can only be indulged at the expense of barrenness of soul, and the loss of the favor of God.

Ellen G. White

We need no fanciful teaching regarding the personality of God. What God desires us to know of Him is revealed in His word and His works. The beautiful things of nature reveal His character and His power as Creator.

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The Jews did not go into darkness all at once. It was a gradual work, until they could not discern the gift of God in sending his Son.

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God requires his servants to walk in the light, and not cover their eyes that they may not discern the working of Satan.

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Through the grace of Christ we shall live in obedience to the law of God written upon our hearts. Having the Spirit of Christ, we shall walk even as He walked.

Ellen G. White

Author Bio

  • NameEllen G. White
  • DescriptionProlific author and Seventh-Day Adventist Church leader and founder.
  • BornNovember 26, 1827
  • DiedJuly 16, 1915
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionWriter