Based on Ellen White's writings, the answer to whether you can live a sinless life is both encouraging and nuanced. Here's what she teaches: ## Yes, Victory Over Sin is Possible Ellen White clearly affirms that complete victory over sin is possible through Christ: **God's Standard and Provision:** "Christ was a perfect overcomer; and we must be perfect and entire, wanting nothing, without spot or blemish" (4T 39.1). She emphasizes that "None need fail of attaining, in his sphere, to perfection of Christian character. By the sacrifice of Christ, provision has been made for the believer to receive all things that pertain to life and godliness" (AA 531.2). **Christ's Example Shows It's Possible:** "In His humanity, perfected by a life of constant resistance of evil, the Saviour showed that through co-operation with Divinity, human beings may in this life attain to perfection of character. This is God's assurance to us that we, too, may obtain complete victory" (AA 531.2). **Complete Restoration Available:** "Ample provision has been made for all who sincerely, earnestly, and thoughtfully set about the work of perfecting holiness in the fear of God. None are so low, so corrupt and vile, that they cannot find in Jesus, who died for them, strength and purity and righteousness, if they will put away their sins, turn from their course of iniquity, and with full purpose of heart seek the living God" (CTBH 140.1). ## The Process is Lifelong However, Ellen White emphasizes this is not instantaneous: "Sanctification is not the work of a moment, an hour, a day, but of a lifetime. It is not gained by a happy flight of feeling, but is the result of constantly dying to sin, and constantly living for Christ" (AA 560.3). "Day by day the work of overcoming must go forward. Every day we are to resist temptation, and gain the victory over selfishness in all its forms" (HS 181.2). ## Warning Against False Claims She warns against claiming sinless perfection prematurely: "I was shown that those who triumphantly claim to be sinless, show by their very boasting that they are far from being without taint of sin. The more clearly fallen man comprehends the character of Christ, the more distrustful will he be of himself" (LS 84.3). ## The Ultimate Goal Ellen White makes clear that God's expectation is complete victory: "No sin can be tolerated in those who shall walk with Christ in white" (5T 472.1). "Everyone who enters the pearly gates of the city of God will enter there as a conqueror, and his greatest conquest will have been the conquest of self" (9T 182.3). **In summary:** Yes, you can live a sinless life through Christ's power, but it's a lifelong process of daily surrender, constant dependence on divine strength, and progressive victory over sin. The possibility is real, the provision is complete, but the process requires persistent cooperation with God's transforming grace.