Here are key points from Ellen White's writings on overcoming temptation: 1. Jesus is your helper. In His strength, you can overcome temptation. Even if you have failed before, it need not always be so. Summon will-power and rely on Christ (CTBH 147.2). 2. Many feel powerless against temptation, but you can and must resist. Even repeated failure does not mean you are hopeless. God can help you, and you need not despair (MH 174.6). 3. Temptations, especially those appealing to appetite, can only be overcome with God's help. God promises a way of escape with every temptation, but many fail because they do not trust Him or use the means He provides (CTBH 22.2). 4. When tempted, resist evil promptings and look to Christ for special grace. Pray for help to overcome every sin, and believe that strength comes through Jesus (SL 90). 5. No one can be forced to sin; it requires your own consent. Temptation is never an excuse for sin. Cry out to God for help, and He will provide strength in every time of temptation (5T 177.2). 6. We must resist temptation firmly or be conquered. If we overcome, we are strengthened for future trials; if we yield, we become weaker (8T 313.2; 2SG 290.1). 7. Pray for help, but also act to resist temptation. Be careful in your words and actions, and do not invite temptation by carelessness. With God's Word and Jesus as your guide, you need not be overcome (3T 378.1). 8. The Bible promises: “Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw nigh to God, and He will draw nigh to you” (James 4:7, 8; SJ 48.5). 9. Prayer is essential, especially for those exposed to temptation. One failure to overcome leaves the soul unguarded, and one evil habit can become a chain (MH 509.4). 10. Temptations appealing to physical nature are especially powerful. Through intemperance, Satan seeks to destroy our ability to appreciate eternal things (DA 122.1). 11. Temptation is Satan’s act, but yielding is your own. No one can force you to sin; there is no excuse for sin (4T 623.2). 12. Avoid placing yourself needlessly in the way of temptation. Know your weaknesses and avoid the enemy’s ground. Self-knowledge and comparing your actions with God’s Word will help you avoid defeat (GW92 371). 13. If you are helping others, do not give up on them if they fall. They may be tempted and fail repeatedly, but perseverance is needed (MH 173.2). 14. Temptation cannot be removed entirely; everyone must learn to resist as part of the Christian life (CTBH 153.4). These points emphasize reliance on Christ, prayer, self-knowledge, and active resistance as the means to overcome temptation. References: - Counsels on Health (CTBH) - The Ministry of Healing (MH) - Steps to Christ (SL) - Testimonies for the Church (5T, 8T, 3T, 4T) - Spiritual Gifts (2SG) - The Story of Jesus (SJ) - The Desire of Ages (DA) - Gospel Workers (GW92)

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Ellen White’s counsel on eggs is nuanced and context-dependent. Here are key points from her writings, with direct references and annotation text for confirmation: 1. **Not to be wholly discarded in all cases:** - “Those who live in new countries or in poverty-stricken districts, where fruits and nuts are scarce, should not be urged to exclude milk and eggs from their dietary... in the case of persons whose blood-making organs are feeble—especially if other foods to supply the needed elements cannot be obtained—milk and eggs should not be wholly discarded. Great care should be taken, however, to obtain milk from healthy cows, and eggs from healthy fowls, that are well fed and well cared for; and the eggs should be so cooked as to be most easily digested.” (MH 320.1) 2. **Cautions for children and those with strong passions:** - “It is true that persons in full flesh and in whom the animal passions are strong need to avoid the use of stimulating foods. Especially in families of children who are given to sensual habits, eggs should not be used.” (MH 320.1; 2T 712.2) - “You place upon your tables butter, eggs, and meat, and your children partake of them. They are fed with the very things that will excite their animal passions, and then you come to meeting and ask God to bless and save your children.” (2T 362; HL 217.3; HL 95.5) 3. **Eggs as remedial in some cases:** - “While warnings have been given regarding the dangers of disease through butter, and the evil of the free use of eggs by small children, yet we should not consider it a violation of principle to use eggs from hens that are well cared for and suitably fed. Eggs contain properties that are remedial agencies in counteracting certain poisons.” (9T 162.1; 2T 712.3) 4. **Progressive health reform and future restrictions:** - “The time will come when we may have to discard some of the articles of diet we now use, such as milk and cream and eggs; but it is not necessary to bring upon ourselves perplexity by premature and extreme restrictions. Wait until the circumstances demand it and the Lord prepares the way for it.” (9T 162.3) - “Let the diet reform be progressive... Tell them that the time will soon come when there will be no safety in using eggs, milk, cream, or butter, because disease in animals is increasing in proportion to the increase of wickedness among men.” (7T 135.1) 5. **Eggs not to be classed with flesh meat:** - “Milk, eggs, and butter should not be classed with flesh meat. In some cases the use of eggs is beneficial. The time has not come to say that the use of milk and eggs should be wholly discarded.” (7T 134.6) 6. **Simple diet preferred for children:** - “Eggs should not be placed upon your table. They are an injury to your children. Fruits and grains, prepared in the most simple form, are the most healthful, and will impart the greatest amount of nourishment to the body, and, at the same time, not impair the intellect.” (2T 399.3) 7. **Caution against extreme restrictions:** - “Some, in abstaining from milk, eggs, and butter, have failed to supply the system with proper nourishment, and as a consequence have become weak and unable to work. Thus health reform is brought into disrepute... God will interfere to prevent the results of these too strenuous ideas.” (9T 162.2) **Summary:** Ellen White advised caution with eggs, especially for children and those with strong passions, but did not call for their total exclusion in all circumstances. She recognized their value in certain situations, especially where other nutritious foods are lacking, and warned against extreme or premature restrictions. She also foresaw a time when eggs and other animal products might need to be avoided due to disease. If you need more specific references or further details, let me know! **References:** - The Ministry of Healing (MH 320.1) - Testimonies for the Church (2T 362; 2T 399.3; 2T 712.2; 7T 134.6; 7T 135.1; 9T 162.1; 9T 162.2; 9T 162.3) - Healthful Living (HL 217.3; HL 95.5)

Ellen White describes the "Dark Ages" as a period that began with the rise of the Roman Church to power. Here are key points from her writings, with direct references and annotation text for confirmation: 1. **Beginning of the Dark Ages:** - “The accession of the Roman Church to power marked the beginning of the Dark Ages. As her power increased, the darkness deepened. Faith was transferred from Christ, the true foundation, to the pope of Rome. Instead of trusting in the Son of God for forgiveness of sins and for eternal salvation, the people looked to the pope, and to the priests and prelates to whom he delegated authority. ... Sin was disguised in a garb of sanctity. When the Scriptures are suppressed, and man comes to regard himself as supreme, we need look only for fraud, deception, and debasing iniquity. With the elevation of human laws and traditions was manifest the corruption that ever results from setting aside the law of God.” (GC 55.1; GC88 55.1) 2. **Suppression and Persecution:** - “The history of God's people during the ages of darkness that followed upon Rome's supremacy is written in heaven, but they have little place in human records. Few traces of their existence can be found, except in the accusations of their persecutors. It was the policy of Rome to obliterate every trace of dissent from her doctrines or decrees. ... Papal councils decreed that books and writings containing such records should be committed to the flames.” (GC 61.2) 3. **The Inquisition:** - “In the thirteenth century was established that most terrible of all the engines of the papacy,—the Inquisition. The prince of darkness wrought with the leaders of the papal hierarchy. ... The mangled forms of millions of martyrs cried to God for vengeance upon that apostate power.” (GC 59.3; 4SP 63.2) 4. **Intellectual and Moral Darkness:** - “A large class, even of those who look upon Romanism with no favor, apprehend little danger from her power and influence. Many urge that the intellectual and moral darkness prevailing during the Middle Ages favored the spread of her dogmas, superstitions, and oppression, and that the greater intelligence of modern times, the general diffusion of knowledge, and the increasing liberality in matters of religion, forbid a revival of intolerance and tyranny. ... But it should be remembered that the greater the light bestowed, the greater the darkness of those who pervert or reject it.” (GC 572.1; 4SP 388.4) 5. **Waldenses and Other Dissenters:** - “A striking illustration of Rome's policy toward those who disagree with her was given in the long and bloody persecution of the Waldenses, some of whom were observers of the Sabbath. ... Amid the gloom of the Dark Ages, the Christians of Central Africa were lost sight of and forgotten by the world, and for many centuries they enjoyed freedom in the exercise of their faith.” (GC88 577.3) **Summary:** Ellen White characterizes the Dark Ages as a time of spiritual darkness, suppression of the Scriptures, persecution of dissenters, and the rise of human traditions over God's law. The period was marked by the power of the papacy, the Inquisition, and the obliteration of records of those who resisted Rome’s authority. If you need more specific details or references, let me know! **References:** - The Great Controversy (GC 55.1, 59.3, 61.2, 572.1; GC88 55.1, 577.3) - The Spirit of Prophecy, vol. 4 (4SP 63.2, 388.4)

Ellen White gave practical counsel regarding the time a minister should take when preaching, emphasizing both the length of sermons and the overall approach to ministry. Here are key points from her writings, with direct references and annotation text for confirmation: 1. **Sermons should not be too long—about one hour is sufficient:** - “Much singing, as well as protracted praying and talking, is extremely wearing. In most cases our ministers should not continue their efforts longer than one hour. They should leave preliminaries and come to the subject at once, and should study to close the discourse while the interest is the greatest. They should not continue the effort until their hearers desire them to cease speaking. Much of this extra labor is lost upon the people, who are often too weary to be benefited by what they may hear; and who can tell how great is the loss sustained by the ministers who thus labor? In the end nothing is gained by this draft upon the vitality.” (2T 117.2) 2. **Too much preaching can be counterproductive:** - “There is much more preaching than there should be at our camp-meetings. This brings a heavy burden upon the ministers, and as a consequence much that requires attention is neglected... And when so many discourses are crowded in, one after another, the people have no time to appropriate what they hear. Their minds become confused, and the services seem to them tedious and wearisome.” (GW 407.2; 6T 87.2) 3. **Ministers should focus on teaching and personal work, not just preaching:** - “Our ministers who have gone to important places to hold tent-meetings, have often made a serious mistake in devoting all their time to sermonizing. There should be less preaching and more teaching,—teaching the people, and also teaching young men how to labor successfully.” (GW 76.2) 4. **Short, interesting Bible readings can be more beneficial than long sermons:** - “When the church is without a minister, someone should be appointed as leader of the meeting. But it is not necessary for him to preach a sermon or to occupy a large part of the time of service. A short, interesting Bible reading will often be of greater benefit than a sermon.” (6T 361.2) **Summary:** Ellen White counseled that ministers should generally keep their sermons to about one hour, avoid overburdening themselves and their hearers with lengthy or numerous discourses, and focus more on teaching, personal work, and practical Bible study. This approach helps maintain interest, preserves the minister’s strength, and allows the congregation to better absorb and apply the message. If you need more specific references or further details, let me know! **References:** - Testimonies for the Church, vol. 2 (2T 117.2) - Gospel Workers (GW 76.2, 407.2) - Testimonies for the Church, vol. 6 (6T 87.2, 361.2)

Ellen White was clear that ministers should not go as far as possible if unprepared; rather, they should wait until they are properly fitted for the work. If they are not qualified, it is better for them to refrain from preaching and instead focus on preparation and learning. She wrote: - “They should not take upon themselves the responsibility of teaching the truth unless they are qualified for the work. Before engaging in, or devoting themselves to, the work they should become Bible students. If they have not an education so that they can speak in public with acceptance, and do justice to the truth, and honor the Lord whom they profess to serve, they should wait till they are fitted for the position.” (2T 556.1) - “Those who are not qualified to present the truth in a proper manner need not be perplexed with regard to their duty. Their place is that of learners, not teachers.” (4T 405) She also warned that the ministry is weakened by unprepared preachers and that it is better not to take part in the work if one is not prepared (GW 94.4; GW92 133). **References:** - Testimonies for the Church, vol. 2, p. 556.1 - Testimonies for the Church, vol. 4, p. 405 - Gospel Workers, p. 94.4; Gospel Workers 1892, p. 133

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