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Messages to Young People.Pdf Messages to Young People Ellen G. White 1930 Copyright © 2014 Ellen G. White Estate, Inc. Information about this Book Overview This eBook is provided by the Ellen G. White Estate. It is included in the larger free Online Books collection on the Ellen G. White Estate Web site. About the Author Ellen G. White (1827-1915) is considered the most widely translated American author, her works having been published in more than 160 languages. She wrote more than 100,000 pages on a wide variety of spiritual and practical topics. Guided by the Holy Spirit, she exalted Jesus and pointed to the Scriptures as the basis of one’s faith. Further Links A Brief Biography of Ellen G. White About the Ellen G. White Estate End User License Agreement The viewing, printing or downloading of this book grants you only a limited, nonexclusive and nontransferable license for use solely by you for your own personal use. This license does not permit republication, distribution, assignment, sublicense, sale, preparation of derivative works, or other use. Any unauthorized use of this book terminates the license granted hereby. Further Information For more information about the author, publishers, or how you can support this service, please contact the Ellen G. White Estate at [email protected]. We are thankful for your interest and feedback and wish you God’s blessing as you read. i ii Preface In the olden days, when Jerusalem was to be rebuilt, the prophet, in vision, heard one heavenly messenger saying to another, “Run, speak to this young man.” And so, in these days, the young men and young women of the Advent movement have been given an important part to act in the closing drama of earth’s history. “The Lord has appointed the youth to be his helping hand.”— Testimonies for the Church 7:64. “With such an army of workers as our youth, rightly trained, might furnish, how soon the message of a crucified, risen, and soon- coming Saviour might be carried to the whole world!”—“Education,” page 271. Such messages as these have been coming to the young people of this movement, through the spirit of prophecy, from the very beginning of our work. The Lord’s chosen instrument for the man- ifestation of this gift, Mrs. Ellen G. White, was a girl of only seventeen when she began her work. She knew the struggles of childhood and youth with the powers of darkness, and she knew the life of victory in Christ. Many messages of instruction, sympathy, reproof, and encouragement have come from her pen, addressed directly to the young people. And these messages, always directing the minds of the youth to Christ and to his word as the only source of strength in building noble Christian manhood and womanhood, have done much to foster the spirit of consecration that has characterized so many of our young people. It was in 1892 and 1893 that messages were given, suggesting that our young people should be organized into bands and societies for Christian work. From these suggestions has developed the Young People’s Society of Missionary Volunteers, which has proved to be such a lifting and holding power in the lives of the Advent youth all [8] around the world. While much that Sister White has written for our young people has been published in her books, many articles that appeared in the iii Youth’s Instructor and in other places have not been preserved in permanent form. These instructions are a precious heritage, and should be in the hands of all our young people of today. The General Conference Missionary Volunteer Department has, therefore, gone over all that she has written in our periodicals from the beginning of her work, and has made selections of matter pertaining to young people and young people’s problems. While it has not always been possible to preserve the entire article, care has been exercised to make such selections as would give clearly the author’s ideas on the subject treated. To make a well-balanced book of instruction, we have also included much material already in book form, but not widely distributed to the young people. The work of gathering and arranging the articles comprising this volume was entered into unitedly by the Trustees of the Ellen G. White Publications and the Secretaries of the Missionary Volunteer Department. Through the painstaking efforts of the Southern Pub- lishing Association, this counsel is sent forth in this attractive form. It is hoped that the interest of our young people in this book will lead them to a careful study of all the messages that have come to the remnant church through the spirit of prophecy. It is our most earnest prayer that these messages may be a great strength to the young people of the advent movement all round the world, in perfecting Christian character, and in giving new impetus toward the completion of our great task—“The Advent message to all the world in this generation. M. E. Kern, Secretary of General Conference Missionary Volunteer Department. [9] Contents Information about this Book . .i Preface . iii Introduction . xix Chapter 1—Building Character for Eternity . 20 A Faithful Friend . 21 Section 1—God’s Purpose for the Youth . 23 Chapter 2—A Call to the Youth. 24 Called to a High Destiny . 24 Be Light Bearers . 25 Cherished Broad Ideas . 26 The Call to Enlist . 26 Essential Elements of Character . 27 Chapter 3—Seeking to Please Him . 28 Chapter 4—Standards of Success . 29 Faithful Integrity . 29 Complete Consecration . 30 Assert Your Liberty. 30 Complete Surrender . 31 Choosing Your Destiny. 32 Heart-Searching Questions . 32 Chapter 5—Our Day of Opportunity . 34 The Kind of Workers Needed . 34 Our Source of Efficiency . 35 Righteousness Within . 35 Chapter 6—Heights that May be Attained . 37 Religion the Basis of Life . 37 High Responsibilities . 37 Influence of Religion . 38 Our Stewardship of Talents . 39 A High Ideal to Reach . 40 Channels of God’s Grace . 40 Chapter 7—Standards of Efficiency . 41 Qualifying for Service . 41 Cleverness not Piety . 42 v vi Messages to Young People The Chosen Agency . 43 Chapter 8—Climbing the Heights . 44 Daily Advancement . 44 Meeting Obstacles. 44 Chapter 9—Partnership With God . 46 Reaching Higher and Higher . 46 Section 2—The Conflict with Sin . 49 Chapter 10—Satan, a Mighty Foe . 50 Satan in Disguise. 50 The Battle for Each Soul . 51 Chapter 11—The Character of the Conflict . 53 Call to Oppose Powers of Evil . 53 Aid of the Holy Spirit . 54 The Price of Victory . 54 Chapter 12—Satan’s Special Effort . 56 Confidence in Self Fatal . 57 Destroying Confidence . 57 Control of the Mind . 58 The Curtain Lifted . 58 Chapter 13—Temptation No Excuse for Sin . 60 Chapter 14—Fortitude . 61 In the Strength of the Lord . 61 Chapter 15—The Soul Temple . 63 God’s Ideal. 63 Desecrated Shrines . 64 Degradation Through Sensual Indulgence . 64 Help in Temptation . 64 Chapter 16—Ye Are Not Your Own . 66 Results of Complete Consecration . 66 All Our Powers Belong to Him . 66 The Price of a Soul . 67 Decision Called For . 68 Chapter 17—True Conversion . 69 Not Feeling but a Changed Life. 69 Practicality of Genuine Religion . 70 The Sanctified Life . 70 The Cords of Satan . 71 Chapter 18—Counsel to an Indulged Daughter . 72 Contents vii Controlling the Imagination . 72 Subduing Passions and Affections . 73 Chapter 19—Strength of Character Through Conflict . 75 Purity Not Dependent on Circumstances . 76 Death Before Dishonor . 77 Chapter 20—Resisting Temptation . 78 Needless Temptations to Be Shunned . 78 Duty Above Inclination . 79 Chapter 21—The Deceitfulness of Sin . 80 Self-Examination . 80 Chapter 22—A Warning Against Skepticism . 82 Danger of Association with Skeptics . 82 Self-Confidence and Blindness . 83 Moral Courage Needed . 84 The Tempest Is Coming . 85 Daily Dependence on God . 85 Chapter 23—One Weak Point . 87 Thought Control . 87 Section 3—Gaining Victories ..
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