Mind, Character, and Personality, Volume 1
Overview
A wide range of counsel on such topics as the Christian and psychology, self-respect, and human sexuality.
Top Highlights
“Self-discipline must be practiced.… An ordinary mind, well disciplined, will accomplish more and higher work than will the most highly educated mind and the greatest talents without self-control.” (Page 4)
“And let none flatter themselves that sins cherished for a time can easily be given up by and by. This is not so. Every sin cherished weakens the character and strengthens habit; and physical, mental, and moral depravity is the result. You may repent of the wrong you have done, and set your feet in right paths; but the mold of your mind and your familiarity with evil will make it difficult for you to distinguish between right and wrong. Through the wrong habits formed, Satan will assail you again and again.—Christ’s Object Lessons, 281 (1900).” (Pages 13–14)
“When temptations assail you, when care, perplexity, and darkness seem to surround your soul, look to the place where you last saw the light. Rest in Christ’s love and under His protecting care.… Entering into communion with the Saviour, we enter the region of peace.” (Page 12)
“The Lord has given man capacity for continual improvement, and has granted him all possible aid in the work. Through the provisions of divine grace we may attain almost to the excellence of the angels.” (Page 9)
“No other science is equal to that which develops in the life of the student the character of God. Those who become followers of Christ find that new motives of action are supplied, new thoughts arise, and new actions must result. But they can make advancement only through conflict, for there is an enemy who ever contends against them, presenting temptations to cause the soul to doubt and sin. There are hereditary and cultivated tendencies to evil that must be overcome. Appetite and passion must be brought under the control of the Holy Spirit. There is no end to the warfare this side of eternity. But while there are constant battles to fight, there are also precious victories to gain; and the triumph over self and sin is of more value than the mind can estimate.” (Page 6)
- Title: Mind, Character, and Personality, Volume 1
- Author: Ellen Gould White
- Publisher: Southern Publishing Association
- Print Publication Date: 1977
- Logos Release Date: 2002
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Ellen White › Writings--Books
- Resource ID: LLS:900.1.1913
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-02-11T16:52:09Z
