Understanding Ellen G. White

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Understanding Ellen G. White

• Relevance in the twenty-first century
• Issues of inspiration and canonicity
• Theological debates

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Two Extremes to Avoid

• Legalism
• Works save me
• Liberalism
• Works dont matter (since Im saved by grace
  through faith)

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Ellen G. White and Inspiration

• Are her writings The Bible?
• Is there a danger in elevating her too high?
• Is there a danger in denigrating her too low?

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Sola Scriptura

• Background?
• Definition?
• Meaning?

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Questions

• Did Ellen White affirm sola scriptura?
• If she did, then do we need her writings?

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Can We Live Without Her Writings?(E.G. White
Testimonies to the Church, volume 5, pages
666-667)

• If the people who now profess to be Gods
  peculiar treasure would obey His requirements, as
  specified in His word, special testimonies would
  not be given to awaken them to their duty and
  impress upon them their sinfulness and their
  fearful danger in neglecting to obey the word of
  God. emphasis supplied

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Controversies Regarding Ellen G. White

• She utilized the historical works of others in
  her writings
• She borrowed the words of others while writing

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Walter Rea Main antagonist

• His book, The White Lie, sought to expose Ellen
  White as uninspired, indicating that lack of
  originality excludes the possibility of being
  inspired.

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E.G. White and Historical Works

• Luke 11-4
• Daniel 4

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E.G. White and Her Use of the Words of Others

• Matthew and Luke copied from Mark
• 278 of 404 verses in Revelation come from Old
  Testament
• Acts 1728
• Titus 112