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Attacks
A
Prophet
For
This
Generation
Session 1: I
Couldn’t
Believe ItSlide2Slide3
Ellen Gould White (1827-1915)Slide4Slide5
Attacks
A
Prophet
For
This
Generation
Session 1: I
Couldn’t
Believe ItSlide6Slide7Slide8
Ellen G. White Estate, Inc.
D. M.
Canright
(1840-1919) Slide9
Ellen G. White Estate, Inc.
D. M.
Canright
(1840-1919) Slide10Slide11
The
Very Last Deception
“
The
very last deception of Satan will be to make of none effect the testimony of the Spirit of God
. "Where there is no vision, the people perish" (Proverbs 29:18). Satan will work ingeniously, in different ways and through different agencies, to
unsettle the confidence
of God's remnant people in the true testimony.”
EGW,
Selected Messages, Vol. 2,
78.Slide12
Attacks
A
Prophet
For
This
Generation
Session 1: I
Couldn’t
Believe ItSlide13
A Lot Has
Been Written!
“
Since 1845 there have been hundreds of monograph publications and thousands of periodical articles written on Ellen G. White and her prophetic ministry.
”
The Ellen G. White Encyclopedia
, 148.Slide14
“
Nearly every historical account of the Seventh-day Adventist Church has a chapter or more on Ellen White.”
The Ellen G. White Encyclopedia
, 148.
A Lot Has
Been
Written
!Slide15
A Hot Q&A
DiscussionSlide16
ConfusionSlide17
Confusion
“
Seventh-day Adventists believe church co-founder Ellen G. White (1827-1915) was inspired by God as a prophet
and is understood to be a manifestation of the New Testament “gift of prophecy”. Her inspiration is considered “authoritative” yet not infallible by church scholars today. Her works are officially considered to hold a secondary role to the Bible,
but in practice there is wide variation among Adventists as to exactly how much authority should be attributed to her writings
[...
]
WikipediaSlide18
Confusion
“
The debate concerning the validity of her prophetic gift has been heated, both from within and outside the Adventist church.
This debate reached a climax in the 1970s and 80s, and since then the church’s position has been modified somewhat to place greater emphasis on her humanity and fallibility[..
.
]
WikipediaSlide19
Confusion
“
There
has always been significant variation in the Adventist church regarding White’s inspiration.
Today both critics and mainstream Adventists believe that segments of the church exist which overuse her writings [Steven Chavez, “Are We Still Protestant?”, Adventist Review, 3/22/07]. A small minority of the church believes she was infallible
.”
WikipediaSlide20
Confusion
“
Many “conservative” Adventists tend to place greater emphasis on her writings and less emphasis on her humanity and fallibility than other Adventists. Liberal or “progressive Adventists” tend to view her writings as primarily devotional and pastoral in nature rather than doctrinal.
According to a 2002 worldwide survey, 81 % of Adventists accept the authority of White’s writings, and 50 % believe reinterpretation is needed for today
.”
WikipediaSlide21
Confusion
“Another study shows that in the Trans-European
Divison
less than 60 %
of the members
wholeheartedly embrace the teaching that Ellen G. White was an inspired messenger
to the Seventh-day Adventist Church! Furthermore, 25 % of the members say that they never read her writings and another approximately 45 % read her less than once a month.
That makes a total of just under 70 % of the members who read White’s writings less than once a month!
”
A Prophet for This GenerationSlide22
Confusion
“Now, why is that? Is that the way it’s supposed to be?
If God sends a prophet,
wouldn
’
t He make it clear what role and how much authority that prophet should have?
Wouldn
’
t it be important to understand these things correctly?”
A
Prophet for This GenerationSlide23
Confusion
“Doesn’t the Bible teach --
-- that God is not the author of confusion? (1 Cor. 14:33)
--that there is one body, one spirit, one Lord,
on faith
and one baptism? (Eph. 4:4-5)
-- that God has promised wisdom to all who ask? (James 1:5)
-- that Christ is praying that we all “may be one” so that “the world may believe that You sent Me”? (John 17:21)
A Prophet for This GenerationSlide24
Why
?
“
Abundant light has been given to our people in these
last days
. Whether or not my life is spared, my writings will constantly speak, and their work will
go forward
as long as time shall last.
”
EGW
,
Selected Messages
, Vol. 1, 55.Slide25
Why
?
“
As the end draws near
and the work of giving the last warning to the world extends,
it becomes more important
for those who accept present truth
to have a clear understanding of the nature and influence of the testimonies
, which God in His providence has linked with the work of the third angel's message from its very rise.”
EGW
,
Testimonies
, Vol. 5, 654.Slide26
Coming
Up
Session 2: Very Different!
Session 3: The Most Crucial and Attacked Gift
Session 4: Laodicea’s Remedy
Session 5: The
Most Beautiful