101 Questions - About Ellen White and Her Writings
- Contents- Preface
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Part 1 - Questions About Ellen White and Her Inspiration
- Question 1: Was Ellen White a prophet like those who wrote the Bible? (“Was Ellen G. White a Prophet?”)
- Question 2: Is everything Ellen White wrote inspired? (“Did Ellen G. White Say That Only Some of Her Writings Are Inspired? [1]”)
- Question 3: Are Ellen White’s writings a “lesser light”? (“Lesser Light, Greater Light”)
- Question 4: Did God give Ellen White the very words He wanted her to write? (“Verbal Inspiration”)
- Question 5: Did Ellen White make mistakes? (“Mistakes of Ellen G. White”)
- Question 6: Were Ellen White’s visions the result of epilepsy? (“Ellen G. White’s Visions a Result of Epilepsy?”)
- Question 7: Did Ellen White plagiarize other people’s books? (“Did Ellen G. White Plagiarized Some of Her Writings?”)
- Question 8: Did Ellen White’s literary assistants write her books? (“Ellen G. White’s Visions a Result of Epilepsy?”)
- Question 9: Did Ellen White’s secretary write Steps to Christ? (“Steps to Christ Written by Ellen G. White?”)
- Question 10: Did Ellen White say she spoke with her dead husband in a vision? (“The Dream of Dead Husband”)
- Question 11: Why do Ellen and James White have an obelisk on their graves? (“Obelisk on Ellen G. White’s Grave?”)
- Question 12: Did Ellen White’s 1856 prophecy fail? (“1856 Prophecy”)
- Question 13: Did Ellen White contradict Scripture regarding the “day and hour”? (“Day and Hour Revealed?”)
- Question 14: Did Ellen White mistakenly confuse two Herods? (“Seeming Contradictions Between 1SG 71 and 3SP 334”)
- Question 15: Did an Ellen White vision picture people on Saturn? (“Ellen G. White and Jupiter”)
- Question 16: How could a true prophet have proclaimed the shut-door doctrine? (“Ellen G. White and Shut Door”)
- Question 17: Was Ellen White wrong about a temple in the New Jerusalem? (“The Temple in the New Jerusalem”)
- Question 18: Was a picture of Ellen White wearing a necklace “doctored”? (“A Picture That Shows Mrs. White With a Necklace?”)
- Question 19: Did a photographer catch Ellen White wearing a gold chain? (“A Picture of Ellen G. White With a Gold Chain and a Brooch On”)
- Question 20: Did Ellen White condemn the doctrine of the Trinity? (“The Pioneers and the Trinity”)
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Question 21: Did someone sneak Trinity statements into Ellen White’s books? (“Question About Writings Being Changed”)
- Question 22: Have the most important books Ellen White wrote been changed? (“Books Changed?”)
- Question 23: Can we trust the compilations? (“Compilations and Use of Ellen G. White Writings”)
- Question 24: Why hasn’t everything Ellen White wrote been published? (“Unpublished Writings”)
- Question 25: Where did the money from Ellen White’s books go? (“How Did Sister White Leave Her Estate?”)
- Question 26: Is the inspiration of Ellen White a test of fellowship? (“Ellen G. White a Test for Membership?”)
- Question 27: Did Ellen White forbid preachers to quote her in their sermons? (“The Words of the Bible and the Bible Alone, Should Be Heard From the Pulpit”)
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Part 2 - Questions About the Standards of the Adventist Church
- Question 28: What did Ellen White say about the wearing of jewelry? (“Jewelry”)
- Question 29: Did Ellen White say we shouldn’t wear wedding rings? (“Wedding Ring”)
- Question 30: Must Adventist women wear somber clothes? (“Red Dress”)
- Question 31: What’s wrong with going to the theater? (“What Is Wrong With Modern Theater Going?”)
- Question 32: What did Ellen White say about Christian drama? (“About Drama in General or Christian Drama”)
- Question 33: What about dancing? (“Letter Concerning Dancing”)
- Question 34: Are ball games out of bounds? (“Sports, Playing With a Ball”)
- Question 35: Is there something wrong with using drums? (“Questions on Drums!”)
- Question 36: May we celebrate Christmas? (“Christmas”)
- Question 37: How could Ellen White endorse what the Bible condemns? (“Christmas”)
- Question 38: May we celebrate Easter? (“Should Adventists Celebrate Easter?”)
- Question 39: Are Adventists forbidden to have church socials? (“All Forms of Church Socials and Recreation Are Evil?”)
- Question 40: May we have crosses in our churches? (“Easter”)
- Question 41: Is it a sin to take a bath on the Sabbath? (“Sabbath Observance!”)
- Question 42: Is it wrong to hold church committee meetings on the Sabbath? (“Sabbath Observance”)
- Question 43: Should the Adventist Church reject all government aid? (“Government Funding”)
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Part 3 - Questions About the End Times
- Question 44: Could Christ have come before 1884? (“Christ Could Have Come”)
- Question 45: Will the Democratic Party enact the Sunday laws? (“Democratic Party Responsible for Sunday Laws?”)
- Question 46: Will the United States be brought to its knees? (“Before the End of Time, the United States Will Be Brought to its Knees”)
- Question 47: Will the Ten Commandment ark be found? (“Ark Will Be Found”)
- Question 48: Did the events of 9/11 fulfill an Ellen White prophecy? (“W.T.C. Prophecy”)
- Question 49: Did Ellen White connect the Muslims with end-time events? (“The Muslims in Prophecy”)
- Question 50: Will all the Adventist leaders fall in the last days? (“Will Ross Statement”)
- Question 51: Who will comprise the 144,000? (“144,000”)
- Question 52: Will the young children of believing parents be saved? (“Concerning Babies Who Died at a Very Early Age”)
- Question 53: Will Jesus’ last mediatorial work be to save the children of believers? (“Last Mediatorial Work”)
- Question 54: Will God send us new light before Jesus returns? (“Question on New Light Before Jesus Returns”)
- Question 55: What must we do to get new light? (“New Light, Old Light”)
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Part 4 - Questions About Health and Diet
- Question 56: Did Ellen White say children shouldn’t touch dogs and cats? (“Ellen G. White’s Attitude Toward Animals”)
- Question 57: Has the time come for us to stop using dairy products? (“Ellen White and Her Writing on Cheese”)
- Question 58: What’s the story of Dr. Kress and pernicious anemia? (“Dr. Kress”)
- Question 59: Is it OK for us to eat cheese? (“Ellen White and Her Writing on Cheese”)
- Question 60: Did Ellen White say chocolate is OK? (“Cocoa and UFOs”)
- Question 61: May we eat fermented foods and mushrooms? (“Ellen G. White’s Counsels on Fermented Foods and Mushrooms”)
- Question 62: Must fruit and vegetables never be eaten at the same meal? (“Fruit/Vegetables”)
- Question 63: Do I have to stop eating meat to be saved? (“Flesh Eating Will Jeopardize Salvation”)
- Question 64: Will only vegetarians be translated? (“Meat Eaters and Translation”)
- Question 65: Must we be “teetotalers” to be true vegetarians? (“Eating What Is Available”)
- Question 66: Did Mrs. White’s understanding of the cause of diseases change? (“Ellen G. White’s Progressive Move From Miasma Theory to Germ Theory”)
- Question 67: Should we avoid chemotherapy and other modern medical treatments? (“Breast Cancer and Use of Herbs and Not Drugs”)
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Part 5 - Questions About the Adventist Church
- Question 68: Did the leaders of the Adventist Church reject the 1888 message? (“The 1888 Message Rejected by SDA Leaders?”)
- Question 69: Did Ellen White say the General Conference is Babylon? (“Did Ellen G. White Wrote That SDA General Conference is Babylon?”)
- Question 70: Where did Ellen White say that God has left the church? (” ‘God Has Left the Church Long Ago’ ”)
- Question 71: Will another church replace the Adventist Church? (“Should We Look for Another Church?”)
- Question 72: Did Mrs. White say the Adventist Church “will go through”? (“The Church Will Go Through”)
- Question 73: Shouldn’t we be preaching the Adventist “pillars”? (“The Mission”)
- Question 74: What did Ellen White say about women preaching? (“Women Should not Be Speaking in Church?”)
- Question 75: Should we keep the Old Testament feasts today? (“Observance of the Feasts Today?”)
- Question 76: Did Ellen White warn against having large churches? (“Any Counsel Regarding Church Size?”)
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Part 6 - Questions About Marriage and Sex
- Question 77: Should an Adventist marry only another Adventist? (“Views on Who One Should Marry of Miss White”)
- Question 78: What did Ellen White say about sex in marriage? (“Sex in Marriage”)
- Question 79: Can we use artificial birth control? (“Natural Birth Control vs. Other Means”)
- Question 80: May divorced Adventists who have repented remarry? (“Divorce and Remarriage”)
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Part 7 - Questions About Spiritual Life
- Question 81: Did Ellen White say we can’t know whether we’re saved? (“Salvation”)
- Question 82: How can Christians best resolve conflicts? (“Ellen White Quotes on Solving Conflict by Discussion?”)
- Question 83: Does what other people think matter? (“Sexual Relations”)
- Question 84: What is the sin against the Holy Spirit? (“Ellen G. White on Sin Against Holy Ghost”)
- Question 85: Can Satan read our minds? (“Can Satan Read Our Minds?”)
- Question 86: Must we always kneel when we pray? (“Prayer Position”)
- Question 87: Why did Elijah have to pray seven times? (“Elijah Statement”)
- Question 88: Will only one in ten Adventists be saved? (” ‘Not One in Ten, in the Adventist Church, Would Be Saved’ ”)
- Question 89: Do our angels leave us at the theater door? (“Angels Leave Us at the Theater or Bar?”)
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Part 8 -Miscellaneous Questions
- Question 90: How could Christ’s deity not have died on the cross? (“Deity Did Not Die?”)
- Question 91: Will Jesus retain His human body forever? (“Jesus’ Body Throughout Eternity”)
- Question 92: Have people changed the words of our Bibles? (” ‘Changing the Words’ ”)
- Question 93: Are the modern Bible translations dangerous? (“New Bible Versions”)
- Question 94: Did Ellen White say anything about dinosaurs? (“Dinosaurs”)
- Question 95: What does Ellen White’s statement about amalgamation mean? (“Amalgamation and Black People”)
- Question 96: Should people of other races not seek equality with white people? (“Ellen G. White Statements Race”)
- Question 97: Did Ellen White say the genes of all the races were in Adam? (“Origin of Colored Races”)
- Question 98: Was Ellen White of mixed-race ancestry? (“Ellen G. White’s Background/Ethnicity”)
- Question 99: What was Ellen White’s favorite hymn? (“Favorite Hymn Question”)
- Question 100: Could Lucifer sing four parts simultaneously? (“Music—Could Satan Carry Four Parts?”)
- Question 101: Did John the Baptist eat bugs? (“Question on the Locust John the Baptist Ate”)
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