Affirmations

1. We believe that Scripture is the divinely revealed Word of God and is inspired by the Holy Spirit.DDP 489.3

2. We believe that the canon of Scripture is composed only of the 66 books of the Old and New Testaments.DDP 489.4

3. We believe that Scripture is the foundation of faith and the final authority in all matters of doctrine and practice.DDP 489.5

4. We believe that Scripture is the Word of God in human language.DDP 489.6

5. We believe that Scripture teaches that the gift of prophecy will be manifest in the Christian church after New Testament times.DDP 489.7

6. We believe that the ministry and writings of Ellen White were a manifestation of the gift of prophecy.DDP 489.8

7. We believe that Ellen White was inspired by the Holy Spirit and that her writings, the product of that inspiration, are applicable and authoritative, especially to Seventh-day Adventists.DDP 489.9

8. We believe that the purposes of the Ellen White writings include guidance in understanding the teaching of Scripture and application of these teachings, with prophetic urgency, to the spiritual and moral life.DDP 489.10

9. We believe that the acceptance of the prophetic gift of Ellen White is important to the nurture and unity of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.DDP 489.11

10. We believe that Ellen White’s use of literary sources and assistants finds parallels in some of the writings of the Bible.DDP 489.12