4. The Divine Plan of Redemption

“If through the offense of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one Man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many.” Romans 5:15. The divine plan whereby fallen man might be redeemed is emphasized and glorified in the writings of Mrs. White.AGP 285.1

“The fall of man filled all heaven with sorrow. The world that God had made was blighted with the curse of sin, and inhabited by beings doomed to misery and death. There appeared no escape for those who had transgressed the law. Angels ceased their songs of praise. Throughout the heavenly courts there was mourning for the ruin that sin had wrought…. But divine love had conceived a plan whereby man might be redeemed…. Christ could redeem fallen man from the curse of the law, and bring him again into harmony with heaven…. The plan by which alone man’s salvation could be secured, involved all heaven in its infinite sacrifice.” Patriarchs and Prophets, 63, 64.AGP 286.1

“The crucified Messiah is the central point of all Christianity.” Counsels to Parents, Teachers, and Students, 24.AGP 286.2

“Redemption is that process by which the soul is trained for heaven. This training means a knowledge of Christ. It means emancipation from ideas, habits, and practices that have been gained in the school of the prince of darkness.” The Desire of Ages, 330.AGP 286.3

“The great plan of redemption will reach its accomplishment in the final eradication of sin, and the deliverance of all who have been willing to renounce evil.” “The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan,” p. 486.AGP 286.4

These statements show plainly that Mrs. White taught clearly the doctrine that the gospel, as revealed in the Sacred Scriptures, presents the sole means of salvation. None of the moral philosophy of India or the ethical codes of Burma and China are given any place whatsoever with the gospel of the Son of God. It alone is the hope of a lost world.AGP 286.5