The Ellen G. White Writings
- Contents- A Few Words to the Reader
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Chapter 1—Toward a Factual Concept of Inspiration
- Adventists Uniquely Fortunate
- God and the Prophets
- Visions and Bearing Testimony
- How the Light Came to the Prophet
- Under the Guidance of the Holy Spirit
- The Revelation Infallible—Vehicles of Thought Finite and Imperfect
- Sources of the Prophet’s Information
- Ellen White Views History
- Regarding Details of Minor Consequence
- History and the Details of History
- An Illustration
- How Far Can We Depend on Mrs. White?
- E. G. White Appraisal of History Presented by the Prophetic Writers
- Chronological Problems
- Statements in the Field of Science and Geology
- Similarity of Concepts No Indication of Source
- Further Testimony
- Recalled by the Aid of the Spirit
- The Relation of the Testimony to the Visions
- The Question of What Is Inspired
- Ellen G. White Biographical Writings
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Chapter 2—The Authority of the Ellen G. White Writings
- Position of Seventh-day Adventists on the Word of God
- Ellen G. White Statements Bearing on Authority
- What the Church Claims for Ellen G. White
- The Justification for This Position
- Relation of the Spirit of Prophecy to the Bible
- An Examination of Areas of Authoritative Writings
- The Holy Ghost Is the Author of the Messages
- Factors That Tend to Undermine Acceptance of Authority
- Does the Evidence Justify the Claim to Authority?
- Factors That May Tend to Undermine Confidence
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Chapter 3—The Integrity of the Prophetic Message, or “Who Told Sister White?”
- Dr. Brown and the Visions
- Charged With Being Influenced by the Brethren
- The Bible Prophets and the Question of Influence
- Ellen G. White on the Question of Influence
- The Question of Influence and the Early Books
- The Visions Give Significance
- Salt Provides an Illustration
- Attempts to Influence Ellen G. White
- Ellen G. White Refrained From Certain Reading
- A Significant Experience in Australia
- Mrs. White’s Literary Assistants
- Does the Expression “I Saw” Give a Clue?
- Ellen White’s Acknowledgment
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Chapter 4—Ellen G. White as a Historian
- History Recounted in the Four-Volume Great Controversy Series
- The Colporteur Edition of The Great Controversy
- Work Done in Europe
- How the Light Came to Ellen White
- World History as First Portrayed to Ellen White—“I Saw”
- The Consistent Witness of Ellen G. White on Sources
- Events of Reformation History Presented in Vision
- Ellen G. White Approved W. C. White Statements
- Further W. C. White Statements Bearing on “Mrs. White’s Sources”
- The 1911 Edition of The Great Controversy
- The Changes in the 1911 Edition
- Work Done in Mrs. White’s Office
- A Questionable Use of the Book
- Many Printings of the 1911 Edition
- History and Historical Quotations
- Truths Indelibly Traced by the Holy Spirit
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Chapter 5—Hermeneutical Principles in the E. G. White Writings
- Ellen G. White and the Bible
- The Problem of Communication
- Her Choice of Words
- The General Counsels
- The Sermons
- Articles in the Journals
- The Writings in Practical Fields
- The Testimonies to Explain the Testimonies
- Thoughts From the Mount of Blessing and Christ’s Object Lessons
- Descriptions of the Future State and Events
- The Presentation of the Great Controversy
- Authoritative, but No Expression “I Saw”
- The Symbolic and the Real
- Figures and Symbols
- Consistent and Repeated Declarations on a Critical Point
- Ellen White Repeats and Applies the Counsel Given
- The Heavenly Sanctuary
- The Reality of the Reward
- Ellen White Guided to the Fundamental Principles
- The Principles Are Clear
- Appendix A—Our Use of the Visions of Sister White
- Appendix B—The Inspiration of the Evangelists and Other New Testament Writers
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Appendix C—The 1911 Edition of The Great Controversy