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DISCOVERING THE SPIRIT OF PROPHECY: Steps to Christ at 125 years: By James R Nix
November 2016 | Adventist World
Ellen White’s most printed and widely translated book, Steps to Christ, turns 125 years old in 2017. How did such a powerful little volume happen to be published, and what can all of us do next year to share even more widely the blessings of this spiritually uplifting book?
Originally printed in 1892, Steps to Christ was one of several Christ-centered books that Ellen White produced during the 1890s.1 Following the 1888 General Conference session, with its renewed emphasis on righteousness by faith, Ellen White and others spoke on that topic in churches and at camp meetings.
As a result, several ministers asked Ellen White to produce a small Christ- centered book that could be sold by evangelists and in bookstores.2 She had written a number of articles on conversion and the Christian life that had been published in various denominational publications. The request now was that those materials be incorporated into a book for wider distribution.
Ellen White’s longtime secretary Marian Davis was assigned the task of finding and assembling White’s various writings on Christian experience into a book manuscript. Davis searched through Ellen White’s published articles in the Review and Herald (now Adventist Review) and Signs of the Times, as well as chapters in her previously published books, personal letters, and her unpublished manuscripts, looking for the best material for the new book. In some instances Ellen White wrote new material to complete chapters, or rewrote things she had written earlier so they would fit better in the book.
The work of preparing the manuscript took place in 1890 and 1891. The origin of the title, “Steps to Christ,” is unknown. However, in the summer of 1891, when the completed book manuscript was circulated at an educational convention in Harbor Heights, Michigan, it was well received.
Discussions were held concerning how best to achieve the widest distribution for the new book. Having it printed by a non-Adventist publisher was suggested. George B. Starr, who as a young man prior to becoming an Adventist had worked in 1875 for Dwight L. Moody in Chicago,3 suggested that Moody’s brother-in-law, Fleming H. Revell, be contacted to determine if he would be willing to publish the book.4
When originally published in 1892 by the Fleming H. Revell Company, Steps to Christ contained only 12 chapters. The following year, the International Tract Society in London wanted to publish the book in the United Kingdom.5 In order to secure a British copyright for the book, Ellen White added a new introductory chapter, “God’s Love for Man,” that has been retained in all copies of the book published by the denomination.
Although three editions of the book were produced by Revell within the first six weeks following its publication, and a total of seven editions were published during its first year, in 1896 Revell agreed to sell the copyright to the Review and Herald Publishing Company. Several years later the Review transferred the copyright to Ellen White.6
No accurate count of the total number of copies of Steps to Christ printed during the past 125 years exists. Millions of copies of the book (long out of copyright) have been published, both by the denomination and by private organizations and individuals. Likewise, the exact number of languages into which it has been translated is also unknown. However, the Ellen G. White Estate is aware that this powerful little life-changing book has been translated into more than 165 languages.
Favorite Quotes
Although Steps to Christ can be profitably read and reread, with some- thing new discovered each time, another reason for its ongoing popularity is the many choice quotes found in it. Here is a sampling that illustrates the simple yet practical nature of the book. Read the book for yourself to discover many more similar insights for growing in Christ:
“Prayer is the opening of the heart to God as to a friend. Not that it is necessary in order to make known to God what we are, but in order to enable us to receive Him. Prayer does not bring God down to us, but brings us up to Him.”7
“Why should the sons and daughters of God be reluctant to pray, when prayer is the key in the hand of faith to unlock heaven’s storehouse, where are treasured the boundless resources of Omnipotence?”8
“Consecrate yourself to God in the morning; make this your very first work.”9
“When Christ abides in the heart, the whole nature is transformed.”10
“God never asks us to believe, without giving sufficient evidence upon which to base our faith.”11
“Keep your wants, your joys, your sorrows, your cares, and your fears before God. You cannot burden Him; you cannot weary Him.”12
2017 and Beyond
After being around for more than a century, what are some simple things that all of us can do next year to introduce—or reintroduce—this wonderful book? Here are a few suggestions:
Read the book yourself. It has only 13 chapters, so everyone can find some time during the year to read the book. Imagine what an impact would be felt in our churches if every Adventist worldwide prayerfully and thought- fully read Steps to Christ in 2017! You can read it, along with the Bible and other readings, for family worship.
Small groups (either at church or in individual homes) can study the book, pastors can preach sermons based upon the themes found in the book (what about a sermon a week for one quarter?), teachers can use the book for class worships, school chapels, etc. Likewise, the book can be the focus of employee worships in conferences offices and health-care institutions.
Share the book with family, friends, neighbors, work associates, or in other ways.
Steps to Christ is available for free download in multiple languages at www.egwwritings.org. It is also available as an audio book in a few languages.
For well more than a century Steps to Christ has proved to be a great blessing to the millions of people who have read it. As Tim Poirier summarized in his article written on the centennial of Steps to Christ: “We don’t know who first suggested to Ellen White the idea of a simple book on Christian experience. But one thing is certain: that person had no idea of the millions who would have their first introduction to Christ through that one little volume.”13
Equally certain is that we can again be blessed, and continue to bless others, by reading and sharing Steps to Christ in 2017. ■
James R. Nix is director of the Ellen G. White Estate.
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1 Steps to Christ (1892), Thoughts From the Mount of Blessing (1896), The Desire of Ages (1898), Christ’s Object Lessons (1900).
2 W. C. White and D. E. Robinson, The Story of a Popular Book “Steps to Christ” (St. Helena, California, “Elmshaven” Office, August 1933 [mimeographed]), p. 1.
3 Seventh-day Adventist Encyclopedia (1996), vol. 11, p. 702; Denis Fortin and Jerry Moon, eds., The Ellen G. White Encyclopedia, 2nd ed. (Hagerstown, Md.: Review and Herald Pub. Assn., 2013), pp. 519, 520.
4 The Ellen G. White Encyclopedia, p. 1198.
5 The Fleming H. Revell Company had waived all international publishing rights. See Tim Poirier, “A Century of Steps,” Adventist Review, May 14, 1992, p. 14.
6 The Ellen G. White Encyclopedia, p. 1198; White and Robinson; Poirier, pp. 14, 15.
7 Ellen G. White, Steps to Christ (Mountain View, Calif.: Pacific Press Pub. Assn., 1956), p. 93.
8 Ibid., pp. 94, 95.
9 Ibid., p. 70.
10 Ibid., p. 73.
11 Ibid., p. 105.
12 Ibid., p. 100.
13 Poirier, p. 15.
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White Estate Dishonest About Steps To Christ| A Response by Tom Norris, Nov 2016
The Advent Movement has a remarkable theological pedigree that needs to be better understood. Unfortunately, propaganda has often been substituted for honest church history and the problem seems to be getting worse in the 21st century. How ironic that the more knowledge we have today, the less the Adventist Community is informed and educated about their true religious heritage.
There is no other way to say it: the SDA leaders today are very dishonest; most every article and book published by the Denomination is based on half-truths, full of purposeful misdirection and historical cover-up. This is especially true about anything published by the White Estate, which has been hiding and manipulating Ellen White’s writings for generations. They have never told the truth about what happened between Uriah Smith and Ellen White, and they obviously have no plans to correct their false narrative judging from the recent double-talk about Steps to Christ by Jim Nix, the White Estate director.
Celebrating Fraud
Today, with the Advent Movement disintegrating, the hierarchy needed something to cheer about. Then someone had the dubious idea to celebrate Ellen White’s book Steps to Christ, which was written 125 years ago. All Denominational leaders were given a copy to read, and the members are also urged to focus on reading Steps to Christ daily in the month of January 2017. "Small groups (either at church or in individual homes) can study the book, pastors can preach sermons based upon the themes found in the book (what about a sermon a week for one quarter?), teachers can use the book for class worships, school chapels, etc. Likewise, the book can be the focus of employee worships in conferences offices and health-care institutions."
Yes! Let the entire Denomination focus on Steps to Christ. What could go wrong?
Moreover, it was only fitting that the White Estate participates by explaining the background and contents of this unique Ellen White work, written in 1891. After all, they are the experts on Ellen White and they should know all the details.
See:
DISCOVERING THE SPIRIT OF PROPHECY: Steps to Christ at 125 years: By James R Nix
November 2016 | Adventist World
http://ellenwhite.org/content/article/1 … eps-christ
http://ellenwhite.org/sites/ellenwhite. … preaad.pdf
http://www.atomorrow.net/fluxbb/viewtop … 285#p12285
See also:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steps_to_Christ
http://www.whiteestate.org/books/sc/sc.asp
http://www.seventh-day.org/steps-index.htm
http://www.whiteestate.org/guides/SC.html
However, in the rush to honor and reflect on this practical Gospel book, the facts were pushed to the side and a lot of important context was purposefully overlooked. In fact, the White Estate took the trouble to carefully sanitize their remarks about SC, purposefully omitting the real reason why the book was printed. This is standard procedure for them.
In fact, after reading the White Estates spin on SC, no one would ever know that it was so controversial that the Review would not publish it, much less that it contained new theological points that had never been previously promoted by Ellen White or the Denomination. Why did the White Estate fail to point out this information to the Adventist Community?
The White Estate is not only omitting key facts, they are pretending that SC contained no new theology, claiming the material was taken from previously written Ellen White materials. In other words, they are misrepresenting church history by claiming that SDA’s had previously understood Righteousness by faith; meaning the 1888 debate was not unique, only a “renewed emphasis.”
Such myths are only diversions from the real story that Nix refuses to tell. SC contained new theology that was not welcome at the Review, and the White Estate has always known this fact. From the very beginning of his article, the White Estate director is promoting a dishonest narrative crafted by the Takoma Park apologists. Like those before him, Nix is knowingly promoting historical fraud and misdirection, even as he omits the real story, which he is not allowed to divulge.
Steps to Christ & 1888
Does SC shed light on the debated 1888 conflict, and if so, what does it mean to us today?
Yes, SC was part of the 1888 conflict. It was the first Ellen White book written after the 1888 debates, (which were not concluded until 1891).
SC was written specifically to promote the practical aspects of Waggoner’s new theology. It was meant to help SDA’s better understand the Gospel and turn away from law keeping for salvation. Which is exactly why the Review would not publish it. Uriah Smith was proud that SDA’s promoted the law. Sabbath obedience was part of the Gospel by which we are saved. Thus he would never change his position.
SC is a very important book for SDA’s. To understand the background and context is to better understand the 1888 debate and comprehend why the Advent Movement is in crisis today. But the White Estate does not want the Adventist Community to know the facts of this unique book, which they only pretend to honor. They prefer myths and legalistic double-talk, which is why the Advent Movement is self-destructing today.
Ellen White would not be pleased. The SDA leaders are out of control, the whole system is corrupt and dysfunctional, against the Gospel and full of false doctrine. Gospel reform is the last thing they want, which is why the leaders still refuse to tell the truth about 1888.
Like most everything associated with Ellen White, the history of Steps to Christ has not been honestly told by the White Estate. While they acknowledge it was the 1888 conflict that made such a work necessary, they purposefully omit the unpleasant details, which they have been covering up for generations. But the cover-up is no longer hidden. It has been discovered and now resides in the public domain. Anyone can find out, not only the facts of 1888, but also the fact that the SDA leaders have been promoting a massive fraud for generations.
Hidden Documents in White Estate
http://en.allexperts.com/q/Seventh-Day- … uments.htm
http://www.atomorrow.net/fluxbb/viewtopic.php?id=1221
http://en.allexperts.com/q/Seventh-Day- … s-1888.htm
The time has come for the White Estate to confess their false narrative and finally tell the truth about 1888 and everything else. The Adventist Community has the right to know and understand the facts, even as the White Estate has a legal obligation to tell the truth and correct the record. What they have been doing is a crime, and they must be held accountable, forced to correct the fabricated record that has so confused the modern Advent people.
White Estate spin on SC:
Nix writes: Originally printed in 1892, Steps to Christ was one of several Christ-centered books that Ellen White produced during the 1890s.1 Following the 1888 General Conference session, with its renewed emphasis on righteousness by faith, Ellen White and others spoke on that topic in churches and at camp meetings.
As a result, several ministers asked Ellen White to produce a small Christ- centered book that could be sold by evangelists and in bookstores.2 She had written a number of articles on conversion and the Christian life that had been published in various denominational publications. The request now was that those materials be incorporated into a book for wider distribution.
http://ellenwhite.org/sites/ellenwhite. … preaad.pdf
While the White Estate director’s words seem true enough to the uninformed, he is actually being very dishonest. The concept known as Righteousness by Faith was a new phenomenon for SDA’s in 1888. It was not a “renewed” discussion, debate, or teaching as Nix pretends.
The second paragraph is also misleading and false. Only those ministers that embraced Waggoner’s new theology asked for this material. Many others did not want to see anything printed that supported this new theology.
So the White Estate is still playing games with Adventist history, promoting their own fabrications and legalistic spin to this very day. They have no intention of telling the truth about SC or 1888, which would expose their long running fraud for all to see. Thus, the cover-up continues.
Let everyone understand; the Review would not publish SC; THIS is why it was not published in Battle Creek. There is no other reason. Here is one of the first details about SC that every SDA should understand. Do not be misled by the White Estate, they have long ago gone corrupt. They are blind to truth.
Matt. 23:27 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs, which on the outside appear beautiful, but inside they are full of dead men’s bones and all uncleanness.
Matt. 23:28 “So you, too, outwardly appear righteous to men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
Here is another suppressed point; Revell was the same publisher used by Canright for his infamous 1889 book Seventh-day Adventism Renounced. A best seller that went through many editions in the 1890's. Just imagine how those in Battle Creek viewed this turn of events? Ellen White was now following Canright by publishing unapproved views. She even used the same non-SDA publisher!
https://books.google.com/books?id=JABBA … &q&f=false
Considering that the SDA’s in Battle Creek had developed one of the largest printing empires in the country, why would Ellen White not want SC published by the Review? All of Ellen Whites previous books had been published by the Review, and so too her future ones. SC was an anomaly because of the 1888 conflict, and the White Estate knows this fact.
While the White Estate pretends there was a need for “wider distribution,” they are hiding what really took place. The fact of the matter is that the Review, led by Uriah Smith, was a war with Ellen White over the new theology. SC contained some of this hated doctrine, specifically about character perfection, contradicting what the church had previously taught, and what Smith believed until the end of his life. This is why the Review would not print the book. Ellen White knew this at the time, and so too does the White Estate today.
To further hide the facts, master propagandist, Jim Nix pretends that SC was a compilation of previously written Ellen White material gathered from her various articles and books. While this reflects standard procedure, SC contained new theology from Waggoner, which cannot be found in any of Ellen White’s previous writings. The White Estate knows this fact. Which is the real reason why the Review would not publish Ellen White’s book in the first place.
Nix is not being incompetent; rather, he is being dishonest, following the long tradition of fraud that has become a way of life at the White Estate and the Review. These institutions, owned and managed by the GC, are propaganda factories, blind to truth and to the consequences of their massive fraud.
White Estate Hidden Documents
http://en.allexperts.com/q/Seventh-Day- … uments.htm
Shame on the Review then; and the Review and White Estate now. These corrupt institutions are promoting false church history and doctrine 24/7. They have no intention of telling the truth about Ellen White, SC, or the great 1888 debate between Ellen White and Uriah Smith. To do so would be to admit generations of error and fraud, proving that the SDA hierarchy has gone corrupt long ago. But the facts have escaped and the Denomination has been caught for all to see.
Col. 3:9 Do not lie to one another, since you laid aside the old self with its evil practices,
Rom. 1:18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness,
Dishonest White Estate Spin:
Nix writes: “Ellen White’s longtime secretary Marian Davis was assigned the task of finding and assembling White’s various writings on Christian experience into a book manuscript. Davis searched through Ellen White’s published articles in the Review and Herald (now Adventist Review) and Signs of the Times, as well as chapters in her previously published books, personal letters, and her unpublished manuscripts, looking for the best material for the new book. In some instances Ellen White wrote new material to complete chapters, or rewrote things she had written earlier so they would fit better in the book.”
If you look closely, you will see that the White Estate admits Ellen White wrote “new material” for SC. However, they never bothered to explain what it could be or why it was needed. They know what this “new material” is, but they would rather keep the details of the 1888 debate suppressed and hidden as they have done for generations, preventing the Adventist Community from knowing what happened in Battle Creek, and from also learning the lessons from this period.
The White Estate further pretends that SC was “well received,” when that was hardly the case. It was only well received by those that embraced the new 1888 theology. For those that did not, like Uriah Smith, George Butler, and many other SDA’s, it was heresy that must be stamped out. Which is why the Review refused to print such a work.
More White Estate spin:
Nix writes: The work of preparing the manuscript took place in 1890 and 1891. The origin of the title, “Steps to Christ,” is unknown. However, in the summer of 1891, when the completed book manuscript was circulated at an educational convention in Harbor Heights, Michigan, it was well received.
Discussions were held concerning how best to achieve the widest distribution for the new book. Having it printed by a non-Adventist publisher was suggested. George B. Starr, who as a young man prior to becoming an Adventist had worked in 1875 for Dwight L. Moody in Chicago,3 suggested that Moody’s brother-in-law, Fleming H. Revell, be contacted to determine if he would be willing to publish the book.4
First, the White Estate knows there was a great debate about Waggoner’s new theology in 1890, held in Battle Creek. It was bitter and unresolved. SC was written after this failed debate because Ellen White knew that the people were very confused about the Gospel.
This is why Ellen White and others, like George Starr, were concerned about the circulation of this new theology. They knew the Review was promoting character perfection and law keeping for salvation. Consequently, they would not print SC and Ellen White and others knew this fact. So they went looking for a non-SDA publishing house, which they found in Chicago; the same one that Canright used to attack the church.
Moreover, George Starr was at the 1888 GC, and heard the nasty comments about Waggoner and his new theology. At first, he sided with Uriah Smith and tried to call for a vote about the 10 horns, which was an attempt to set up a creed. Ellen White lobbied to stop the motion. Starr soon switched sides and supported the new theology, becoming allied with Ellen White, even going to Australia with her in 1891.
The White Estate also fails to reveal that Ellen White was exiled to Australia in 1891, and EJ Waggoner to England in the same year. There is little doubt that he influenced SC be printed in England. Moreover, there was a coup in Battle Creek and Uriah Smith was demoted at the Review, replaced by AT Jones of 1888 fame. The ascent of Jones explains how the copyright was obtained by the Review in the mid 1890’s, and first published by the Review in 1896 and another edition in 1898. He was elevated to the General Conference Committee and made Editor of the Review in 1897, where he served until 1901.
Favorite SC Quotes & AT Jones
Why was SC popular? The White Estate pretends it is because there are good points about prayer and sanctification, which they quote. But that is not the real reason. The promotion of sanctification was a common topic for SDA’s and others. However, this book contained the new 1888 theology that refuted Uriah Smith’s doctrine of character perfection. This is the real context that Nix fails to quote.
Here is some important context about SC from AT Jones. Listen as he publically attacks Uriah Smith for promoting a false Gospel of works, which Smith called “our righteousness.” Obedience to the moral law had become a core point of SDA theology and the 1888 message pushed back against this Roman Catholic error.
AT Jones made it clear that "People had worn out their souls almost trying to manufacture a sufficient degree of righteousness to stand in the time of trouble, and meet the Savior in peace when he comes. But they had not accomplished it."
Jones went on to speak about the relief SDA’s found with this new 1888 doctrine about the Righteousness of Christ that was now endorsed in SC by Ellen White.
"These were so glad to find out that God had already manufactured a robe of righteousness and offered it as a free gift to everyone that would take it, (a righteousness) that would answer now, and in the time of the plagues, and in the time of the judgment, and to all eternity...They received it gladly just as God gave it and heartily thanked the Lord for it. "
Jones continues to openly speak about the new 1888 theology; "Others would not have anything to do with it at all; but rejected the whole thing. Others seemed to take a middle position. They did not fully accept it; neither did they openly reject it. They thought to take a middle position and go along with the crowd...others deliberately discounted the message about 50% and counted THAT the righteousness of God."
"And so, all the way between open and free deliberate surrender and acceptance of it, to open, deliberate and positive rejection of it--all the way in between--the compromisers have been scattered ever since; and those who have taken that compromising position are no better prepared tonight to discern what is the message of the righteousness of Christ than they were four years ago (in 1888). "
Jones continues his public GC address; "Some of these brethren since the Minneapolis meeting I have heard myself, say 'amen' to preaching, (and) to statements that were utterly heathen...Some of those who stood so openly against that (righteousness of Christ) at that time (1888) and voted with uplifted hand against it (have since that time said) 'amen' to statements that were openly and decidedly papal as the papal church itself can state them."
"That I shall bring in here in one of these lessons, and call your attention to the Catholic church's statement and her doctrine of justification by faith."
"'Why' says one, 'I didn't know that the Catholic church believes in justification by faith'. Oh yes she does! Yes indeed she does: you can read it out of her books."
"Says one 'I thought they believed in justification by works'. They do and they do not believe in anything else: but they pass it off under the head of justification by faith. And they are not the only people in the world that are doing it."
(General Conference Daily Bulletin 1893, The Third Angel's Message-No. 11 pp242-246; Elder A. T. Jones).
http://en.allexperts.com/q/Seventh-Day- … ched-T.htm
In no uncertain terms, in both private and public, Ellen White made clear that what had been taught as Gospel doctrine in Battle Creek had been wrong. Now, thanks to Waggoner, there was a better way to understand salvation. SC underscored this paradigm shift. But of course, the modern SDA Community has been prevented from understanding the 1888 history, which has led the Denomination to repeat the same fatal mistakes that took place in Battle Creek.
In fact, Nix emphasizes quotes from SC about prayer and sanctification, all the while ignoring the controversial and more important quotes about justification by faith, which was the heart of the 1888 debate. Such a diversion speaks volumes about the corrupt White Estate, exposing their legalistic and fraudulent agenda for all to see. They have been protecting and defending Uriah Smith’s errors all these years, while at the same time suppressing Ellen White’s opposing views.
1888 Theology In SC Ignored By White Estate
Today, we know the once hidden details of the 1888 debates, which actually lasted from 1886 to 1891. Consequently, there is no excuse for the church to keep promoting their typical diversions and myths, as if this were the 1950’s. The Advent Movement needs to honestly understand its’ own history, for better or worse. This is the only way Adventism can go forward. Right now they are blindly walking off a cliff, led by their dishonest and corrupt leaders.
While there were many theological points under discussion about the law and the Gospel in 1888, SC contained the practical and personal application of Waggoner’s new views. Here is the offending theology in SC that outraged Uriah Smith and kept the book from initially being printed at the Review. Including a passage that showed there was new truth ahead for SDA’s. (Smith had concluded that the SDA’s had arrived at all truth, and thus there was no need for change.)
“God intends that even in this life the truths of His word shall be ever unfolding to His people.” SC p 110.
‘We do not earn salvation by our obedience; for salvation is the free gift of God, to be received by faith. But obedience is the fruit of faith…’
"The condition of eternal life is now just what it always has been, --just what it was in Paradise before the fall of our first parents, -- perfect obedience to the law of God, perfect righteousness. If eternal life were granted on any condition short of this, then the happiness of the whole universe would be imperiled. The way would be open for sin, with all its train of woe and misery, to be immortalized."
"It was possible for Adam, before the fall, to form a righteous character by obedience to God's law. But he failed to do this, and because of his sin our natures are fallen and we cannot make ourselves righteous. Since we are sinful, unholy, we cannot perfectly obey the holy law. We have no righteousness of our own with which to meet the claims of the law of God.”
“But Christ has made a way of escape for us. He lived on earth amid trials and temptations such as we have to meet. He lived a sinless life. He died for us, and now He offers to take our sins and give us His righteousness. If you give yourself to Him, and accept Him as your Saviour, then, sinful as your life may have been, for His sake you are accounted righteous.
Christ's character stands in place of your character, and you are accepted before God just as if you had not sinned." (SC, Page 62.)
Here was the practical application of Waggoner’s new 1888 theology. Character perfection was repudiated, even as Christ’s Righteousness was imputed for salvation. Sanctification was only the fruit of the Gospel, not the means of Justification, or the reason for salvation. Of course, Uriah Smith disagreed.
New Theology Suppressed
This Gospel concept, whereby "Christ's character stands in place of your character," cannot be found in the pre 1888 Ellen White, much less in any of Uriah Smith’s writings. It was a new and different teaching for the Battle Creek theologians that taught "character perfection" and 7th day sanctification, which Smith called “our righteousness.” After all, the SDA’s promoted the 4th Commandment, which naturally made obedience to the law a key doctrine.
Traditional Adventism contained the theological assumption that obedience was salvific. But Waggoner’s new theology upended this legalistic formula, causing great confusion and schism that would destroy the Battle Creek Empire only 14 years after 1888.
Thanks to Waggoner, Ellen White CHANGED her view of the Two Covenants, the definition of the Gospel, and the Law in Galatians after 1888. (She also changed her view about tithe and the scapegoat, even as she declared there was more truth coming about the Sabbath and eschatology).
Let the Adventist Community understand: after 1888, Ellen White repudiated Uriah Smith’s views about character perfection, even demanding that the church move forward to understand more truth about the Sabbath. THIS is why SC could not be printed in Battle Creek, and why the leaders today cannot tell the truth about 1888. They have long ago embraced the false views of Uriah Smith.
Too bad the modern church leaders, and the White Estate especially, have been hiding Ellen White’s mature Gospel views. They did this so that they could promote Uriah Smiths gross legalism all during the 20th century. THIS is why there was, and still is, a cover up in the White Estate. The leaders were/are hiding Ellen White’s post 1888 views so they could promote her earlier pre-1888 positions, which agreed with Uriah Smith and their own twisted minds.
Let everyone understand; the White Estate of the past and present is a criminal enterprise. They have been promoting one of the largest publishing frauds in modern history. Millions have been deceived by the White Estates fabrications about Ellen White and her views, which is ongoing in nature. Most every book and article published by the White Estate is misleading and will need to be corrected. Jim Nix is one of many co-conspirators in this scandalous, ongoing, criminal fraud for which he should resign, along with the Board that is also guilty.
Traditional Doctrine Prevails
After 1888, Ellen White became Smith’s theological enemy for life, and SC was a public declaration of this fact. But the White Estate hid this bitter conflict so they could promote historical fraud, which has ruined modern Adventism. This is why, even today, the leaders refuse to tell the truth about SC or explain the real issues. They are defending their own personal theology, which is worthless and wrong, and thus they don’t want to admit their ministry has been a sham all these years.
Listen to Uriah Smith and understand that he is the ongoing source for character perfection in the SDA church, along with the dishonest White Estate, not Ellen White.
Uriah Smith Fired 1902
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Sanctification & Our Righteousness, by Uriah Smith:
Smith wrote: "The whole object of Christ's work for us is to bring us back to the law, that its righteousness may be fulfilled in us by our obedience, and that when we at last stand beside the law, which is the test of the judgment, we may appear as absolutely in harmony with it, as if we had never belonged to a sinful race who had trampled it in the dust."
Uriah Smith then goes on in this 1889 Review Editorial to directly attack Waggoner by claiming that the Righteousness of Christ is NOT SUFFICIENT for salvation. We must also obey the moral law and build up our own characters, proving that we are safe to save.
Smith wrote: "There is a righteousness we must have, in order to see the kingdom of heaven, which is called 'our righteousness'; and this righteousness comes from being in harmony with the law of God." How many SDA’s have gone to their grave with this false Gospel? How many have been deprived of Gospel truth by the White Estate?
Ellen White repudiated Smith’s definition of “our righteousness” and claimed that we have none! Moreover, she made it clear in SC and other post 1888 writings, including personal letters to Smith and others, that Waggoner’s view of the law in Galatians is correct. She embraced Protestant theology by declaring Christ’s character stands in place of our character. Christians are not under Moral law. Nor does Sabbath keeping or any type of law keeping save anyone.
Rom. 3:28 For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from works of the Law.
Gal. 3:23 But before faith came, we were kept in custody under the law, being shut up to the faith which was later to be revealed.
Gal. 3:24 Therefore the Law has become our tutor to lead us to Christ, so that we may be justified by faith.
Gal. 3:25 But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor.
Gal. 3:26 For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.
Gal. 5:18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the Law.
Gal. 5:4 You have been severed from Christ, you who are seeking to be justified by law; you have fallen from grace.
Although Ellen White made her views clear, it was Smith’s false doctrine that has been preserved and promoted within modern Adventism. Thanks to the dishonest White Estate, the Adventist Community has never heard the full story of the 1888 debate, much less the details about why SC is such a special and historically important book.
The modern SDA leaders, especially in the White Estate, have misled millions into thinking that the mature Ellen White supports Uriah Smith's theology of last generation character perfection, when after 1888, she did not. Shame on these wolves!
The SDA leaders have NEVER told the truth about the 1888 Gospel debates. If they did, they would have to also repudiate the IJ and Traditional Adventism, repenting for Glacier View, which they do not want to do. So they keep this massive fraud alive and refuse to correct the record to save face. All the while the Advent Movement is self-destructing in confusion and corruption for all to see. Sad.
Conclusion
The celebration of SC is a sham. It only underscores that the White Estate has been covering up the 1888 debate for generations, promoting propaganda in place of the facts, which they have had in their vaults all along. Even when caught hiding thousands of documents in 1979, they still refuse to confess and correct the record. They are hardcore evildoers, working against the Gospel and the mission of the SDA’s.
Now, in spite of the facts on the Internet, the hierarchy is disrespecting the intelligence of the members by promoting Steps to Christ in a very dishonest manner. As if they have a license from heaven to manipulate Ellen White’s writings and deceive everyone about church history and doctrine. They have no such criminal mandate. Publishing fraud is a crime and they are not going to get away with this massive fraud that has misled millions of people and ruined the reputation of Ellen White and the Advent Movement.
It is time for the Adventist Community, what is left of them, to demand that this massive fraud be stopped and the record corrected. There is no excuse for this long running crime to continue in the White Estate for another day. It is outrageous and counterproductive, even as it has driven Adventism into great confusion and schism.
The White Estate has no right to mislead the public about SC or Ellen White, much less to deprive the Advent people of their true heritage. It is also counter-productive to hide the much-needed lessons from the past, because the same errors will only be repeated, which is exactly what has taken place. This corruption must stop if the Adventist Movement is to go forward to complete its’ eschatological mission. There must be Gospel Reform or the Advent Movement will die. Is anyone listening? Does anyone care?
Hos. 4:6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.
Because you have rejected knowledge,
Mark 4:23 “If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.”
Tom Norris for Adventist Reform
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Question:
Did Mrs White really say that no matter how the Church errs, God won't allow it to come to the point of being Babylon or was it an edification by the white estate?
Karabo
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Answer: Ellen White embraced the viewpoint that the Advent Movement was more serious about Bible truth than others. She, and many other Sabbatarians, considered the 19th century Sunday keeping denominations to be in doctrinal confusion, and thus she branded them Babylon.
Here is how the White Estate has answered this question in the past, with Ellen White quotes:
"God has a church upon the earth who are His chosen people, who keep His commandments. He is leading, not stray offshoots, not one here and one there, but a people. The truth is a sanctifying power; but the church militant is not the church triumphant. There are tares among the wheat. 'Wilt thou then that we . . . gather them up?' was the question of the servant; but the master answered, 'Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.' The gospel net draws not only good fish, but bad ones as well, and the Lord only knows who are His. {TM 61.2}
"It is our individual duty to walk humbly with God. We are not to seek any strange, new message. We are not to think that the chosen ones of God who are trying to walk in the light compose Babylon. The fallen denominational churches are Babylon. Babylon has been fostering poisonous doctrines, the wine of error. This wine of error is made up of false doctrines, such as the natural immortality of the soul, the eternal torment of the wicked, the denial of the pre-existence of Christ prior to His birth in Bethlehem, and advocating and exalting the first day of the week above God's holy and sanctified day.
These and kindred errors are presented to the world by the various churches, and thus the Scriptures are fulfilled that say, 'For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.' It is a wrath, which is created by false doctrines, and when kings and presidents drink this wine of the wrath of her fornication, they are stirred with anger against those who will not come into harmony with the false and satanic heresies, which exalt the false Sabbath, and lead men to trample underfoot God's memorial. {Testimonies to Ministers 61.3}
Many of the Protestant churches are following Rome's example of iniquitous connection with "the kings of the earth"--the state churches, by their relation to secular governments; and other denominations, by seeking the favor of the world. And the term "Babylon"--confusion--may be appropriately applied to these bodies, all professing to derive their doctrines from the Bible, yet divided into almost innumerable sects, with widely conflicting creeds and theories. {GC 383.1}
The great sin charged against Babylon is that she "made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication." This cup of intoxication, which she presents to the world, represents the false doctrines that she has accepted as the result of her unlawful connection with the great ones of the earth. Friendship with the world corrupts her faith, and in her turn she exerts a corrupting influence upon the world by teaching doctrines, which are opposed to the plainest statements of Holy Writ. {GC 388.2}
The theory of eternal torment is one of the false doctrines that constitute the wine of the abomination of Babylon, of which she makes all nations drink. Revelation 14:8; 17:2. That ministers of Christ should have accepted this heresy and proclaimed it from the sacred desk is indeed a mystery. They received it from Rome, as they received the false Sabbath. {GC 536.3}
The White Estate concluded: Though there are "tares among the wheat," it is clear that Mrs. White did not consider the Seventh-day Adventist Church to be a part of Babylon. It is also clear to me that the church, for all its failings, has not crossed that line since her time, either.
I hope this may help. Thank you for writing, and God bless!
William Fagal
Associate Director
Ellen G. White Estate
12501 Old Columbia Pike
Silver Spring, MD 20904-6600 U.S.A.
Phone: 301 680-6550
FAX: 301 680-6559
E-mail: mail@WhiteEstate.org
Web: www.WhiteEstate.org
See also:
The Development of Ellen G. White’s Concept of Babylon in The Great Controversy, 2007
http://www.atsjats.org/publication/view/351
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SDA’s Laodicean & Old Covenant:
While Ellen White did not consider the SDA Denomination Babylon, she did view them part of the Laodicean Church. As such, she slammed them for being blind to the Gospel, like the stubborn Jews. This is the real issue, not Babylon.
Listen to Ellen White:
"Those who live just prior to the second appearing of Christ may expect a large measure of His Holy Spirit. If God has ever spoken by me, some of our leading men are going over the same ground of refusing the message of mercy as the Jews did in the time of Christ. If they turn away from the light, they will fail to meet the high and holy claims of God for this important time. They will fail to fulfill the sacred responsibility that He has entrusted to them.
"The character and prospects of the people of God are similar to those of the Jews, who could not enter in because of unbelief. Self-sufficiency, self-importance, and spiritual pride separated them from God, and He hid His face from them. . . .
"The Jews despised the good that was proffered them in the time of Christ, and after the long forbearance of God, the things that were for their peace were hidden from their eyes—that which, if received, would have been to them their greatest blessing became their stumbling block. Thus it is today among us. . . .
"The light of truth is shining upon us as clearly as it shone upon the Jewish people, but the hearts of men are as hard and unimpressible as in the days of Christ, because they know not what they oppose.
Many who claim to be standing in the light are in darkness, and know it not. They have so enshrouded themselves in unbelief that they call darkness light, and light darkness. They are ignorant of that which they condemn and oppose. 11MR 286-287.
As we take up the study of God's word, we should do so with humble hearts. All selfishness, all love of originality, should be laid aside. Long-cherished opinions must not be regarded as infallible. It was the unwillingness of the Jews to give up their long-established traditions that proved their ruin. They were determined not to see any flaw in their own opinions or in their expositions of the Scriptures; but however long men may have entertained certain views, if they are not clearly sustained by the written word, they should be discarded.
Those who sincerely desire truth will not be reluctant to lay open their positions for investigation and criticism, and will not be annoyed if their opinions and ideas are crossed. This was the spirit cherished among us forty years ago. . . .
We have many lessons to learn, and many, many to unlearn. God and heaven alone are infallible. Those who think that they will never have to give up a cherished view, never have occasion to change an opinion, will be disappointed. As long as we hold to our own ideas and opinions with determined persistency, we cannot have the unity for which Christ prayed.
Counsels to Writers and Editors, pages 33-42
"Even Seventh-day Adventists are in danger of closing their eyes to truth as it is in Jesus, because it contradicts something which they have taken for granted as truth but which the Holy Spirit teaches is not truth." TM 70-71.
The Jews were destroyed because they refused to understand and accept the Gospel. The SDA’s today have the same problem. They do not embrace the Gospel correctly and thus they are self-destructing for all to see.
SDA’s Must Repent
Although the White Estate endeavors to defend the SDA’s from being confused, like Babylon, the SDA’s have indeed crossed the line into wretched and false doctrine, for which they must repent. This is why they have been so harshly condemned in the Laodicean Message, which is the genuine Pre-Advent Judgment of the last church. So while not Babylon, the SDA’s are very bad Laodiceans.
Rev. 3:15 ‘I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot; I wish that you were cold or hot.
Rev. 3:16 ‘So because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of My mouth.
Rev. 3:17 ‘Because you say, “I am rich, and have become wealthy, and have need of nothing,” and you do not know that you are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked,
Listen to Ellen White scold the SDA’s for their false theology.
"I entreat you, brethren, be not like the Pharisees, who were blinded with spiritual pride, self-righteousness, and self-sufficiency, and who because of this were forsaken of God. For years I have been receiving instructions and warnings that this was the danger to our people." Ellen White, 1888, p. 166.
"There is positive danger that some who profess to believe the truth will be found in a position similar to that of the Jews." Ellen White, 1888, p. 166.
"There is danger that when the Lord shall send his people special light, they will also place themselves on the side of the Pharisees." HM, Sept. 1, 1894.
Eschatology
Regarding eschatology; it is error to think Babylon could ever represent Judaism in the Old Covenant, or the Church in the New Covenant. Babylon represents a large ruling empire that is an enemy to the God of the Jews and Christians.
So the church, which claims to follow God, cannot ever be identified as Babylon, regardless how heretical it may become. Rather, it is bad enough to be a Laodicean. They have all been judged guilty by Christ; told to repent or be exiled from the church and destroyed along with Babylon. Babylon has been given no such option to repent. They will be judged and destroyed by God as told in prophecy.
Rev. 18:2 And he cried out with a mighty voice, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a dwelling place of demons and a prison of every unclean spirit, and a prison of every unclean and hateful bird.
Rev. 18:10 standing at a distance because of the fear of her torment, saying, ‘Woe, woe, the great city, Babylon, the strong city! For in one hour your judgment has come.’
Rev. 18:21 Then a strong angel took up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, “So will Babylon, the great city, be thrown down with violence, and will not be found any longer.
Contrast the fate of Babylon with the Church:
Matt. 16:18 “I also say to you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church; and the gates of Hades will not overpower it.
I hope this helps,
Tom Norris for Adventist Reform
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Confusion About Ellen White:
For SDA’s, there is no issue more problematic and confusing then Ellen White, a co-founder of the Denomination. She lived a very long time and witnessed the development of each of the Three Angels messages. She also wrote voluminously, and clearly changed her doctrinal views as she matured.
In fact, at age 60, Ellen White became embroiled in great debate (1888) with Uriah Smith and then later with Kellogg, which resulted in the destruction of the Battle Creek Empire. One of her last contributions was to help guide the church’s retreat from Battle Creek to Takoma Park at the turn of the 20th century. Here the shattered SDA’s would start over to promote the 3rd Angels Message, which was in danger of extinction in 1900.
Remarkably, the SDA’s survived the Battle Creek disaster and made a slow but steady recovery. In 1937, the Denomination took control of the late Ellen White’s writings, setting up the White Estate in Takoma Park, Md. Unfortunately, the goal was not only to protect her lifelong writings, but also to keep much of them hidden. Why? Because the leaders did not want to re-open the devastating Battle Creek debate, which was never resolved. Thus the White Estate became the official gatekeeper of Ellen white’s writings, dishonestly manipulating and hiding documents, creating a massive publishing fraud that is ongoing to this very day.
As a result of Arthur White’s massive fraud, Ellen White’s true views have never been honestly or fully told by the White Estate. Although many think they understand her because they have read her writings, few today actually know what she really taught and believed and what she did not. This is because the White Estate is guilty of perpetrating a fraudulent narrative about Ellen White (fake history) that has ruined not only her reputation, but has also disoriented the Advent Movement.
Today, it is very easy to criticize Ellen White and think she is a confused legalist. One can always find a statement from her that reads very different from another view a few years later. It seems as if there are two, very different Ellen Whites competing against each other. What can explain this strange situation?
It is time to clear up this deliberate confusion and misdirection from the White Estate so that both the critics and the Adventist Community can understand the real Ellen White that has been hidden from the public.
Here is a typical complaint from a well-meaning critic showing how Ellen White is confused and wrong about both Sabbath keeping and Salvation.
The critics say:
The “Not one in Twenty” of Ellen White is too optimistic
A common thing debated amongst Adventist laity is whether or not it is permissible to cook meals for your family on the Sabbath. This stems from the verse in Exodus that reads as follows;
“You shall kindle no fire in all your dwelling places on the Sabbath day.” Exo 35:3 ESV
Because of this many SDA cook their meals the day before, and then of course use their oven to heat them up on the Sabbath, that way they don’t have to light a fire in their dwelling. Obviously this doesn’t actually avoid the problem of lighting a fire in their dwelling, but I digress. The point is that this verse in Exodus was never meant to be read as speaking to modern kitchens and dining practices of the 21st century. When you do so you end up with wonky anachronisms and contradictions.
Another example along these lines is the VCR. When that became mainstream SDA debated whether or not recording your favorite TV shows on the Sabbath to watch later was permissible. Should a VCR be considered a maidservant or manservant (Exodus 20:11)? No matter what you do with the VCR issue, you’re gonna have to employ an anachronism and then draw a conclusion off of it foreign to the text of scripture. It’s silly, which is why SDA will quickly move on and try to forget things like VCRs we’re ever a controversy.
But here’s the thing. When it comes to Ellen White’s teachings you better get it right on this issue or you won’t be among the one in twenty.
“It is a solemn statement that I make to the church, that not one in twenty whose names are registered upon the church books are prepared to close their earthly history, and would be as verily without God and without hope in the world as the common sinner.”–ChS 41 (1893).
Combine that with her teachings on keeping the law perfectly by your own diligent effort in the end times and you have a receipt for disaster.
“Those who are living upon the earth when the intercession of Christ shall cease in the sanctuary above are to stand in the sight of a holy God without a mediator. Their robes must be spotless, their characters must be purified from sin by the blood of sprinkling. Through the grace of God and their own diligent effort they must be conquerors in the battle with evil. While the investigative judgment is going forward in heaven, while the sins of penitent believers are being removed from the sanctuary, there is to be a special work of purification, of putting away of sin, among God’s people upon earth.” The Great Controversy, Pg. 425 Ellen White (1888)
So here’s the issue, you better be on the right side of the VCR debate if you expect to be saved in SDA teaching. It’s impossible to know if you are right or not either, as the Bible doesn’t address VCRs, so there will always be mystery as to whether or not you chose the right side. The VCR isn’t the only thing like this either, there have been many controversies like these in my lifetime alone.
Can the VCR be used on the Sabbath?
Can you play Nintendo on the Sabbath?
Can you play sports on the Sabbath?
Can you swim on the Sabbath?
Can you drive far on the Sabbath?
Can you play Pokémon-Go on the Sabbath?
Can you accept a paycheck for working in a hospital on the Sabbath?
Those are just seven (7) controversies in Adventism off the top of my head. Keep in mind, the scripture not only condemns sin, but it also condemns approving of those who do sin (Rom 1: 32). So to meet Ellen White’s standard you have to stand on the right side of every controversy above, there is no neutral ground. You can’t just play it safe and forbid all of them either, because if you do and get one wrong then you’re calling something good evil, which is also a sin (Isaiah 5:20 ESV).
Critic’s Conclusion
Ellen White is actually wrong on both law and gospel. She presents a law that is tough but not tough enough. It’s actually possible for man to fulfill her law, maybe with a little help from Jesus, or maybe even helping Jesus out a little bit. But not a Biblical law where total perfection of thought word and deed is required (Matt 5:48).
She also presents a Gospel where mans efforts and works are essential, particularly during the end times. It is also a hopeless ineffectual gospel that only saves “not one in twenty”, or as I calculated, less than one in two million. The truth is her false gospel (Gal 1:8) doesn’t save anyone. It only sends people to hell. As I frequently say, trust in Jesus. The Sabbath will not save or seal you, not even in the end times.
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The Surprising Truth About Ellen White
What is the truth about Ellen White’s views on the law and the Sabbath? It is not what people assume. This is because all the information we know about Ellen White comes from the White Estate. They were never an honest source about her views, much less her 1888 debate with Uriah Smith. Thus, while many have strong opinions for or against Ellen White and her supposed theology, these opinions are based on a false narrative from the White Estate. Propaganda is not history.
As someone who has met Arthur White and researched in the White Estate vault, I know the facts, as well as the gross dishonesty and fraud that has taken place. Here is a truthful narrative about Ellen White and the Sabbath, which explains why the typical complaints are moot.
Ellen White:
1. did not understand the Gospel very well. Like all those that promoted obedience to the 4th Commandment, she became a legalist. However, so too did the Jerusalem Church and the church in Galatia. So she was as bad as Peter and James, not any worse.
2. did not think her writings were scripture or had doctrinal authority.
3. never claimed that the IJ was a pillar in any of the Three Angels Messages
4. changed her view of the law and the Gospel after 1888, while Uriah Smith did not,
5. claimed that the 1888 debate was the beginning of the 4th Angels Message
6. sided with Waggoner and Jones, against Uriah Smith and Traditional Adventism
7. lost the Gospel/Sabbath debate and was exiled to Australia in 1891
8. wrote her first Gospel book in 1892 (Steps to Christ). Review refused to publish
9. claimed there was more to learn about the Sabbath
10. helped the church retreat from Battle Creek and relocate to Takoma Park, Md
11. never wanted her writings about 1888 (or anything else) to be hidden or manipulated)
12. would never have approved Glacier View or the present corruption
13. wants her story to be told so the Advent Movement can go forward.
14. predicted that SDA’s would repent at the end of time and go forward to the 4th Angels Message
http://www.atomorrow.net/fluxbb/viewtopic.php?id=225
What does this new, historically verified narrative about Ellen White mean for us today? It changes everything, even the doctrine of the Sabbath.
Few understand that the great 1888 debate was all about the Sabbath. This is why there was such uproar and confusion, followed by a cover-up to keep it from ever happening again. The primary doctrine of the Sabbath was under attack from within and there was a natural reaction to defend and preserve this primary pillar. After 1888, Uriah Smith became the great defender of the Law and the Sabbath; not Ellen White. She changed her view about the law and the Gospel.
Let everyone understand, Waggoner’s view about Galatians upended the SDA position on the 4th Commandment and its accompanying eschatology. Although Uriah Smith dug in to protect the Sabbath of Moses, Canright embraced Waggoner’s new theology and left the Denomination. He went back to Sunday keeping because Waggoner had just disproved the 4th Commandment for all to see with his correct view of Galatians.
Ellen White claimed that both Canright and Smith were wrong, as she stunned the leaders and sided with Waggoner. This debate resulted in great confusion and schism. What a pity that the Denomination covered-up this history, which holds the key to the survival of the modern Advent Movement.
Rather than explain that Ellen White changed her view about the law and the Gospel, and update the doctrine of the Sabbath; the White Estate has pretended she would never make such a change. Then they hid the facts and fabricated a false version of 1888. Sad.
It is time for the Denomination to confess what has taken place and stop this massive fraud about Ellen White and the Sabbath. It is time for the leaders to tell the truth about church history and Ellen White’s true views after 1888. This is the only way the Adventist Community can understand, not only the real Ellen White, but also how to make the necessary corrections to go forward to the 4th Angels Message.
Ellen White’s pre-1888 statements must be carefully separated and distinguished from her post 1888 statements. If one does not understand this point, they will quickly think Ellen White is a confused double-talker. However, this confusion has been caused by the White Estate’s cover-up and fraud.
Moreover, the real Ellen White of history does not support the present theological course of the Denomination. She would never have approved of Glacier View, much less the 27 Fundamentals that resulted from the show trial of Dr. Ford. Ellen White has a lot to say to the modern SDA’s, but the White Estate has censored her most mature insights. This is very wrong, even fatal if not corrected.
It is time for the White Estate to tell the truth about Ellen White and 1888. The facts are very different from what we have all been told. They must confess that they have actually sided with Uriah Smith, all the while pretending that Ellen White supported his views, when they knew she did not after 1888. This fraud needs to stop. The real Ellen White must be allowed to tell her story.
Unless the truth about Ellen White and the 1888 conflict is better understood, the SDA’s will continue to follow a false path. It is past time to understand the truth about Adventist history and theology and move forward to embrace the New Covenant Sabbath teachings of Christ.
Tom Norris for New Covenant Adventism
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