Selected Messages Book 3 (1980)
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Selected Messages Book 3 Ellen G. White 1980 Copyright © 2011 Ellen G. White Estate, Inc. Information about this Book Overview This eBook is provided by the Ellen G. White Estate. It is included in the larger free Online Books collection on the Ellen G. White Estate Web site. About the Author Ellen G. White (1827-1915) is considered the most widely translated American author, her works having been published in more than 160 languages. She wrote more than 100,000 pages on a wide variety of spiritual and practical topics. Guided by the Holy Spirit, she exalted Jesus and pointed to the Scriptures as the basis of one’s faith. Further Links A Brief Biography of Ellen G. White About the Ellen G. White Estate End User License Agreement The viewing, printing or downloading of this book grants you only a limited, nonexclusive and nontransferable license for use solely by you for your own personal use. This license does not permit republication, distribution, assignment, sublicense, sale, preparation of derivative works, or other use. Any unauthorized use of this book terminates the license granted hereby. Further Information For more information about the author, publishers, or how you can support this service, please contact the Ellen G. White Estate at [email protected]. We are thankful for your interest and feedback and wish you God’s blessing as you read. i Contents Information about this Book . .i A Word to the Reader . ix Section 1—The Church . xi Introduction . xi Chapter 1—What Is the Church? . 12 God Has an Organized Body . 13 Chapter 2—Unity in the Church . 15 Present a United Front . 15 Unity Our Creed . 15 Not to Draw Apart . 15 What Heaven Ratifies . 16 Chapter 3—Independent Action . 17 Departing From the Faith . 17 Strength From Concerted Action. 17 Counsel Together—Compare Plans . 17 Practice in the Early Days . 18 Independence a Delusion of Satan . 18 Thorough Organization Essential . 19 Section 2—Principles of Inspiration . 20 Introduction . 20 Chapter 4—The Primacy of the Word . 21 Chapter 5—Experiences in Receiving the Visions . 25 Chapter 6—Glimpses of How the Light Came to Ellen White . 29 Chapter 7—Presenting the Divinely Revealed Message . 34 Chapter 8—The Question of Influence . 43 Chapter 9—Defining Sister White’s Judgment and the Word of the Lord . 47 Sister White’s Opinion? . 47 Chapter 10—On Being an Inspired Messenger . 49 After Ellen White’s Death . 52 Chapter 11—The Reception of the Messages . 53 Two Typical Examples . 56 Section 3—The Preparation of the Ellen G. White Books . 59 Introduction . 59 Chapter 12—Literary Assistants in Work of Ellen G. White . 60 The Work of Marian Davis. 61 Chapter 13—The Testimonies for the Church . 63 Ellen G. White Desired Language Correctly Used . 65 Letters to Help Others . 66 Chapter 14—Initial Steps in Writing and Publishing The Great Controversy Story . 67 The 1858 Great Controversy Vision . 67 Spiritual Gifts, Volumes III and IV . 68 ii Contents iii Chapter 15—A Running Account of Ellen G. White’s Experience in Writing on the Life of Christ in 1876 . 70 Chapter 16—Expanding the Great Controversy Presentation . 74 The 1888 Edition of The Great Controversy . 75 Chapter 17—The Experience of E. G. White in Preparing The Desire of Ages . 78 Notations From Letters and Diaries . 78 Meeting Criticisms of The Desire of Ages . 80 Chapter 18—Comments While at Work on the Conflict Series Books . 82 The Result of Visions Spanning Her Lifetime . 82 Constructive Criticisms Appreciated (1885) . 82 Books Sought Giving Order of Events . 82 Holy Spirit Traced Truths on Ellen White’s Heart . 83 The 1911 Revision of The Great Controversy . 83 Section 4—The Incarnation . 85 Introduction . 85 Chapter 19—The Incarnation . 86 The Completeness of Christ’s Humanity . 86 Christ Descended to the Level of Fallen Humanity . 86 Was Christ Capable of Yielding to Temptation? . 87 God Sent a Sinless Being to This World . 89 Man Created With Sinless Moral Nature . 89 Sickness of Others Carried Vicariously . 89 Christ’s Sinlessness Disturbed Satan . 90 Our Fallen Human Nature Connected With Christ’s Divinity . 90 Tempted as Children Today Are . 90 What the Incarnation Accomplishes . 90 Satan Declared That Man Could Not Keep God’s Law . 91 Real Meaning of the Incarnation . 94 Section 5—Principles of Salvation . 96 Introduction . 96 Chapter 20—Principles as Set Forth by Ellen White in Her Early Ministry . 97 Basic Elements Presented at the 1883 General Conference . 99 Chapter 21—Ellen G. White Reports on the Minneapolis Conference . 104 A Statement Presenting the Historical Backgrounds . 104 Precious Promises Versus Gloomy Pictures . 108 Ellen White’s Appraisal on the Closing Day . 117 Two Excerpts From Minneapolis Sermons . 118 Three Months After Minneapolis . ..