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Another Look at | Seventh-day Adventism with special reference Questions ox Docrine by Norman F. Douty Baker Book House Grand Rapids 6, Michigan 1962 eS ee ee en ee Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 6217678 Copyright, 1952, by BAKER BOOK HOUSE Foreword Tis book ignated ia my own personal need, When a member of my cherch was coming into Hequent contact with Seventh-day Adventism, ie became necessary for me to study the fubjectaftsh. By the time I had done so, hal invested so much Df time atl energy that | decided to invest yet more, im the hope thatthe total reslls of my months of intensive research might, bythe Blesting of Gad, prove uefa wo othe, Thu picpared the’ subatance of my mancripe Before T pwocured copy of Welter R. Martin’ volume, entitled The Fpruth abou! Seventh-day Adventur, When I bad read bis iter ting and wellmeaning though, on the whole, disappointing — {peste Lice it advisable to deal wit some, bt ony some of fontents. So my book is tot to be considered "A Reply 10 Martin.” Ileave dhac task to other bande, ut ie with suai fo his volume thit 1 live called mine “Another Lock at Shenttrday Advent.” dete to expres my indebcednes to yarious authors, editors and pullers for the privilege of quoting from their produc ions, Among authots axe Dre. L. E. Froom and F, D, Nichol fd I wish to make special mention of Dr. F-F- Brace, Rylands Profesor of Biblical Critcimn st the University of Manchester, pho wa also gracious enough, snid multiplied labors, to read Iny manejo llr some sggestion for it improvement. "among eitory thanks ste due to the Rev, Herbert F. Steven of The Life of Frith (London, England) and to Dr. Carl F. H. Henry of Christianity Today also make grateful acknowledgment to several publishers, fnclading The Judson Pres, Wat B. Eerdmans Publishing Cou Tondervin Publishing House. and Baker Book House. The Seventivdsy Adventist Ive kindly granted me penission to vote from all of their publications. Tn addition co authors, editors and publishers, 1am indebted onot a few. Elder Artur L. White grandson of Mrs. White, fd Eider J. 1. Clement, of the Michigan Mook and Iie Home (\urontist) have gone out of thet way to furnih me Aaterals new snd old. Ment of these ate listed under “Sources Gund Reference Works 1," tthe close of this hook. Yo come nearer home, Lo not forget Mrs. Sanda Shafley. of amy church, whose stenographic asistance has been invaluable; tor, last But not least my Wile, to whose constructive criticism and untemitiing industry, Tam so indebied that without them this book could noe have been produced Nomeax F. Dowry ABBREVIATIONS “The following abineviations are occasionally used inthe text ASW or American Standard Version ‘Advent for Seventtrday Adventisa ‘Adventists for Seventhday Adventists EXX for the Septuagint SDA for Seventh day Adventist NT. for New Testament O11. for Old Testament Questions on Doctrine for Seventh-day Adventists answer Questions on Doctrine In the footnotes, chee additional abbreviations are vse 1G of P. tor Catalog of Publicstione G.C. for The Great Controversy by Mrs, E. G. White on D. for Questions on Doctrine 1 and Hor Ievsew and Herald Table of Contents Chapter FOREWORD INTRODUCTION 1. INSPIRATION HL, MAN 1M, DEATH APPENDIX: THE RIGH MAN AND LAZARUS, Iv, CHRIST V. SALVATION APPENDIX: SABBATH-KEEPING ‘AND SALVATION Vi. THE SABBATH. VIL, PROPHETIC CHRONOLOGY VIIL “THir FINAL ATONEMENT IX. THE INVESTIGATIVE JUDGMENT APPENDIX: THLE SCAPEGOAT X. THE LAST THINGS XL EVERLASTING PUNISHMENT XIL, MRS. WHITE'S VISIONS APPENDIX: THE HISTORIANS WITNESS CONCLUSION . SUPPLEMENT: ADVENTISM AND IRVINGISM AN APPEAL SOURCES AND REFERENCE WORKS INDEXES Page 182 190 26 | | Introduction Jn 1957 a “group of Seventhdsy Adventist leader, Bible teachers and editors put out hook of nearly 700 pags ented Sewenthday sent anever Queshons on Decne in which {hey protest et forth “an explanation of ertaln major specs Of Scenteay Adventist belek” Inasmuch 3s “the replies were bree by = grup of recognized leader in lose counsel with Bible teachers, edits ad suing they eam tha “his olume can Be viewed a truly represeniaie of the fh and Telit of the Seventh day Adventat Chute” pp 78). This represnltive character appears tobe confirmed fy the approval fh the General Conlerende of the denomination —its aight Sministative body" at is Qualennial Seaton the Year ales the publistion of the book Questions on Doctrine dies not eaim to present 2 new Ad setist ered. Te saps: “he gal want oth our base belils Jn terminology cotendly uscd in teolgieal ccles This wa fot to he a new sateatent of fishy but rather an answer to fpecc questions concerning our faith, Tt was ature tet tee hswers would come within the liamevock of te offal sate tent of Fondamental Beis of Seven dey. Adventists which Sppears in oar Church Manual” (p. 8) ‘Thus the 1987 boot Pmports to Be simply de ollsime, Adventism in ew. phe: logy. The Calalog of Publications speaks of the book as a Srealiemation of ovr beicls” “Accordingly, ty Mardin sap This book.» presente the theology and doctrine whieh te leaders of Seventy Adventn stir they have always held” (Fhe Truth out Seventh dy’ dcentiom, #1) “The same estimate of the exaracter of the views prevented in Questions om Doctrine was expres anticipative ia the Ad eis monthly peviodieal, Sigs of tee Times Just afer Dr Bernbonte began his arlng deers of Seventvday Adenia In th Sepicaber, 1 he 0 Etomity nagar, ts Advent Sia ez Tennent forthe Chace, White deca the Genera Go lene t be “the hic suiiy tat Cad ta ops ond aU felt she sayeth ibe your a the Genet Cotes = a foie of Gn Tp 0 Another Look at Seventh-day Advention ablation pried x vtatement (on October 2 1956) contain Ing thee word: "As tothe efter of Dr. Barahoe's courageous reippratal of Seventinday Adventism, we are convinced tat it Yell not only create aseation in cranglcal cles, but will End thousands to realy the mesage which Seventy Ad ents feet called to give wo the word i these at days"” The Ntcent as beadeee “Adventnt Vinliated” Of coune, if the Advemdns were vindeated, then they had not altered it lctinal postion. "The fortyeighth Quadrennial Sion the one mentioned shore wat held ia Cleveland, Obfo, om Jone 1928, 1958 Toward ls ce, te heads of the Conleresce dered: "Let ‘teremenber thet gemufne enty Fes, abowe all ele 2 unity {i bet a hanmony in docrng, "We vand withthe pioneers ‘We need no new docries® ‘This declaration appeared ihe Review ond Herald tor Jone 27, 1958. (p18 ‘ull ander Advent. pero, These Times, contained an artic by Cell alley in. Joy 1038.1 seated. "Fodny tveryhing has changed for th’ Screntsday Alves exept ‘Dei! dotsinal belie which ane move fomly established than wer (py “The tame asorance is given in recent publication to which vee wil pescnly lt, Phe Huson and Teaching of obert Trinomead. On'page 24 i stated at "Nom-Adventy a3 well m Advent who fave Tead. te. book. [Question om ‘Docrine}endty tht the auton of the book have ou hanged or sundone the doctrines ofthe church The answers gen {ihe book to questions regarding certain pisses of the sanctuary fd is services aren ful baru WH what we have «ways Tied and taught” tke ging trom thee various pronowncements ofthe Advent aidntivg, wre would eoncude tht The Sunday School Times feos core when it entitled ss view of Questions om Doctrine Inthe March 22 108 true," new book of old eon” Appar iy ce ony thing new n dhe book he languages the ew AHemocres are the tame as belo However, this is not the eoinate of some able men within ane movements They believe that Adventpm may bave over fesdhed cll. Defore the end of 1957, Elder M. 1. Andresien, ‘Glendale, Calilorta, who bas Deen «leading man in Ad Venti and wore ministry covets ax deca, ssed his voce In protetation. He strenvouly objected, in particular, 10 Introduction n Section VII of the book, wherein the subject of the atonement is presented. He also objected to the statement of the Adventist (Position on the bumantey of Christ At the 1961 spring council Sesion of the Excautive Comittee of dhe General Conference, Mr. Andicascn's ministerial credentials were revoked of sit. pended, and Hele has been heard of him since “Another powerful proust was registered enriy in 1058 by Mr ALL. Hudion, of Baker, Oregon, who, two years later, began. ta publish > periodical, ‘The Ehreh Triumphant — a journal whlch appears tothe eotamittee just mentioned, “wo be dedicated {fo the publication of anything it thinks will embarrass the Surch” Mr. Hudson wat uained for the Adventet miniry but is prinier Ie sought to get the alice of the General Conference to grant 3 hearing om Questions on Decirine atthe fortheoming Sesion in Cleveland in. 1958, for he recogniced that ie as only that gencral body, componed of delegates from ail pars of the worl, that posse jortadiction in exes of thie fort. The ofeers declined to grant his request. Since then he hae fwrtten some trenchant articles om the ius. At a result, he ras excommunicated Oct. 7, 1961, but he continues to attend the SDA church Other Adventists have concurred in the viewpoint of these two men. They maintain that Questions on Dectine miscepre fens the denomination’s historic position. ou several pois ‘To them the trouble is not a mere tnatter of semantics, for they fontend that the doctrinal expressions of Adventism's carlier fwrites cannot pomibly bear the constrictions which are 20W Ipeing put upon them.” Perhaps chief amoug these is Robert D. Brinsmcad of Australia who came wo the United States late fn 1930, So disturbing had his influence become that a special Dimphlee of fortycigh pages was ied in December, 1961, Gn The History and Teaching of Rovert Brintnead. This pamphlet was "prepared by the Ofice of the Research nd De- fense Liverature Commie,” is “approved by the General Con ference Oficers and Union Conierenc Presidents of North America” and is dinuibution ix “authored by the General Gonference Exceutive Committee” Te will be necessary to consider some of the points disputed Drerween these two groups in Adventisn But sy main object frill be to deal with thowe doctrines common to both which com ‘withthe views of Protestants generally. It will be to acer- fain, not whether Seventday Adventism subscribes to a Hage Of Serpural guth—no doubt it docs but whether, at ® Another Look a Seventhdey Adventism the same time, it subscribes ta lange body of belief chat is not Serpe Tn pursuing this object, I ehall make large we of Questions on Dectrine, inasmuch a5 most of is teachings are cherished by I Adventist (All page numbers not otherwise ideniged refer to thir book). Wut confimnatory evidence of Adventist beliefs Will be drawn trom other Iaerature issued by their presses, Including s nomber of works recommendd in Questions on Doctrine iell (pp. 62087). eve iti appropriate to ‘notice what is tae Adventist practice im its publication work: "For the protection of Seventhlay Ad ‘ventist author, 3 oell3¢ for that of our churches, cach of our ‘enominational publishing hows har» book commitice 0 which all manuscripts for books and pamphlets intended Cor ‘Greulation asiong our embers must be mitted. Cur houses Swill not pring 4 hok until aler the manuscripe tax passed Trough the hands of the book commiuce™ (The History and ‘Teaching of Robert rinomced, 17). This means that all of the lteatute published By the denomination Js ofiially ap proved. This important "As there are mumbver of resuicions which L have imposed fo amyscit inthe writing of tis book, it will, I think, be use to state them here and now. int, Iumean to seer clear of all mismpresentation. Few things are more reprehensible than misconstrving.ancsber's “words, even thong the miaeonsuuetion i unintentional, What {yer is mative, sch inaccuracy com init great damage. 1 shall, therefore, endeavor, in every instance, tbe precae when stating the views of Adsentism, acither distorting nor taking out of context anyhing they lave said ‘Secondly, Lim to avoid — how far ¥ succeed the reader must judge the wie of invalid angwment. A large porcon of ant Adventist lteatute consis of sch miter. What valid ‘reasoning i likely to beset ane along with that which i ot Instead of being carefully elitinguished from i. 1 do net wonder that Seventheday Adventists are more stcngthened than weak ned dhrough reading auch lteratre- “Thindly, I intend to reirain trom ateriboting to Seventhday [Adventish those fallacies that logically flow from ite expres Gsclarations. More than three centuries ago, Bishop Jowplt Hall sid: "There cannot be a more weful role for ou moder tow in judganent than thie that we may not tke chat [or & ‘man’s opinion which. .doth, by nmecesary inference, follow Introduction an upon is but only that which himself profeses wo maintain” ‘Aezodngly, in toe inane in whch Sal abou ai ne inevtabie implications of SDA tench. I aut etal tee ‘hargng she! apon te movements Fourthly. determine to forse all use Caling hig ; abu Calling ting thee right names is quite another matter, ‘Though I intesd >this T do roe iced to doi in nd pie Near as aicy to God, there the obligation fant ts thet lave never recived anything bet Hinds rms Advete and shall T rear el for goth Ava mur of fee T have na Impaison but that of tine in pestorming my prac tly, resolve to excl Korn tay eamiason of Seventh day Advent the estchas which sess hae ase tots acne ih egy Ira, Dl ot Ge ch be cnne fy inten Whi The to Imus stand upem its own oes unspgored hy fapong oe Sixth, 1Wwih to avoid witing something merely negative Aceoingy, fe will be my object to provide someting one five truth im handling cach nec of SDA decane ae Ee 40 a to insure a treatment that is constructive as well as eae vel as ‘And sow, with malice toward none, but with ferent prayer hat what hete appears may be of everlasting bencat Ae ents ws well =r othe commit ay hot oy eater CHAPTER ONE Inspiration “Seventh clay Adventsm concurs with che church universal in divine inspiration to the ible. ‘The church universal Theld thst, dive to the sypematural operation uf dhe Holy jt, the words of the original Scipaures were both the words mand the words of God? Such being the case, it follows fe the Bible is infallible» twuntworty* and authortaive? oncarrence of Seventh-day Adventsi in this inate of Bible is expresed in its fast article of belies “The oly rs ofthe Old and New Testaments were given by inspira. fof God, contain an allsuffcient revelation of His wil t fd sre the only sinerring rile of faith and practice” (p. Wek pp. 225 28), This declares not only that the ible but also that ic is infallible (unerrng”), trustworthy alfsufcient scvelation") and authoritative. Crue") et Advent diverges from the chzeh universal ta aseibing ine inspiration also to the writings of Mrs. Ellen G, White BB Wait, The Impiaion and Authority of the Re, yp Sabet Join Urge Php Briere, Fes ih \Goural of Poneto of tae Feria UE Thesoie utes po B8. HG G. Mee, YE retry twa io ten, wich ay in tenes fe unites W. He ‘the let spin of, p Ee Ja ln of ie, ep. md fe spatin” (nar Dacnonry of Taig, pe Matis, lnm tothe Aer of the Esch of Enid. The rte Diary. Mle ue of ta 16 Another Look at Seventleday Adventiom (qseriots)s Ta their 1957 publication, Questions on Doctrine, (erat "Sevendh-day Adventists regard her writings as conta Ing impited sel and instruction. Under dhe sane inspira TER ctcowroce much in the great fel of sacred history” (D G5. Tu the 1961 annotated. Adventist Catalog of Publications tabich it about seventy of Nis, White's productions inside the (eo luver the sume euumate appears repeatedly in the descip- Ten of hed books, a Gall to Medial Evangelism, contains “i Wied satements” Highways to Heaven caries “eredentials of weGhadon” ‘The Story of Jess has woven into ia “wealth of BEE macaning” Tomperonce isan inspired reference wate” Sean of kira White's writings pervades Adventist itera une, For example, ALG. Daniell (President of the General Conterence, 101-28) attributes 3 statement of hers to “the pen Peesraton™ (Chrat ur Righeoumes, p. $8). On Angest To, 19ST heard R. R. Figuhr, now occupying the same ofice, Wor the tame words in rlerring to het. In The History and ‘Mooching of Robert Brinsnend, mentioned in, the Inteodoction eect las Dectmber, we Gd "the inspired pen” of Mrs kite mentioned on page 17. (See aso pages 20, $3, 45, 48) WM Span Mr. Daniels Suctsaor as President of the General Conner (1922-30), cite with approval, ina single diapter, the Seeicsions often persons who considered Mr. White inspived (rhe Spirit of Prophecy in the Advent Movement, cb.) F. W. Pre Sei chor of Just What do you believe in your Churcht Dettpe Adventist Church) declares in The Youth’ Istracor fo Gtiaber 28, 1917. "T Inve noe the slightest doubt. about the sete inspiration and accuracy of the Spirit of Prophecy.” Fre Nichol the present editor of Review and Ierald, sys: “She Toke by inspiration Elle. White ond her Critics, p. 28) Eoigie'h Hlnynes went a far as to aver that “im aller numer GarEEo, there fs not one seatement, one word that is conta. rm poet form tenching of the Holy Sexipeures” (The Gift of Prophecy, p 158) ephee, Fctnis believe in the inspiration of both the Bible and bs, White's iting are we to cance that chey hold her eel eee be on 2 par with the Bible? Thelt reyponse pussy Meer They replys “We ave never equated them with the SEIRAIG, axeome Eely charge” (p. 99). "We donot regard the Serhugr of Mr White as an addition to the saced canon of Ti th of eine Arlt tie (Qo By ‘Ramen by Mes spl ete om 6 pirtion ” ee.ore do net mp tem in he ve wnt Fit Sci wich on sie nd oage = Se sanaard Meh al othr wings must be Jodged™ (pf) “We tat Berns ot Hen G. Wha by the ile, Wu ino ese do pe the Bible by her writing?” (29 Se can only cucle,then tint Sveudhday Advent bas Mnusie dautine of Inptaon, one lox the Spares, an torte pings hn, Was. “The preen of Ss i mal inert sat o he ae Ws hoe dow Adve eine te inpison of sn Bits wring 1 dcines tein wo wast tne negate and Sea: Mri ened "a Seenhaay Adve peat bck Gel, Sis ine of Crtanty Ted) hae Wie gk Bn heel srbly piel eke sept sow may son ns bok Dees of he Pa ee cee nel eee Mabe cioinca ta though the gu of te Spat specal Up Behe ee a ee Sty WW Asp dea te soca Scns tok, Fhe Spr a) Pophey ine tdcent Nose to eapnting tsatothe iy” whe Of Jona ee 12 ah by FN. Wiles the heir Fhe Taney J ao oop SS. ald “gil ook” in he Bras cacchcen i MOT Io ae om ate Whe cin feed Sere Bi, He Te <rea in Rta Mine, Bk Hc 8 Another Lok « Seventhay Adventiom of Review and Herald, (1911-46), Uriah Sasth, who, despite is Arianism, was for about Ball a century editor of the Review Gnd Herald, dilated on this subject in the March 13, 1688 fue of that periodical It appears, chen, that whereas Seventh thy Adventiam holds chat the inspiration of the ible relates fo iw words as well ae tite thoughts, it holds that the {vpieaton of Mrs White relates only to her thoughts and not to her wor ‘Now let us consider whether this idea of Mrs. Whit’s now verbal inspiration is defensible. Such a concept is unteasonable Treause its at vatiance with paychologieal las Wishop Light {oor in his Notes on the Fister of Se Pel, says: “Whe notion of verbal inspiration ina certain sense is involved in the Very Conception of an inspiration at all, because words are at once the istuments of camrying on and the means of expressing fea an thatthe words must Bodh fad and follow the thought” {b 160, Lightoors sucesor, Bishop Westcot, declared in his (Gaay on “Inspiration” that “choughts are wedded to words” Sill another Anglican, W. Hl. G. Thoms stated: “There is am Tnuimate connection, 4 néceary conection, between thoughts find words Whether it be for on own thought, or for inter Gnome betwcen man and man, thoughts must be expressed in words” (The Stronghold of Truth, ps 43). Dr. Thoms article Un “Inspication”™ in the Janay 1901 issue of BiBlitheos Sacra feafirms this. The rugged Detrx dedared: “Ifthe word wavers, the sense wavers..-- The word is the visibility and form of the tii (The Bibie the Word of God, pp. 1755). Unqubare ex preses the same truth in The Inspiration and Accuracy of the Froly Soriptues: “Thought ix defined by words. Perfectly dear thought is welded! to the words which express it—co these words nd no oller™ (p13), Accordingly, chere is no such thing a8 fn insltation of thoughts without words ‘sul an limpiration isnot only unressonable; I is alo usles~ Ie did exit, it would confer no special beneht, For, i the Bible, by virive of ie inspiration, i infallible and, therefore bwolucely veliable and fully authoritative, then semiinspired Sritings would be deficient in all of these qualities. OC what Special value would such writings be? They would not be a whit ‘More useful than uninepired wetings proceeding from godly Scholas who enjoy the Mlumination of the Spirit of God. TRarthermore, this ies of Mrs. White's nonverbal inspiration fs not sustained by her owa statements relative to her inpiri ton. She called her mesages Testimonies” with clear allusion the se ofthat term in the O:T. forthe revelations of God a ir aime for th Chr 20 he “ts God and not an ering mortal who has spoken Sthove.«-who. would break down our tinny. ie not inet ue but again Gol” (The fe aaioment i iy Scena by Dv etn the ale vtere to abe) Tol. 1V (pp. 47) se ssi with evident allusion to Tle. 2: “In ancient times, God spoke to men by the mouth of fds and spawn In these days He spent to them by the ov of Ha Spit ‘There vat never ae when Cod Med Vis people note earealy than Hie nerves deca Bot will they prot by tl teaching? Gor wil scept fo jaa obedience" In VoL V we ead: “When I send yo Estnony of warning and reproot many of you declare to Mherely We opinion of Sizer White. You have thteby im ithe Spit of Cod (p. 68), Ik yo lenen the onfdence Beets peopl in she estagntey His bw sot thes you art Belling sgsist Cod ae cern ae were Korah, Daan ad (G05, “Lil ake the wore rom the Lord and speak to the people” (p. 7)" Surcy in there statenent we do not fd “a quale view of ‘ch as Me Martin mye cone sould rely (rhe Truth sbout Seventhdey Advcntiom, p26) Mere ‘White lye clam fo an inspiration tat not & whi Below evel ofthe Serpcures theives" Advestit have teed 9 Epis, but have never repudiated thaw words of Mn. White Gt cont wake ther tenn anything che tt hat they nly ete Ets the concept of Mr, Whit's nonverbal inspiration is ly unvesonsble and wale; is uanutaned by her Own Paeerts concerning her Separation, eco, on the positive side, Mix, White’ inspiration i ad bein the same cegry a that of hore Biblical prope foes uterances wee never part ef Scriprre canan™ (pp I). Quen ow Doctrine Vets twentyvo of her, Both mand woren. “There are, however si oahers i Serine Des 4; 1, 2h King 28; Kings Ui; 28% | chron, 2948 een i: Nek i: Pe Byte SE 65% 19 pat J Ife reo ae me carats wn Me. Winds wo Teta, Vl. pp ff oH Om, Ht, OO, se nes pth Cs Fg 20 Another Look at Seventh-ley Advention which is st dows not nctude, ‘These ae Hanan, Jeu, Mi CHER! [ahancl andthe geeae Ebja and. Hla. Out of the Ghiits deenoyeighs the Diblecootde utterances made by all of ‘Rein excep ld Anna, Sins sd he four daoglters of Philip other words uitrancs of threefours of these prophets a, Tl all "a part of Seiptre canon.” Very manifest, what the attic of Guastions on Doctrine meant to sa was that Mis, {Wittes nopnation is the sone st that of thovepropbetswhowe Minings were sever 4 part ofthe Bibl "Tid queton now tobe sted is: What was the quality ofthe Inpitation of these now leary prophes? Was 1 of & lower [INES than dat of thove who peaaed the Scriptutes” No, indet, eS eters un the Bible accounts of these persons proves. Micra that “The Word ofthe LORD (or of Cl) came unto™ Nithan, Gath Sheonaiah, Jeo, Elijah and Jobe" and that ‘Sf sath the LORD (or, th Holy Ghost)” was declared by ‘Nathan, Gad Abijaty Dijah, Esha, Hilda and Agabus™ itinia the category of thc, as well a other noniterary wopies oat Seveneday Advenian places Mir Whit. But Tretheray prophs have nothing grestr sad of thom than if hese in acy the very same things are sid ot ah Hea fo Staci contains only 2 epeion of che dy cies "We veal that “The Word of the LORD Pi unto” [evemiah, Ezekiel, Hones Joc, Jonab, Micah, Zepba ‘ih, Haggai Zacharsh and Malachi3* and that Ames, Obadiah at Nahin used the expen “Thos sith the LORD." in the light ofthe survey, there cam be no doubt whatever that one prophet was jos vip se another. Te made abso ieee ao diference whether he wrote oF spoke In oth ss, {hereselation given posse fll divine authority. Accordingly, th guano henley pope as a et that of the wring prophets. Ata matter of fac Questions on Dourine ems tr iesst on this fuel, when it ys, "The mes oe thae cme Hugh dese prope it should be recognized, EER fom the same God who spoke dough these prope Sse wings were incloded in the cred canon" (p. 91} ‘Nove ft Nix Whites inspiaion belongs to the eategory of TaM om, Tite ML KKinga 1222 Wt, 7; 17 8 8: BL, Bs Lake 32 ae Ee eat ae ite fe ais Gaia sot hte 8, th Ch by es 20 csi i Jt oa i ie amar 1, 6.9 My 18, Bl, 4 &; Oba ts Nab, 215; 35 Inspiration a {be non Tierary prophets, and if thee prophets were a ingpired Gr those who wrote the Bible, chen it necessarily follows that Bis Whites writings sre as inspired 35 Holy Weit The com ison is escapable. “There is simply no way to avoid it~ xcept by denying tac ehings equal to che same thing ae equal each her. Look at it once moe: Mrs, Whites inpiration = that of the wowtteraty prophes “he inspiration of these prophets = that of the writes ofthe Scriptures Then Nis. White's inspiration = that of the Seriprure write. This loge deduction conGimed by expres statements on Be part of some SDA leaders G. A. Irwin (President of the eral Gonference, 1897-190), declared that ise Wiite’s wri Tings were "the only infallible inerpreer of Bible principles, eit i Christ through this agency. giving che veal meaning His own words” (The Mark of the Beas, p. 8). Editor F. Mt leo mae the following sttement about Mis. White in 1914 tas withthe ancient prophets, the talking ix done by the Holy rit though her vocal organs. The prophets spake as they moved by the Holy Ghost’ (juelof Review and Herald (Oct 5}. On Awpwst 20, 1915, Mie Wikox abled these think yor'timt Fle world choose an faferor mua fe through whom to insract the remnant choreh? On the Thands as itis the greatest crisis ofall Sze, we should rally expect that the mouthpicee God would we for this ‘wot he inferior to none in the past agen” Tn 1928 Mr. qx deciared: "Like the prophets and mesengers of old. Iwork belongs to the prophetic order... the same Spit which the prophets and messengers of old were guided in Hr work, ae ws disc and guided in her work as‘ prophet {Gon sx Fis mesenger to the curch in this generation’ (pe. Two weeks later he stated “As Jeremiah wes prophet in days of the capivty.- 0 we belie that Sis. White was 4 het to the church today. And the sume asthe menage of the Wwere received in olden times, ap her mesages should eeived at the present cine” (Oct 4, 1928). More rece, 1, 1869, ehe same paper asserts tyes wither asf wes the prophets of old. “Holy men spake as they were moved the Holy Ghow (Peer 1:2 Bie sane sentient ccrurs inthe Celalog of Publications for (On page 42, Grits and. Victory, by Kayman Cote, iertised thus: “A wealth of information trom the Bibie and Spirie of Prophecy is bere given in condensed, composte

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