Ellen White and the Holy Spirit Section Thirty-three

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A research paper on the history of thetrinity doctrine within the early Christian

Church and within Seventh-dayAdventism

Section thirty-three

Ellen White and the Holy Spirit(Part 1 of 2

With regards to Ellen White’s beliefs concerning the Holy Spirit, there areliterally hundreds of quotations that came from her pen but because spacehere is very limited, we can only quote some of them. There will be enoughthough to give us a balanced view as to what she really did believe aboutthis mysterious’ divine personality.

!s we shall see as we go through this study, as far as Ellen White was

concerned, the most important aspect of the Holy Spirit was that when Hedwelt within a person, it was as the presence of our "ord within, thus itcould be said that those who receive this presence #the Holy Spirit$ wereparta%ers of the divine nature #& 'eter ()*$.

!he Holy Spirit " as the personal presence of Christ

+n (-&, Ellen White penned these words The wor% of the holy Spirit is immeasurably great . +t is from this source

that power and efficiency come to the wor%er for /od0 and the holy Spirit isthe comforter, as the personal presence of Christ to the soul.1 (Ellen G.White, Review and Herald 29th November 1892, ‘The peril and privile!eo" the lat da# ($on$l%ded&'& How much different was this than what the pioneers believed concerningthe Holy Spirit #see section thirty2one and section thirty2two$3 !ccording to

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Ellen White, the presence of the Holy Spirit is as the personal presence of 4hrist to the soul1. This was e5actly the same as said by our pioneers. She then added He who loo%s to 4hrist in simple, childli%e faith, is made a partaker of thedivine nature through the agency of the holy Spirit .1 (bid& We are told here that when the Holy Spirit dwells within, we are then theparta%ers of the divine nature #see & 'eter ()*$ 6ver a decade later in (-78, Ellen White also said #this was after sheemphasised that the Holy Spirit is a personality$

Shall we not wrestle with /od in prayer, as%ing for the Holy Spirit tocome into every heart 3 (Ellen G. White, 8 th )ol. Tetimonie pa!e *+ ‘reent opport%nitie' 19-*, ee alo Review and Herald 2+ th November 19- ‘/ view o" the $on"li$t& She then added The presence of Christ, manifest among us, would cure the leprosy of unbelief that has made our service so wea% and inefficient. We needthe breath of the divine life breathed into us.1 (bid& 9ote again we are told that this indwelling of the Holy Spirit is thevery presence of 4hrist1. 9otice too that this is said to be the breathof the divine life1. This is very important to us in both our theological andhistorical studies. We also need to remember that this was said by Ellen White after sayingthat the Holy Spirit is a personality. She is therefore saying that as a

personality , the Holy Spirit dwells within millions of different people at the

same time #those who have e5perienced conversion$. :oes this depict theHoly Spirit as being a person’ ;ust li%e /od and 4hrist are persons3 9oticehere that the


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When /od had made man in His image, the human form was perfect in allits arrangements, but it was without life.1(Ellen G. White, 8 th )ol%metetimonie pa!e 2+*, ‘The eential 0nowled!e', 19-*& She then added Then a personal, self2e5isting /od breathed into that form the breath of life, and man became a living, breathing, intelligent being.1 (bid& She also said three years later in (-7 The religion of 4hrist means much more than the forgiveness of sin. +tmeans ta%ing away our sins, and filling the vacuum with the Holy Spirit .

+t means divine illumination, re;oicing in /od. +t means a heart emptied of self, and blessed with the abiding presence of Christ .1 (Ellen G. White,ible Trainin! $hool, 1t 3$tober 19-8, ‘Tr%e Worhip, ee alo Review and Herald 1- th 4%ne 19-2, ‘The promie o" the pirit and Review and Herald, 12 th November 191*, reparin! "or 5hrit' ret%rn&

!gain we see Ellen White saying, as did the pioneers #see section thirty2one and section thirty2two$ that the Holy Spirit is the abiding presence of 4hrist1. 9ote this was now (-7, many years after she first said that theHoly Spirit is a personality. +t was also (7 years after the publication of The:esire of !ges’. This was no different than what she had always been saying. +n (-* she wrote regarding the parable of the labourers #=atthew &7)(2(>$and the final ;udgment scene The righteous are represented as wondering what they have done for which they are to be so liberally rewarded. They had had the abiding

presence of Christ in their hearts0 they had been imbued with his Spirit ,and without conscious effort on their part0 they had been serving 4hrist inthe person of his saints, and had thereby gained the sure reward.1 (EllenG. White. Review and Herald, rd 4%l# 189*, ‘arable o" the laborer&

!gain we see Ellen White saying that the Holy Spirit is the abidingpresence of 4hrist1.

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Here is a very interesting quote from Ellen White’s writings. +t is animmense help in understanding how she regarded the Holy Spirit. This iswith reference to the time when /od raises the unrighteous to life after thethousand years in Heaven are ended #meaning after the millennium$. She says The presence of Christ having been removed , Satan wor%s wonders tosupport his claims.1 (Ellen G. White, The Great 5ontrover#, 1911 Edition

pa!e ++ ‘The 5ontrover# ended'& 9ote here what is removed3 +t is the presence of 4hrist1.

This cannot mean the bodily presence of 4hrist because this would havebeen withdrawn from the earth at the ascension over 8777 yearspreviously. +t can only be concluded that this presence1 is the Holy Spirit.

!llow me to e5plain. This final and total withdrawal of 4hrist’s presence #the Holy Spirit$ fromthis earth happens immediately prior to the return of Jesus. This is whyat that time there will be a time of trouble li%e there never was before #see:aniel (&)($. +n other words, there will be no Holy Spirit to hold in chec% theunrighteous. This is followed by the return of ?esus, also the ta%ing of /od’s people to heaven for a thousand years #see @evelation &7)(2>$. +n the above quote therefore, Ellen White is saying that after the thousandyears is finished #when the unsaved are raised to life$ there is stillno presence of 4hrist1 to hold them in chec%. This presence of 4hrist1 removed therefore, as in the Ellen White quoteabove, is obviously the withdrawal of both the Holy Spirit and Hiscontrolling influence. To put this in another way, remove the Holy Spirit and

you remove the presence of 4hrist. +t is one and the same thing. The HolySpirit is the presence of 4hrist1. This same presence of 4hrist1 #the Holy Spirit$ is also that which gives/od’s people their power

!s Ellen White said in (-78


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/od calls upon His people, many of whom are but half awa%e, to arouse,and engage in earnest labor, praying for strength for service. Wor%ers areneeded.Receive the Holy Spirit , and your efforts will besuccessful. Christ's presence is what gives power.1 (Ellen G. White, The5entral /dvan$e, 6ebr%ar# 27 th 19-& Here Ellen White equates the presence of the Holy Spirit with the presenceof 4hrist. She said this A years after the publication of The :esire of !ges’. This was no different than what she had always believed. Ta%e for e5amplehere remar%s in an address delivered at the close of the !ustralian Bible School on :ecember (8th (-&.

She said The best recommendation you can carry with you of this school and itsinfluence is a well2ordered life and a godly conversation. Wherever youmay be, maintain the principles that you have been studying here.Wherever you go, carry on the good wor% of searching the Scriptures,and the ord Jesus will always be at your right hand to helpyou .1 (Ellen G. White, ible E$ho 17 th 4an%ar# 189& She then added concerning ?esus He is a merciful high priest pleading in your behalf. He will send hisrepresentative, the Holy Spirit! for He says, C+ will not leave youcomfortless0 " will come to you .C (bid& Ellen White is quoting here from ?ohn (*)(. 9ote whom ?esus said #andEllen White is emphasising$ would be coming as the comforter #the HolySpirit$. +t was the "ord ?esus1 Himself. This is why she said the "ord?esus will always be at your right hand to help you1.

The same author then concluded about the indwelling of the Holy Spirit#this time with reference to ?ohn (*)&8$ By the Spirit the #ather and the Son will come and ma%e their abode withyou.1 (bid&


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Here we are told #;ust as the Bible says$ that when the Holy Spirit dwellswithin it is the presence within of both the


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Ta%e careful note of her words. She said that it was not essential for us todefine ;ust what1 the Holy Spirit is.

!fter quoting the words of ?esus when He spo%e of the coming of thecomforter as found in ?ohn (*)(> and (F she then said CThis refers to the omnipresence of the Spirit of Christ, called theComforter . !gain ?esus says, C+ have yet many things to say unto you, butye cannot bear them now. Howbeit when He, the Spirit of truth is come, Hewill guide you into all truthC G?ohn (>)(&, (8.1 (bid& Here Ellen White is referring to the Holy Spirit #the 4omforter1$as the omnipresence of the Spirit of 4hrist1. +f there are those who

attempt to reason how this is at all possible, then they would do well toheed the words that Ellen White ne5t wrote to 4hapman. This is when she said to him There are many mysteries which " do not seek to understand or toe%plain! they are too high for me, and too high for you . 6n some of these points,silence is golden. 'iety, devotion, sanctification of soul, body,and spirit22this is essential for us all. CThis is life eternal, that they might%now Thee, the only true &od, and Jesus Christ , whom Thou hastsentC G?ohn (F)81. (bid& What is life eternal3 +s it to %now the Holy Spirit3 6bviously notI !s EllenWhite quotes ?esus as saying, it is to %now the only true /od, and ?esus4hrist1. ?esus said absolutely nothing about %nowing the Holy Spirit. Ellen White is saying here that even she did not understand how thecomforter is 4hrist omnipresent. She said that these things were beyond the comprehension of both her and 4hapman therefore on some of these

points silence is golden1.

!s we shall see in section forty2four , Ellen White’s beliefs concerning theHoly Spirit were rather comple5, not even being fully understood by her own son W. 4. White and he probably understood her beliefs better thananyone else. 4ertainly her belief was not as easy as saying that the HolySpirit was ;ust another personal being li%e /od and 4hrist.

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These same sentiments that Ellen White e5pressed to 4hapman weretransposed into her boo% the !cts of the !postles’ #(-(($. This is where it says +t is not essential for us to be able to define ;ust what the Holy Spirit is.4hrist tells us that the Spirit is the 4omforter, Cthe Spirit of truth, whichproceedeth from the , (>)(8, A&.1(Ellen G. White, ‘/$t o" the /potle'

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Even though Ellen White said that the Holy Spirit is a person1, she says ()years later that to us as human beings, His nature is a mystery. This is arather obvious realisation, at least it does become so when it is realisedthat He’ dwells within perhaps millions of different people at the same time. Even before this in (->, Ellen White had said much the same in a letter that she sent from !ustralia. This is when she said to the brethren in !merica Evil had been accumulating for centuries, and could only be restrained andresisted by the mighty power of the Holy Spirit, the third person of the&odhead , who would come with no modified energy, but in the fulness of divine power. !nother spirit must be met0 for the essence of evil was

wor%ing in all ways, and the submission of man to this satanic captivity wasamaJing.1 (Ellen White, letter to the brethren in /meri$a "rom ?%nn#ide,? 5ooranbon!, 6ebr%ar# +th 189+. / @%oted in pe$ial Tetimonie toiniter and Wor0er, No.1-, 189=, pa!e 27 ‘Hol# pirit ver%el"ihne. The dan!er o" reAe$tin! i!ht'& Ellen White did ma%e it clear though that The Bible shows us /od in His high and holy place, not in a state of inactivity, not in silence and solitude, but surrounded by ten thousand timesten thousand and thousands of thousands of holy beings, all waiting to doHis will. Through these messengers He is in active communication withevery part of His dominion.*y His Spirit He is everywhere present .Through the agency of His Spirit and His angels He ministers to thechildren of men.1 (initr# o" Healin!, pa!e *1= ‘/ tr%e Bnowled!e o" God'& Here we are told that /od Himself, by His Spirit, is everywherepresent1 yet at the very same time He is still in Heaven in His High andHoly place1. 6bviously, this Spirit’ belongs to /od and is Himself in a form

that is totally beyond both our human #finite$ comprehension.

!s Ellen White in The :esire of !ges’ said concerning ?esus !fter His ascension He G?esus was to be absent in person0 but throughthe 4omforter He would still be with them, and they were not to spendtheir time in mourning. This was what Satan wanted. He desired them to


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give the world the impression that they had been deceived anddisappointed0 but by faith they were to loo% to the sanctuary above, whereJesus was ministering for them0 they were to open their hearts to theHoly Spirit, His representative, and to re;oice in the light of His

presence.1 (Ellen G. White, ‘The ;eire o" /!e', pa!e 2==, ‘evi Catthew'&

!gain we see Ellen White saying that whilst ?esus was absent inperson1 #whilst He was in the sanctuary in Heaven$ He would still be withthem1 here on earth. 9ow how can this be3 6bviously it is only if the HolySpirit, in one sense, is the same person’ as 4hrist. 9otice that Ellen Whitesaid that the Holy Spirit was thelight of His G4hrist’s presence1. The HolySpirit therefore is as the presence of 4hrist.

!mid the early (-77’s crisis regarding the /odhead #this is when ?ohnHarvey Kellogg in attempting to ;ustify what he had written his boo% The"iving Temple’ said that he had come to believe in the trinity$, we were toldthis through the spirit of prophecy The Son is all the fulness of the &odhead manifested . The Word of /od declares Him to be Cthe e%press image of His person.C C/od soloved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. Here isshown the personality of the #ather .1 (Ellen G. White, pe$ial Tetimonie erie No. = pa!e +& Ellen White then added concerning the Holy Spirit The 4omforter that 4hrist promised to send after He ascended to heaven,is the Spirit in all the fulness of the /odhead, making manifest the power of divine grace to all who receive and believe in Christ as a personal Saviour .1 (bid&

She concluded There are three living persons of the heavenly trio 0 in the name of these three great powers22the


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nderstandably, the trinitarians amongst us use the above statement insupport of their reasoning #that /od is three2in2one$ but as we have alreadynoted insection twenty2seven, in this same testimony, Ellen Whitecondemned all illustrations that depict /od as being such. +n fact she saidthat all these types of illustrations are untrue.

!he Holy Spirit " Christ Himself

9ow note something else that Ellen White said about the Holy Spirit. This isreally important to our understanding of what she understood was the truthabout Him.

!s we have already noted in section si5teen and various other sections,

Ellen White did say that 4hrist is the eternal presence1. This is when she said after saying that + !=’ means eternal presence’ Then said the ?ews unto Him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hastThou seen !braham3 ?esus said unto them, Derily, verily, + say untoyou, *efore +braham was, " + . Then too% they up stones to cast at HimCbecause of that saying Gverses AF2A-. Christ was using the great nameof &od that was given to =oses to e%press the idea of the eternal

presence.1 (Ellen G. White, an%$ript No. 1-8*, 6ebr%ar# 18, 19 th, 1897, pa!e 21&

!s we reasoned this through considerably in section si5teen #seealso section nine of the Begotten Series’$, we will not do so again here but+ will point out that ;ust two pages later we find these words Cumbered with humanity , 4hrist could not be in every place

personally 0 therefore it was altogether for their advantage that He shouldleave them, go to His father, and send the Holy Spirit to be His successor

on earth.1 (bid& She then added The Holy Spirit is Himself divested of the personality of humanityand independent thereof . He would represent Himself as present in allplaces by His Holy Spirit, as the mnipresent .1 (bid&

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/od as it pleases him1. This independency therefore is an independencefrom /od the


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Those who believe the truth should remember that they are /odMs littlechildren, that they are under His training. "et them be than%ful to /od for His manifold mercies and be %ind to one another. They have one &od and one Saviour 0 and one Spirit 22 the Spirit of Christ 22 is to bring unity intotheir ran%s.1 (Ellen G. White, pe$ial Tetimonie, erie No. * pa!e 2,‘The p%blihin! wor0 at 5olle!e )iew', ee alo tetimonie )ol%me 9,

pa!e 189, ‘The pirit o" %nit#'& 9ote whom or what Ellen White says is the one Spirit1. She says it is theSpirit of 4hrist1. +n The /reat 4ontroversy Ellen White wrote When on His resurrection day these disciples met the Saviour, and their

hearts burned within them as they listened to His words0 when they loo%edupon the head and hands and feet that had been bruised for them0 when,before His ascension, ?esus led them out as far as Bethany, and lifting upHis hands in blessing, bade them, C/o ye into all the world, and preach thegospel,C adding, C"o, + am with you alwayC #=ar% (>)(A0 =atthew &)&7$0when on the :ay of 'entecost the promised 4omforter descended and thepower from on high was given and the souls of the believers thrilled withthe conscious presence of their ascended ord 22 then, even though,li%e His, their pathway led through sacrifice and martyrdom, would theyhave e5changed the ministry of the gospel of His grace, with the Ccrown of righteousnessC to be received at His coming, for the glory of an earthlythrone, which had been the hope of their earlier discipleship3 (Ellen G.White, Great 5ontrover#, pa!e 7-, ‘i!ht Thro%!h ;ar0ne'& 9otice whom it was that Ellen White said the believers recogniJed the HolySpirit to be. +t was D the conscious presence of their ascended ord 1 Nnone other than ?esus Himself.

+n (-F, Ellen White wrote a letter to a =rs. Wessels. Her husband had

turned away from /od which had placed a very large burden upon her. Ellen White wrote to her in encouragement Keep cheerful. :o not forget that you have a Comforter, the Holy Spirit,which Christ has appointed . Oou are never alone. +f you will listen to thevoice that now spea%s to you, if you will respond without delay to the


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%noc%ing at the door of your heart, CCome in, ord Jesus, that " may supwith Thee, and Thee with me,C the heavenly /uest will enter. When thiselement, which is all divine, abides with you, there is peace and rest. +t isthe %ingdom of heaven come nigh unto you.1 (Ellen G. White to r.Weel, etter 12*, ar$h = th 189=&

She also said later What saith our Saviour3 C" will not leave you comfortless. " will come toyou .C CHe that hath my commandments, and %eepeth them, he it is thatloveth me) and he that loveth me shall be loved of my


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retained.C1 (Ellen G. White, The ;eire o" /!e, pa!e 8-7, ‘ea$e be %nto#o%'& She then adds The Holy Spirit was not yet fully manifested 0 for 4hrist had not yet beenglorified. The more abundant impartation of the Spirit did not ta%e placetill after Christ's ascension. 9ot until this was received could the disciplesfulfill the commission to preach the gospel to the world. But the Spiritwas now given for a special purpose. Before the disciples could fulfill their official duties in connection with the church, Christ breathed His Spirit upon them. He was committing to them a most sacred trust, and Hedesired to impress them with the fact that without the Holy Spirit thiswork could not be accomplished .1 (bid&

We can see very clearly here that the Holy Spirit is none other than theSpirit of 4hrist. +t was this that the disciples received. +n (-&, after saying that The record declares, CHe breathed on them, andsaith unto them, @eceive ye the Holy /host.C, Ellen White wrote Jesus is waiting to breathe upon all his disciples , and give them theinspiration of his sanctifying spirit , and transfuse the vital influence fromhimself to his people. He would have them understand that henceforth theycannot serve two masters. Their lives cannot be divided. Christ is to livein his human agents, and wor% through their faculties, and act throughtheir capabilities. Their will must be submitted to his will, they must act withhis spirit, that it may be no more they that live, but 4hrist that liveth inthem.1 (Ellen G. White, i!n o" the Time, rd 3$tober 1892, ‘6aith brin!i!ht'& She then added

?esus is see%ing to impress upon them the thought that in giving hisHoly Spirit he is giving to them the glory which the #ather has givenhim, that he and his people may be one in /od. 6ur way and will must bein submission to /odMs will, %nowing that it is holy, ;ust, and good.1 (bid&

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+n The :esire of !ges’ Ellen White wrote The plan for our redemption was not an afterthought , a plan formulatedafter the fall of !dam. +t was a revelation of Cthe mystery which hath been%ept in silence through times eternal.C @om. (>)&A, @. D. +t was an unfoldingof the principles that from eternal ages have been the foundation of /odMsthrone.1 (Ellen G. White, The ;eire o" /!e, pa!e 22, 5hapter 1, ‘God with %''& She then added .1 (bid& 9otice here there is no mention of the Holy Spirit. "ater in the same boo% she wrote #this was when ?esus entered Heavenafter the resurrection$


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There is the throne, and around it the rainbow of promise. There arecherubim and seraphim. The commanders of the angel hosts, the sons of /od, the representatives of the unfallen worlds, are assembled. Theheavenly council before which ucifer had accused &od and His Son ,the representatives of those sinless realms over which Satan had thoughtto establish his dominion, 22 all are there to welcome the @edeemer. Theyare eager to celebrate His triumph and to glorify their King.1 (bid pa!e 8*,5hap. 8= < ?To # 6ather, and >o%r 6ather?&

!gain it must be as%ed, if Ellen White regarded the Holy Spirit as aindividual being li%e /od and 4hrist, why does she not say that "ucifer hadaccused Him #the Holy Spirit$ as well as /od and His Son1. +n continuing her remar%s, Ellen White refers to the adoration that the

angels and the unfallen beings of other worlds wanted to give to 4hrist. She said But He waves them bac%. 9ot yet0 He cannot now receive the coronet of glory and the royal robe. He enters into the presence of His #ather . Hepoints to His wounded head, the pierced side, the marred feet0 He lifts Hishands, bearing the print of nails. He points to the to%ens of His triumph0He presents to &od the wave sheaf, those raised with Him asrepresentatives of that great multitude who shall come forth from the graveat His second coming. He approaches the #ather , with whom there is ;oyover one sinner that repents0 who re;oices over one with singing.1 (bid&

!gain there is no mention of the Holy Spirit. Why not, if He is a person li%e/od and 4hrist3 She then adds


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Before the foundations of the earth were laid the #ather and the Son hadunited in a covenant to redeem man if he should be overcome by Satan.They had clasped Their hands in a solemn pledge that 4hrist shouldbecome the surety for the human race. This pledge 4hrist has fulfilled.When upon the cross He cried out, C+t is finished,C He addressed the#ather . The compact had been fully carried out. 9ow He declares) #ather,it is finished . + have done Thy will, 6 =y /od. + have completed the wor%of redemption. +f Thy ;ustice is satisfied, C+ will that they also, whom Thouhast given =e, be with =e where + am.C ?ohn (-)870 (F)&*.1 (bid& +n the very first chapter of Steps to 4hrist’ Ellen White wrote 0one but the Son of &od could accomplish our redemption0 for only Hewho was in the bosom of the #ather could declare Him. nly He who

%new the height and depth of the love of /od could ma%e it manifest.9othing less than the infinite sacrifice made by 4hrist in behalf of fallenman could e5press the#ather's love to lost humanity.1 (Ellen G. White,tep to 5hrit, pa!e 1*, $hapter one, ‘God' ove "or an'&

!gain the Holy Spirit is conspicuous by His absence. We must as% aquestion, was not He, ;ust li%e the Son, in the bosom of the


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+n my search for these statements, + found that there was so many of themthat it left me in quite a quandary as to which ones were the best to quote.9ote the first ones are with reference to when, after the first resurrection,/od’s people enter the city of /od.

• When the wic%ed dead are raised from the grave, they come up

with the tastes, habits, and characters that they formed in the timeof probation. ! sinner is not raised a saint, neither is a saint raiseda sinner. The sinner could not be happy in the companionship of the saints in light, with ?esus, with the "ord of hosts0 for on everyside will be heard the song of praise and than%sgiving0 and honor will be ascribed to the #ather and the Son.1 #Ellen G. White,Review and Herald, 2*th 3$tober 1912, ‘The ea%re o" i!ht Given ea%re 3%r Reponibilitie'&

• C+ saw no temple therein) for the "ord /od !lmighty and the "amb

are the temple of it.C @evelation &()&&. The people of /od areprivileged to hold open communion with the #ather and theSon.1 #Ellen G. White, The Great 5ontrover#, 1911 edition, ‘The5ontrover# Ended'&

• We are on trial now, but under every test let us ma%e it manifest

to all around us that we are on the "ordMs side. + am so than%ful

that none need dishonor 4hristI We may all win heaven0 we may all be welcomed to the city of &od by the #ather and the Son0we may all wear the crown of immortality.1 (Ellen G. White, >o%th'ntr%$tor, 21t November 1911, ‘5hrit o%r attern'&

• D +n that day G4hristMs 4oronation :ay the redeemed will shine

forth in the glory of the #ather and the Son. The angels of heaven, touching their golden harps, will welcome the King andHis trophies of victory 22 those who have been washed and made

white in the blood of the "amb. ! song of triumph will peal forth,filling all heaven. 4hrist has conquered. He enters the heavenlycourts accompanied by His redeemed ones 22 the witnesses thatHis mission of suffering and sacrifice has not been in vain.1 (EllenG. White, i!n o" the Time, 21t November 19-+, ‘The Re%lt o" 6or!ettin! God'&


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• !s the voice was heard, a light darted from the cloud, and

encircled 4hrist, as if the arms of +nfinite 'ower were thrown aboutHim li%e a wall of fire. The people beheld this scene with terror andamaJement. 9o one dared to spea%. With silent lips and bated

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• The most convincing argument we can give to the world of

4hristMs mission is to be found in perfect unity. Such oneness ase5ists between the #ather and the Son is to be manifest amongall who believe the truth.1 (Ellen G. White, ible Trainin! $hool,

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6ebr%ar# 19-+, ‘3ne, even a we are one'&

• Through the efficacy of the atonement made, man may return to

his allegiance. Through accepting the righteousness of 4hrist, hemay become loyal to the law of /od, united to the #ather and the Son.1 #Ellen G. White, Review and Herald, rd a# 19-+, ‘TheGreat 5ontrover#'&

• +n the Bible every duty is made plain. Every lesson reveals to us

the #ather and the Son- The Word is able to ma%e all wise untosalvation. +n the Word the science of salvation is plainly revealed.Search the Scriptures0 for they are the voice of /od spea%ing tothe soul.1 #Ellen G. White, i!n o" the Time, 1- th 3$tober 19-+,‘leed are the# that do'&

• Through the eternal ages the offensive character of sin will be

seen in what it cost the #ather and the Son, in the humiliation,suffering, and death of 4hrist. !ll the worlds will behold in Him aliving testimony to the malignity of sin0 for in His divine form He

bears the mar%s of the curse. He is in the midst of the throne as a"amb that has been slain.1 #Ellen G. White, ible Trainin! $hool,1t ;e$ember 19-=, ‘Wonder"%l ove'&

• The plan of redemption was arranged in the councils between

the #ather and the Son.1 #Ellen G. White, Review and Herald,28 th a# 19-8, ‘5ooperation'&

• The #ather and the Son each have a personality . 4hrist

declared, C+ and my


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• The story of a crucified and risen Saviour is the great central

theme of the Word of /od. +n the 'salms, in the prophecies, in thegospels, and in the epistles, /od has by revelation made

prominent the vital truths concerning the agreement between the#ather and the Son in providing for the salvation of a lost race.1#Ellen G. White, Review and Herald, 2* th eptember 19-8, ‘%ild on a %re 6o%ndation'&

• The grace of 4hrist has made it possible that there be a close

union between the receiver and the /iver. Those to whom /odreveals by his Spirit the truths of his Word will be able to testify toan understanding of that mystery of godliness which from eternalages has been hid in the #ather and the Son.1 #Ellen G. White,

Review and Herald, 19th /%!%t 19-9, ‘/ #e have re$eived owal0'&

• Writing to a helper in the gospel wor%, a woman of good repute

and wide influence, he G?ohn the gospel writer said) C=anydeceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that ?esus4hrist is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist."oo% to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we havewrought, but that we receive a full reward. Whosoever

transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of 4hrist, hath not/od. He that abideth in the doctrine of 4hrist, he hath both the#ather and the Son. +f there come any unto you, and bring notthis doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him/odspeed) for he that biddeth him /odspeed is parta%er of his evildeeds.C (Ellen G. White, /$t o" the /potle, 1911, pa!e 77*, ‘/"aith"%l Witne'&

• +t is perilous to neglect to render to /od the full consecration of

all our powers, for he has given them to man in trust. Will you notas% yourself, CHow is it with my soul3C The great gift of salvationhas been placed within our reach at an infinite cost to the#ather and the Son.1 #Ellen G. White, Review and Herald,21t November 1912, ‘eril o" Ne!le$tin! alvation'&


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• He e5pired on the cross e5claiming, C+t is finished,C and that cry

rang through every world, and through heaven itself. The greatcontest between 4hrist, the 'rince of life, and Satan, the prince of dar%ness, was practically over, and 4hrist was conqueror. His

death answered the question as to whether there was self/denial with the #ather and the Son.1 #Ellen G. White, i!n o" theTime, 7 th 4an%ar# 1917, ‘The i!ht# and the npirin! 5on"li$t'&

• By daily communion with /od he Gthe minister who has made a

full consecration becomes mighty in a %nowledge of theScriptures. His fellowship is with the #ather and the Son0 and ashe constantly obeys the divine will, he becomes daily better fittedto spea% words that will guide wandering souls to the fold of 4hrist.1 #Ellen G. White, Gopel Wor0er, pa!e 2, 1917, ‘5alled

with a Hol# 5allin!'& The question must be as%ed again here. +n all of the above quotations, whydid not Ellen White write of the Holy Spirit as she did of the


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and peace, from &od our #ather, and from the ord Jesus Christ .1 (4orinthians ()&28

'aul, an apostle of ?esus 4hrist by the will of /od, and Timothy our brother, unto the church of /od which is at 4orinth, with all the saints whichare in all !chaia) /race be to you and peace from &od our #ather, and from the ord Jesus Christ .1 & 4orinthians ()(2&

'aul, an apostle, #not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and &od the #ather , who raised him from the dead0$ !nd all the brethren whichare with me, unto the churches of /alatia) /race be to you and peacefrom &od the #ather, and from our ord Jesus Christ ,1 /alatians ()(28

'aul, an apostle of ?esus 4hrist by the will of /od, to the saints which are

at Ephesus, and to the faithful in 4hrist ?esus) /race be to you, and peace,from &od our #ather, and from the ord Jesus Christ . Ephesians ()(2&

'aul and Timotheus, the servants of ?esus 4hrist, to all the saints in 4hrist?esus which are at 'hilippi, with the bishops and deacons) /race be untoyou, and peace, from &od our #ather, and from the ord Jesus Christ .1'hilippians ()(2& To the saints and faithful brethren in 4hrist which are at 4olosse) /race beunto you, and peace, from &od our #ather and the ord Jesus Christ .14olossians ()(2&

'aul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonianswhich is in /od the


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own son in the faith) /race, mercy, and peace, from &od our #ather and Jesus Christ our ord . ( Timothy ()(2&

'aul, an apostle of ?esus 4hrist by the will of /od, according to thepromise of life which is in 4hrist ?esus, To Timothy, my dearly beloved son)/race, mercy, and peace, from &od the #ather and Christ Jesus our ord . & Timothy ()(2&

To Titus, mine own son after the common faith) /race, mercy, and peace,from &od the #ather and the ord Jesus Christ our Saviour . Titus ()*

'aul, a prisoner of ?esus 4hrist, and Timothy our brother, unto 'hilemonour dearly beloved, and fellowlabourer, !nd to our beloved !pphia, and

!rchippus our fellowsoldier, and to the church in thy house) /race to you,

and peace, from &od our #ather and the ord Jesus Christ .1 'hilemon()(28

There must have been a very good reason for the e5clusion of the HolySpirit from these introductions. We must also remember that 'aul wroteunder the direct inspiration of the Holy Spirit. We must also remind ourselves of the prayer that ?esus offered up to His


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9ote first of all ?ohn’s emphasis to the two separate personalities of the


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Saul longed to come into full harmony and communion with the #ather and the Son0 and in the intensity of his desire for pardon and acceptancehe offered up fervent supplications to the throne of grace.1 (bid& Here we see that this harmony for which the apostle 'aul longed was notwith the Holy Spirit but with the


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