Revelation and Inspiration — Ellen G. White on Revelation and Inspiration · Pastor Obed Matus — Sabbath School Bible Study Guide — Seventh-day Adventist Church · Radar

The Bible as the Final Authority2:51 – 4:49

2:51

Seventh-day Adventists believe that Ellen G.

2:54

White was divinely inspired.

2:57

Her writings, life, and ministry meet the criteria of a true prophet.

3:02

She possessed the same quality of inspiration as Bible prophets, though she never considered her writings to be the same as Scripture.

3:10

On the contrary, Ellen G.

3:12

White always uplifted the Bible, but how did she herself understand God's prophetic revelations to her and the process of her inspiration? First, Ellen G.

3:25

White always considered the Bible as the authoritative and infallible revelation of God.

3:32

The Bible reveals God's truth and his plan of salvation for the fallen human race.

3:39

In that process, as we are learning, he uses prophets to communicate his messages.

3:44

Second, Ellen G.

3:45

White recognized that the process of inspiration involved divine human interaction.

3:52

God communicated his messages, but then the prophet would convey the divine instructions using his or her own words.

4:01

As Ellen G.

4:01

White put it, it is not the words of the Bible that are inspired, but the men that were inspired.

4:09

Inspiration acts not only on the man's words or his expressions, but on the man himself, who under the influence of the Holy Ghost is imbued with thoughts.

4:21

The divine mind and will is combined with the human mind and will.

4:26

Thus the utterances of the man are the word of God.

4:30

Now let me ask you something.

4:32

We know that Ellen White explained that God inspired biblical writers who then communicated his message using human language.

4:39

How does understanding that help you appreciate the way God worked through the writers of scripture? I want you to share your thoughts with us in the comments.

The Bible as the Final Authority2:51 – 4:49

2:51

Seventh-day Adventists believe that Ellen G.

2:54

White was divinely inspired.

2:57

Her writings, life, and ministry meet the criteria of a true prophet.

3:02

She possessed the same quality of inspiration as Bible prophets, though she never considered her writings to be the same as Scripture.

3:10

On the contrary, Ellen G.

3:12

White always uplifted the Bible, but how did she herself understand God's prophetic revelations to her and the process of her inspiration? First, Ellen G.

3:25

White always considered the Bible as the authoritative and infallible revelation of God.

3:32

The Bible reveals God's truth and his plan of salvation for the fallen human race.

3:39

In that process, as we are learning, he uses prophets to communicate his messages.

3:44

Second, Ellen G.

3:45

White recognized that the process of inspiration involved divine human interaction.

3:52

God communicated his messages, but then the prophet would convey the divine instructions using his or her own words.

4:01

As Ellen G.

4:01

White put it, it is not the words of the Bible that are inspired, but the men that were inspired.

4:09

Inspiration acts not only on the man's words or his expressions, but on the man himself, who under the influence of the Holy Ghost is imbued with thoughts.

4:21

The divine mind and will is combined with the human mind and will.

4:26

Thus the utterances of the man are the word of God.

4:30

Now let me ask you something.

4:32

We know that Ellen White explained that God inspired biblical writers who then communicated his message using human language.

4:39

How does understanding that help you appreciate the way God worked through the writers of scripture? I want you to share your thoughts with us in the comments.