The Testimony of Jesus

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Mrs. White’s Own Statement

Mrs. White’s own views were in full accord with this statement from the early editor of the Review and Herald. In the The Review and Herald, October 8, 1867, Mrs. White says this regarding verbal inspiration: TOJ 87.3

“Although I am as dependent upon the Spirit of the Lord in writing my views as I am in receiving them, yet the words I employ in describing what I have seen are my own, unless they be those spoken to me by an angel, which I always inclose in marks of quotation.” TOJ 87.4

Thirty-nine years later, in the The Review and Herald, August 30, 1906, Mrs. White makes this further statement regarding her writings. She is replying to a letter she had received from a brother who was concerned regarding the inspiration of her Testimonies: TOJ 87.5

“In your letter, you speak of your early training to have implicit faith in the Testimonies, and say, ‘I was led to conclude and most firmly believe that every word that you ever spoke in public or private, that every letter you wrote under any and all circumstances, was as inspired as the ten commandments.’ TOJ 88.1

“My brother, you have studied my writings diligently, and you have never found that I have made any such claims. Neither will you find that the pioneers in our cause have made such claims.” TOJ 88.2