The World of Ellen G. White

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Bibliographical Note

Apart from her rejection of evolution (Spiritual Gifts 3:90-96, and Education, 128-130), Ellen G. White did not give much specific attention to the ideas discussed in this chapter. On certain key issues she moved in a quite different direction from that of contemporary thinkers. For instance, she regarded man’s nature as fallen (The Ministry of Healing, 428) and needing transformation that could only come through Christ (Steps to Christ, 68, 69). Moral standards (Testimonies for the Church 5:329) and truth (Testimonies for the Church 2:490) were changeless. Although these references are extremely limited and selective, she clearly rejected the relativistic tendencies of modern thought. WEGW 224.5