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3261 Spirit of Prophecy Counsels Relating To Church-State Relationships, p. 195.1 (Ellen Gould White)
“God’s law is to be vindicated, by the obedience of heart and mind, and by strong arguments....
3262 The Truth About The White Lie, p. 5.2 (Ellen G. White Estate & Biblical Research Institute)
… . This argument is based on the fact that the reader will find “more than four hundred references to eighty-eight authors in The Great Controversy. ” When W. C. White …
3263 Visions Or Seizures, p. 26.2 (Donald I Peterson)
… for argument’s sake that Ellen White did breathe “imperceptibly” or “almost imperceptibly” while in vision, this hardly favors a diagnosis of epilepsy. The …
3264 W. W. Prescott and the 1911 Edition of The Great Controversy, p. 8.8 (Arthur Lacey White)
The argument in the last paragraph of this page would seem to favor commencing the 1260 years with the decree of Justinian in 533, as it says: “The bishop of Rome …
3265 W. W. Prescott and the 1911 Edition of The Great Controversy, p. 15.6 (Arthur Lacey White)
1888 book read : “They brought forward arguments of great length to prove that he was ‘ perfectly at liberty not to keep faith with a heretic ,’ and that the council, being above the emperor, ‘ could free him from his word .’ Thus they prevailed.”
3266 W. W. Prescott and the 1911 Edition of The Great Controversy, p. 15.7 (Arthur Lacey White)
… forward arguments of great length to prove that ‘faith ought not to be kept with heretics, nor persons suspected of heresy, though they are furnished with …
3267 W. W. Prescott and the 1911 Edition of The Great Controversy, p. 17.5 (Arthur Lacey White)
Response : Criticism accepted as to precision of statement, but argument well supported by an extended Appendix note, quoting and giving references.
3268 W. W. Prescott and the 1911 Edition of The Great Controversy, p. 18.1 (Arthur Lacey White)
In the first paragraph, “the holy city,” mentioned in Revelation 11:2, is interpreted to mean [the true church,] but on page 427, the holy city is made to be the bride, and the virgins to represent the church. Note the full argument on page 427.
3269 W. W. Prescott and the 1911 Edition of The Great Controversy, p. 26.11 (Arthur Lacey White)
… the argument on pages 398, 400, and 410; and the time of the baptism is definitely fixed as the autumn of A. D. 27, and the crucifixion as the spring of A.D. 31. No proof …
3270 W. W. Prescott and the 1911 Edition of The Great Controversy, p. 27.1 (Arthur Lacey White)
… good argument for placing the baptism in 27, either the spring or the summer of 27; and for placing the crucifixion either in A.D. 29 or 30; but I find no authority …
3271 W. W. Prescott and the 1911 Edition of The Great Controversy, p. 30.10 (Arthur Lacey White)
The argument on pages 412 and 413, concerning the covenants and the sanctuary seems to follow the lines laid down by Elder Smith in his argument, in which he …
3272 W. W. Prescott and the 1911 Edition of The Great Controversy, p. 30.12 (Arthur Lacey White)
An argument is based upon the word “also” in Hebrews 9:1. This is the argument made by Elder Smith in “ Looking unto Jesus ,” pages 109, 110. But the Revised Version destroys …
3273 W. W. Prescott and the 1911 Edition of The Great Controversy, p. 35.13 (Arthur Lacey White)
(General Notes) In Note 3 the argument is made at length concerning the 2300 days, and the conclusion is drawn at the bottom of the page that these days—“must extend to the autumn of 1844 A. D.”
3274 Was Ellen G. White A Plagiarist?
… an argument against the truth, that large numbers are not ready to accept it, or that it is not received by the world’s great men, or even by the religious leaders …
3275 The Wedding Band, Ellen G. White, and the Seventh-Day Adventist Church, p. 1.4 (Roger W. Coon)
… the argumentation of the opposition was based upon four assumptions none of which is true:
3276 The Wedding Band, Ellen G. White, and the Seventh-Day Adventist Church, p. 3.3 (Roger W. Coon)
… and arguments offered by such. The result is two sides not talking to—but, rather, past—each other, a virtual “dialogue of the deaf,” and they tend to consign opponents …
3277 The Wedding Band, Ellen G. White, and the Seventh-Day Adventist Church, p. 3.5 (Roger W. Coon)
I have, however, increasingly resisted efforts of those who share my conviction that compelling arguments may still be offered for the non-wearing in North America, where such have gone about their task:
3278 The Wedding Band, Ellen G. White, and the Seventh-Day Adventist Church
2. Using what (for me) are “bad” reasons/arguments, rather than the good
3279 The Wedding Band, Ellen G. White, and the Seventh-Day Adventist Church, p. 10.1 (Roger W. Coon)
… bad argument to support a worthy cause, Ellen White added this pointed testimony:
3280 The Wedding Band, Ellen G. White, and the Seventh-Day Adventist Church
… employ arguments that are not wholly sound. These may avail to silence an opposer, but they do not honor the truth. We should present sound arguments that will …