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321 The Great Controversy, p. 502.3 (Ellen Gould White)

… an argument in man's behalf that could not be overthrown. The penalty of the law fell upon Him who was equal with God, and man was free to accept the righteousness …

322 The Great Controversy, p. 524.2 (Ellen Gould White)

… no argument, however conclusive, could convince them. “The natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither …

323 The Great Controversy, p. 531.2 (Ellen Gould White)

… into argument with the tempter, she would have been safe; but she ventured to parley with him and fell a victim to his wiles. It is thus that many are still overcome …

324 The Great Controversy, p. 538.1 (Ellen Gould White)

… triumphant argument in support of the more pleasing, more enlightened, more benevolent hypothesis of ultimate universal purity and peace. He was comforted …

325 The Great Controversy, p. 574.2 (Ellen Gould White)

… Sunday argument, groundless as it was, served to embolden men in trampling upon the Sabbath of the Lord. All who desired to be honored by the world accepted …

326 The Great Controversy, p. 575.2 (Ellen Gould White)

… the argument, since so widely employed, even by Protestants, that because persons had been struck by lightning while laboring on Sunday, it must be the Sabbath …

327 The Great Controversy, p. 587.1 (Ellen Gould White)

… an argument in favor of the error. We may disguise poison by mingling it with wholesome food, but we do not change its nature. On the contrary, it is rendered more …

328 The Great Controversy, p. 592.2 (Ellen Gould White)

… , Scriptural arguments in defense of God's law, they will long to silence those whose faith they cannot overthrow by the Bible. Though they blind their own …

329 The Great Controversy, p. 610.3 (Ellen Gould White)

… unanswerable arguments. Thus a few men will hold in check a powerful current of evil. The opposition of the enemies of truth will be restrained that the third …

330 The Great Controversy, p. 612.2 (Ellen Gould White)

… by argument as by the deep conviction of the Spirit of God. The arguments have been presented. The seed has been sown, and now it will spring up and bear fruit …

331 The Great Controversy, p. 615.2 (Ellen Gould White)

… same argument many centuries ago was brought against Christ by the “rulers of the people.” “It is expedient for us,” said the wily Caiaphas, “that one man should …

332 The Great Controversy, p. 681.2 (Ellen Gould White)

… powerful argument in favor of the papal claims, and consequently since the twelfth it has been the subject of a vigorous controversy. At the same time, by rendering …

333 The Great Controversy, p. 681.3 (Ellen Gould White)

… . The arguments of the “Donation” were of a scholastic type, and the possibility of a forgery was not mentioned until the rise of historical criticism in the …

334 The Great Hope (Condensed), p. 2.5 (Ellen Gould White)

… subtle arguments concerning the purposes of God. Everything simple he shrouded in mystery, and by artful perversion cast doubt upon the plainest statements …

335 The Great Hope (Condensed), p. 4.1 (Ellen Gould White)

… mighty argument of the cross demonstrates that sin was in no wise chargeable upon the government of God. During the Saviour's earthly ministry, the great …

337 The Great Hope (Condensed), p. 11.2 (Ellen Gould White)

… ; no argument, however conclusive, could convince them. None who hold this error can have a true conception of Christ or of the plan of God for man's redemption …

338 The Great Hope (Condensed), p. 35.9 (Ellen Gould White)

… similar arguments the Jews justified their rejection of Christ. So, in the time of Luther, papists reasoned that true Christians had died in the Catholic …

339 The Great Hope (Condensed), p. 36.1 (Ellen Gould White)

Many urged that Sundaykeeping had been a widespread custom of the church for centuries. Against this argument it was shown that the Sabbath and its observance were more ancient, even as old as the world itself—established by the Ancient of Days.

340 The Great Hope (Condensed), p. 36.3 (Ellen Gould White)

… such arguments it was needful only to cite the Scriptures and the Lord's dealings with His people in all ages. The reason why He does not more often choose …