Who Was Ellen G. White?
Ellen White was one of the people who helped start the Adventist Church in the 1800s. Adventists believe God gave her special insight to encourage and guide His people, always pointing them back to the Bible and never replacing it.
Frequently asked questions
Is she considered another Bible writer?
No. Her writings are never treated as equal to Scripture. The Bible is always the final word. Her role was to help explain and apply it.
Bible references
Ephesians 4:11-14Show verseHide verse
11He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, shepherds and teachers;
12for the perfecting of the saints, to the work of serving, to the building up of the body of Christ;
13until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a full grown man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ;
14that we may no longer be children, tossed back and forth and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in craftiness, after the wiles of error;
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