- A Word to the Reader
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Section 1—The Church
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Section 2—Principles of Inspiration
- Introduction
- Chapter 4—The Primacy of the Word
- Chapter 5—Experiences in Receiving the Visions
- Chapter 6—Glimpses of How the Light Came to Ellen White
- Chapter 7—Presenting the Divinely Revealed Message
- Chapter 8—The Question of Influence
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Chapter 9—Defining Sister White's Judgment and the Word of the Lord
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Chapter 10—On Being an Inspired Messenger
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Chapter 11—The Reception of the Messages
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Section 3—The Preparation of the Ellen G. White Books
- Introduction
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Chapter 12—Literary Assistants in Work of Ellen G. White
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Chapter 13—The Testimonies for the Church
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Chapter 14—Initial Steps in Writing and Publishing The Great Controversy Story
- Chapter 15—A Running Account of Ellen G. White's Experience in Writing on the Life of Christ in 1876
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Chapter 16—Expanding the Great Controversy Presentation
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Chapter 17—The Experience of E. G. White in Preparing The Desire of Ages
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Chapter 18—Comments While at Work on the Conflict Series Books
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Section 4—The Incarnation
- Introduction
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Chapter 19—The Incarnation
- The Completeness of Christ's Humanity
- Christ Descended to the Level of Fallen Humanity
- Was Christ Capable of Yielding to Temptation?
- God Sent a Sinless Being to This World
- Man Created With Sinless Moral Nature
- Sickness of Others Carried Vicariously
- Christ's Sinlessness Disturbed Satan
- Our Fallen Human Nature Connected With Christ's Divinity
- Tempted as Children Today Are
- What the Incarnation Accomplishes
- Satan Declared That Man Could Not Keep God's Law
- Real Meaning of the Incarnation
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Section 5—Principles of Salvation
- Introduction
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Chapter 20—Principles as Set Forth by Ellen White in Her Early Ministry
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Chapter 21—Ellen G. White Reports on the Minneapolis Conference
- A Statement Presenting the Historical Backgrounds
- Precious Promises Versus Gloomy Pictures
- Ellen White's Appraisal on the Closing Day
- Two Excerpts From Minneapolis Sermons
- Three Months After Minneapolis
- The Reception in the Field of the Message of Righteousness by Faith
- Need for a Proper Concept of Righteousness by Faith
- Chapter 22—Emphasis on Salvation Theme—1890-1908
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Section 6—Education—The Church School, and Universities of the World
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Section 7—Standards
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Section 8—The Health Reform
- Introduction
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Chapter 31—Visions That Early Called for Reforms
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Chapter 32—The 1863 Health Reform Vision
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Chapter 33—Proper Use of the Testimonies on Health Reform
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Chapter 34—Spiritual and Physical Hazards of Indulged Appetite
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Chapter 35—Teaching Health Reform in the Family
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Chapter 36—Sister White and Prayer for the Sick
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Section 9—Counsels on Many Matters
- Introduction
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Chapter 37—Seventh-day Adventists and Lawsuits
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Chapter 38—Science and Revelation
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Chapter 39—Questions About the Saved
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Chapter 40—The Question of the Date Line
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Chapter 41—Memorials, Are They Proper?
- Chapter 42—Renting Our Churches to Other Denominations
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Chapter 43—Feelings of Despondency
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Chapter 44—Specific Light on Gardening
- Chapter 45—Balanced Counsel on Picture-making and Idolatry
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Chapter 46—Music and the Music Director
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Chapter 47—Work in the Spirit of Prayer
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Chapter 48—The Bible Prophets Wrote for Our Time
- Chapter 49—Can All Have the Gift of Prophecy?
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Chapter 50—Disparaging the Pioneers
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Chapter 51—Attacks on Ellen White and Her Work
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Chapter 52—Sinlessness and Salvation
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Chapter 53—Study the Testimonies
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Section 10—Meeting Fanaticism
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Section 11—Last-Day Events
- Introduction
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Chapter 55—Lessons From Meeting the Sunday Law Crisis of the Late 1880's and Early 1890's
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Chapter 56—As We Near the End
- Misleading Messages Will Be Accepted by Many
- Steadfastness, but No Defiance
- Backsliding SDA's Unite With Unbelievers
- A Science of the Devil
- The Time of Apostasy is Here
- Angels Will Hold Four Winds Until After Sealing
- Satan and his Angels Mingle With Apostates
- The Work of Independent Teachers
- Evil Angels in the Form of Believers Will Work in Our Ranks
- Apostasies That Will Surprise Us
- Apostates Will Use Hypnotism
- “Unify, Unify”
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Chapter 57—The Last Great Struggle
- The Trouble Ahead
- A Law of Nations That Will Cause Men to Violate God's Law
- The World in Rebellion
- Many Children Will Be Taken Away
- The Final Conflict Will Be Short but Terrible
- When Persecuted Flee to Another Place
- Martyrdom God's Means of Bringing Many Into Truth
- Christ Stands by the Side of Persecuted Saints
- Merchants and Princes Will Take Their Stand
- Every Human Being Will Be Either in Christ's Army or Satan's Army
- Christ Mingles in the Ranks in the Last Conflict
- Our Lives and the Final Preparation
- A Vivid View of Coming Events
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Appendix
Dropping Seeds of Truth Into Minds and Hearts
There are those who, after becoming established, rooted and grounded in the truth, should enter these institutions of learning as students. They can keep the living principles of the truth, and observe the Sabbath, and yet they will have opportunity to work for the Master by dropping seeds of truth in minds and hearts. Under the influence of the Holy Spirit, these seeds will spring up to bear fruit for the glory of God, and will result in the saving of souls. The students need not go to these institutions of learning in order to become enlightened upon theological subjects; for the teachers of the school need themselves to become Bible students. No open controversies should be started, yet opportunity will be given to ask questions upon Bible doctrines, and light will be flashed into many minds. A spirit of investigation will be aroused.3SM 234.1
A Procedure Fraught With Great Danger—But I scarcely dare present this method of labor; for there is danger that those who have no connection with God will place themselves in these schools, and instead of correcting error and diffusing light, will themselves be led astray. But this work must be done, and it will be done by those who are led and taught of God.—Manuscript 22a, 1895.3SM 234.2