FOR STUDY AND DISCUSSION

1. Are there valid reasons for studying some of the criticisms brought against Bible writers and Ellen White? Would it be better to ignore the critics entirely and deal only with the instruction given?APAY 430.6

2. Summarize what you consider to be the best evidences that Ellen White was mentally well balanced.APAY 430.7

3. List what you regard as the ten most important Bible truths. Do Ellen White’s writings teach the same concerning these doctrines as you have found in the Bible?APAY 430.8

4. Select some minor points, at random, from the Bible. Does what you find in Mrs. White’s writings agree or disagree with the Bible on these points?APAY 430.9

5. Leaf through some of the chapters of The Great Controversy, especially those about the Reformation period. When you find footnotes indicating quotations from historians, read the quotations and note the type of material used. Is it doctrinal, or historical? Is it used to establish important truths, or as background? Does this make any difference in our attitude toward the use of such quotations?APAY 431.1

6. Mrs. White claims inspiration for her writings. Does the fact that she quoted others mean that she believed them to be inspired also? See The Great Controversy, Introduction, xi, xii.APAY 431.2

7. If critics could prove beyond a shadow of doubt that Ellen White’s life was in some way or another out of harmony with her teachings, would that invalidate the teachings?APAY 431.3