Infallibility matters when theological disagreements appear, so was Ellen White infallible, of course not, she was human and subject to all the frailties that come with it. We must begin all truth with the word of God, as it never fails us, and has been the unfaillible test against any and all truth and the understanding which flows from God.
Some ask Adventist believers "Do you regard the interpretations of the Bible by Ellen G. White to be infallible, that is, to be the infallible rule of interpreting Scripture?"
It would be the same as if Albert Eistein would come monthly and explain the 'theory of relativity' in relation to time, or to the speed of light, etc... I could only understand a little bit, but as he put the pieces together for me I would increase in my comprehension and understanding of the theory so I could pass it on or teach it to others. So it is with Ellen White, some of her writings are compilations that dont show things in good context, other parts use comtempory ideas of her time to make a point, sometimes she writes words that have more of her own than from anything in a vision. But one thing is unshakeable, the truth that she was given came from the same source as all the other prophets, the messenger may have been human, but the source was the same as given to Enoch, Elijah, Isaiah, and all the prophets.
Numbers 12:5-6
5And the LORD came down in the pillar of the cloud, .. 6And he said
"Listen to my words:
"When a prophet of the LORD is among you,
I reveal myself to him in visions,
I speak to him in dreams.
"The truths given us after the passing of the time in 1844 are just as certain and unchangeable as when the Lord gave them to us in answer to our urgent prayers. The visions that the Lord has given me are so remarkable that we know that what we have accepted is the truth. This was demonstrated by the Holy Spirit." Ellen White, MR 760, p. 22, (Letter 50, 1906, to W. W. Simpson, January 30, 1906)
Some ask Adventist believers "Do you regard the interpretations of the Bible by Ellen G. White to be infallible, that is, to be the infallible rule of interpreting Scripture?"
It would be the same as if Albert Eistein would come monthly and explain the 'theory of relativity' in relation to time, or to the speed of light, etc... I could only understand a little bit, but as he put the pieces together for me I would increase in my comprehension and understanding of the theory so I could pass it on or teach it to others. So it is with Ellen White, some of her writings are compilations that dont show things in good context, other parts use comtempory ideas of her time to make a point, sometimes she writes words that have more of her own than from anything in a vision. But one thing is unshakeable, the truth that she was given came from the same source as all the other prophets, the messenger may have been human, but the source was the same as given to Enoch, Elijah, Isaiah, and all the prophets.
Numbers 12:5-6
5And the LORD came down in the pillar of the cloud, .. 6And he said
"Listen to my words:
"When a prophet of the LORD is among you,
I reveal myself to him in visions,
I speak to him in dreams.
"The truths given us after the passing of the time in 1844 are just as certain and unchangeable as when the Lord gave them to us in answer to our urgent prayers. The visions that the Lord has given me are so remarkable that we know that what we have accepted is the truth. This was demonstrated by the Holy Spirit." Ellen White, MR 760, p. 22, (Letter 50, 1906, to W. W. Simpson, January 30, 1906)