How do we know what Ellen G. White wrote is from God?

[reddogs]

Many people come wanting almost a seal of Gods authenticity, a sign from heaven to test every letter from Ellen Whites pen. As I read any writer of Gods truth, I pray that his understanding might be revealed to me so that His Glory may be revealed. So then you may ask, how do we know that God will open our sin corrupted minds eye so we can see such important truth. Here is what God impressed upon me, "For flesh and blood 12 has not revealed this to you, but my heavenly Father. ":


The Pharisees and Sadducees came and, to test him, asked him to show them a sign from heaven.
2 2 He said to them in reply, "(In the evening you say, 'Tomorrow will be fair, for the sky is red'; 3 and, in the morning, 'Today will be stormy, for the sky is red and threatening.' You know how to judge the appearance of the sky, but you cannot judge the signs of the times.) 4 An evil and unfaithful generation seeks a sign, but no sign will be given it except the sign of Jonah." 3 Then he left them and went away. 5 In coming to the other side of the sea, 4 the disciples had forgotten to bring bread. 6 Jesus said to them, "Look out, and beware of the leaven 5 of the Pharisees and Sadducees." 7 6 They concluded among themselves, saying, "It is because we have brought no bread." 8 When Jesus became aware of this he said, "You of little faith, why do you conclude among yourselves that it is because you have no bread? 9 Do you not yet understand, and do you not remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many wicker baskets you took up? 10 Or the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many baskets you took up? 11 How do you not comprehend that I was not speaking to you about bread? Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees." 12 Then they understood 7 that he was not telling them to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees. 13 8 When Jesus went into the region of Caesarea Philippi 9 he asked his disciples, "Who do people say that the Son of Man is?" 14 They replied, "Some say John the Baptist, 10 others Elijah, still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets." 15 He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" 16 11 Simon Peter said in reply, "You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God." 17 Jesus said to him in reply, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah. For flesh and blood 12 has not revealed this to you, but my heavenly Father.


More after I eat breakfast.......

 

[reddogs]

Other people come saying, we must stick with what everyone else believes and if they dont believe this is from God then they must be right. Well, remember the story of the children of Isreal right before they reached the Promised Land. They sent Shammua, Shaphat, Igal, Palti, Gaddiel, Gaddi, Ammiel, Sethur, Nahbi and Guel, Caleb and Joshua. Yes, these are the names of the twelve spies sent out by Moses under the command of God to survey the land of Promise (Num 13:4-16). It applies to us today: twelve princes, each the head of his tribe, governing thousands of men (Num 13:3). Yet the names of ten are lost in obscurity in a list tucked away in the book of Numbers, while two are still household names, immortalizations of greatness and fame. Ten leaders were a dismal failure, dragging a whole generation down with them, but two, Caleb and Joshua, were paragons of victory and success. What made the difference?


The ten spies represented the majority-spirit of the wilderness generation of Israel, of whom God said, "How long will these people reject Me? And how long will they not believe Me, with all the signs which I have performed among them?" (Num 14:11). Against this generation, including the ten spies, the Lord in righteous indignation "took an oath, saying, 'Surely not one of these men of this evil generation shall see that good land of which I swore to give to your fathers'" (Deut 1:34-35). Hundreds of years later the Psalmist remembered this incident and wrote: "Today, if you will hear his voice, do not harden your hearts, as in the rebellion, as in the day of trial in the wilderness, when your fathers tested Me; they tried Me, though they saw My work. For forty years I was grieved with that generation, and said, 'It is a people who go astray in their hearts, and they do not know My ways.' So I swore in My wrath, 'They shall not enter My rest'" (Ps 95:7-11).


In contrast to the rebellious ten spies and the general population of Israel they represented, God spoke glowingly of Caleb, that "he had a different spirit in him and has followed Me fully" (Num 14:24); "to him and his children I am giving the land on which he walked, because he wholly followed the Lord" (Deut 1:36). Likewise of Joshua, God promised, "Joshua, the son of Nun, who stands before you, he shall go in there. Encourage him, for he shall cause Israel to inherit it" (Deut 1:38). Joshua had the same faithful spirit as Caleb, and before Moses died, Joshua was anointed to replace Moses as Israel's visible leader. Joshua the able general, humble prime minister, and faithful scout, became Moses' successor, to lead the children of Israel into rest in the Promised Land.

So be careful that you dont make a choice just because other people (or churches) dont see the truth, or some people think they are right and dont look to God. Ask God to open your eyes and let you see His truth as he has given it to us through many ways, including the writings of man. So you can be sure "For flesh and blood 12 has not revealed this to you, but my heavenly Father. "

 

[djconklin]

>Many people come wanting almost a seal of Gods authenticity, a sign from heaven to test every letter from Ellen Whites pen.

That's exactly what gets many people in trouble. They assume way too much and they may not even realize that they have assumed verbal inspiration which EGW did not teach, her assistants didn't practice, etc.. It was after her time that some people gevn to believe and teach that concept.