What does Ellen White write about...
Adventistische Schriften über: "Evaluate the comments made by a church member. Could one be mistaken in considering this member a prophet? Analyze the text in light of Ellen White’s writings and teachings about true prophets, testing prophetic claims, revival and reformation, and criticism and rebuke in the church."
Answer
Since the specific comments made by the church member have not been provided, it is not possible to determine whether they are accurate or whether the person claims to have prophetic gifts. According to Ellen White, criticism, rebuke, or forceful language alone does not prove a prophetic calling; a person’s message must be tested by its harmony with the Bible, moral character, and fruits. At the same time, clear rebuke of sin can be part of genuine prophetic work. Revival and reformation are also shown not by rivalry or by disparaging the work of others, but by spiritual renewal and a transformed life.
Testing prophetic claims and rebuke
»The great test is the law of God, which is applied both to the prophecies and to the moral character of the prophets. True prophets will not only speak in harmony with this word, but will also live according to it. […] The true ones will boldly reprove sin and warn of the wrath to come. Prophecies that contradict the plain and unmistakable statements of the word must be rejected.«
Fruit and harmony with God’s Word
»We are not to test them by their fair speeches and exalted professions. They are to be judged by the word of God. […] If men do not feel the importance of the moral law, if they slight God’s commandments, break one of the least of these commandments, and teach men so, their claims are without foundation.«
Revival, reformation, and our attitude toward the work of others
»A revival of true godliness among us is the greatest and most urgent of all our needs. […] Revival signifies a renewal of spiritual life […]. Reformation signifies a reorganization, a change in ideas and theories, habits and practices. […] But when the work of others is disparaged in order that the workers may show their own superiority, they prove that their own work does not bear the required mark. God cannot bless them.«
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