What does Ellen White write about...
Adventistische Schriften über: "What would Ellen White say about Douglass’s statement that the Great Controversy theme is the central concept that gives coherence to all biblical themes?"
Answer
Essentially, Ellen White would affirm Douglass’s statement: she writes that all biblical themes gather around the plan of redemption and take on new meaning in the light of this central idea. In her direct quotation, she identifies the plan of redemption—the restoration of the image of God in humanity—as the central theme, not explicitly the “Great Controversy theme.” The preface to True Education explicitly equates this central principle with the Great Controversy.
The Plan of Redemption as the Bible’s Central Theme
»The central theme of the Bible, the theme about which every other in the whole book clusters, is the plan of redemption, the restoration of the image of God in the human soul. […] Viewed in the light of this thought, every topic has a new significance. […] He who grasps this thought has before him an infinite field for study. He has the key that will unlock to him the whole treasure house of God’s word.«
How the Great Controversy Theme Fits In
»This book is based on a theological principle that the author calls “the central theme of the Bible.” This theme is the “plan of redemption, the restoration of the image of God in the human soul.” In other writings, Ellen White describes this central principle as the theme of the great controversy.«
Original Sources (English)
Stephan Krol
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Why I built EGW Vision
Hello, I am Stephan Krol. I started this Ellen White website to make the writings of Ellen G. White and the Adventist pioneers easier to access for everyone.
EGW Vision helps you find topics, statements, and quotes faster, especially when many original sources are not yet fully available in your language. The tool searches semantically, groups relevant content by topic, and presents matching results as clearly as possible in your language.
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