Pioneers Writings

07/09/2026

We need to realize that IF God is a Trinity, THEN....

1. Jesus is not the literal son of God the Father.

2. IF God is a Trinity, THEN....
The Holy Spirit is not God's or (the Father's) spirit with which He is everywhere present but it is now a third, separate person of the Godhead.

3. IF God is a Trinity, THEN....
Jesus should have called the Holy Spirit His Father because the Bible clearly teaches that it was the Holy Spirit that overshadowed Mary. (Luke 1:35)

4. IF God is a Trinity, THEN....
Jesus never really died because God cannot die (He is immortal-1 Timothy 6:16).

a) And because of it, He has never really paid the price for us and the atonement was not complete.

b) He had a part of Himself that was conscience after His death, founding the doctrine of the immortality of the soul.

5. IF God is a Trinity, THEN....
Jesus was never tempted here on earth because the Bible says "God cannot be tempted with evil" (James 1:13).

6. IF God is a Trinity, THEN....
We have a Comforter (the Holy Spirit who is a separate Being, other than Christ) who was never a human being, was never tempted and tried as we are and never suffered death for us.

7. IF God is a Trinity, THEN....
At the new birth, we will possess the Holy Spirit's life (who was never a human Being and never conquered sin). This life is not a victorious life and there is no union of humanity and divinity in it.

8. IF God is a Trinity, THEN....
We could never really study our Bibles for ourselves without a theological education because it is hard to know when God speaks in a literal sense and when in a metaphorical sense. (He calls Jesus His Son but in reality He is not.)

9. IF God is a Trinity, THEN....
We have 2 Mediators and 2 Intercessors: Jesus and the Holy Spirit.

10. IF God is a Trinity, THEN....
Jesus is removed from being our Comforter, and the 3rd Person of the Godhead takes His place, thus causing us to look apart from Jesus in another direction. Sadly, in one way or another, these things have happened and are taught in the church today.

If we were to insist that God is made up of three co-eternal persons, how could he entrust us with giving the Three Angels .

07/09/2026

Greetings and Salutations from Paul, James, Peter and John "from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ" -

Only Two Beings

Romans 1:7

Galatians 1:3

Colossians 1:2

1 Timothy 1:1-2

Titus 1:4

1 Peter 1:1-2

2 John 1:3

1 Corinthians 1:3

Ephesians 1:2

1 Thess. 1:1

2 Timothy 1:1-2

Philemon 1:1-3

2 Peter 1:1-2

(Nineteen times!)

2 Corinthians 1:2

Philippians 1:1-2

2 Thess. 1:2

Titus 1:1-2

James 1:1

1 John 1:1-3

Where is the weight of evidence? Trinitarians have only one verse to combat 19 verses that don't support them: "The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost"- 2 Corinthians 13:14

"The Lord God of heaven is our Leader. He is a leader whom we can safely follow; for He never makes a mistake. Let us honor God and His Son Jesus Christ, through whom He communicates with the world."

Ellen White, S.D.A. Bible Commentary Vol. 1, p. 1118, 1903

God, the Father is the source of all things. Jesus is the channel or medium through which God communicates to His people. When Christ was on earth, it was through the Son of Man, through the human nature of Christ. Now it is through the divine nature of the Son of God, through Jesus' spirit that the Father and Son come and abide with us.

We need to realize that IF God is a Trinity, THEN....

1. Jesus is not the literal son of God the Father.

2. IF God is a Trinity, THEN.... The Holy Spirit is not God's or (the Father's) spirit with which He is everywhere present but it is now a third, separate person of the Godhead.

3. IF God is a Trinity, THEN....Jesus should have called the Holy Spirit His Father because the Bible clearly teaches that it was the Holy Spirit that overshadowed Mary. (Luke 1:35)

4. IF God is a Trinity, THEN....Jesus never really died because God cannot die (He is immortal-1 Timothy 6:16).

a) And because of it, He has never really paid the price for us and the atonement was not complete.

b) He had a part of Himself that was conscience after His death, founding the doctrine of the immortality of the soul.

5. IF God is a Trinity, THEN....Jesus was never tempted here on earth because the Bible says "God cannot be tempted with evil" (James 1:13).

6. IF God is a Trinity, THEN.... We have a Comforter (the Holy Spirit who is a separate Being, other than Christ) who was never a human being, was never tempted and tried as we are and never suffered death for us.

7. IF God is a Trinity, THEN....At the new birth, we will possess the Holy Spirit's life (who was never a human Being and never conquered sin). This life is not a victorious life and there is no union of humanity and divinity in it.

8. IF God is a Trinity, THEN....We could never really study our Bibles for ourselves without a theological education because it is hard to know when God speaks in a literal sense and when in a metaphorical sense. (He calls Jesus His Son but in reality He is not.)

9. IF God is a Trinity, THEN....we have 2 Mediators and 2 Intercessors: Jesus and the Holy Spirit.

10. IF God is a Trinity, THEN.... Jesus is removed from being our Comforter, and the 3rd Person of the Godhead takes His place, thus causing us to look apart from Jesus in another direction. Sadly, in one way or another, these things have happened and are taught in the church today.

If we were to insist that God is made up of three co-eternal persons, how could he entrust us with giving the Three Angels message?

WORSHIP HIM that made heaven and earth

With that said, it is important to know a warning and command from the book of Revelation. It says in Revelation 14:7 - "Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters."

Does it say to give glory to "them"? No, it says give glory to "him".

Does it say the hour of "their" judgment is come? No, it says "his".

Does this say worship "them"? No, it says worship "him".

Theologians have taken five quotes on a small topic and blown them up into monstrosities. This would be that line at the bottom, "third person of the Godhead". Jesus spoke in third person language as we have shown, and Sister White used Christ coming to us in the spirit as a third person example. She didn't even capitalize "third" to show deity. But along the way, W.W. Prescott and A.G. Daniells took care of that with future printings.

If we take the weight of evidence of what Sister White wrote about the topic of the Holy Spirit and it's identity, we would gain a greater understanding. We have hundreds if not thousands of references, but most people in the church today don't have ears to hear, eyes to see, a thinking mind to study the matter. It is too easy to take what the pastor says which is spoon-fed from the General Conference. And who is in charge of the G.C.? Could it be Satan?

The Holy Spirit is not Christ in the personality of His humanity, but it is Christ in the personality of His Divine Spirit. Jesus has a dual nature: Divine nature and human nature. Each retains its distinct individuality.

ONE GOD & FATHER of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all. One LORD Jesus Christ - One SPIRIT - Omnipresent

"They have one God and one Saviour; and one Spirit-the Spirit of Christ-is to bring unity into their ranks." - Ellen White, Testimonies for the Church, vol. 9, p. 189.3, 1909

This is what the Pioneers believed and taught. This includes Sister White as she was most definitely a "Pioneer".

James White said that "God called us out of Babylon" and that they had "come out of the fallen churches". This was referenced to 1844. Why then would we except Babylon's false doctrine (wine) again?

In the man Christ Jesus we find the Son of God and the Son of man. This is the mystery of godliness, the mystery of the incarnation. Christ Himself, in His divine personality, desires to dwell in you as the Spirit of Christ. This refers to the omnipresence of the Spirit of Christ.

Galatians 2:20 - "I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me."

Galatians 4:6 - "And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father."

"When God's people take the position that they are the temple of the Holy Ghost, Christ Himself abiding within, they will so clearly reveal Him in spirit, words and actions, that there will be an unmistakable distinction between them and Satan's followers." Ellen White, Ms100-1902.24

IT IS NOT SAFE TO CATCH THE SPIRIT FROM ANOTHER!

"It is not safe to catch the spirit from another. We want the Holy Spirit, which is Jesus Christ. If we commune with God, we shall have strength and grace and efficiency." Ellen White, Lt66-1894.18

1) One True Infinite God - Divinity Bodily - Spirit - Personal Being - Great Source of All

2) Christ Jesus - Divinity Manifested - Son of God (divine) - Son of Man (human)

3) Holy Spirit - The Omnipresent - personal presence and power of God and Christ; life, love, light and glory.

Where is the weight of evidence? Think about it.
This is common sense.

06/09/2026

Who where the Adventist Pioneers.The Pioneers in Bible study (James White, Father Pierce, Elder Joseph Bates and others)

"Many of our people do not realize how firmly the foundation of our faith has been laid. My husband (James White), Elder Joseph Bates, Father Pierce, [Older brethren among the pioneers are here thus reminiscently referred to. "Father Pierce" was Stephen Pierce, who served in ministerial and administrative work in the early days.] Elder [Hiram] Edson, and others who were keen, noble, and true, were among those who, after the passing of the time in 1844, searched for the truth as for hidden treasure. I met with them, and we studied and prayed earnestly. Often we remained together until late at night, and sometimes through the entire night, praying for light and studying the Word. Again and again these brethren came together to study the Bible, in order that they might know its meaning, and be prepared to teach it with power. When they came to the point in their study where they said, "we can do nothing more, the Spirit of the Lord would come upon me, I would be taken off in vision, and a clear explanation of the passages we had been studying would be given me, with instruction as to how we were to labor and teach effectively. Thus light was given that helped us to understand the Scriptures in regard to Christ, His mission, and His priesthood. A line of truth extending from that time to the time when we shall enter the city of God, was made plain to me, and I gave to others the instruction that the Lord had given me." (Early Writings, p. xxii.4)

"During this whole time I could not understand the reasoning of the brethren. My mind was locked, as it were, and I could not comprehend the meaning of the Scriptures we were studying. This was one of the greatest sorrows of my life. I was in this condition of mind until all the principal points of our faith were made clear to our minds, in harmony with the Word of God. The brethren knew that when not in vision, I could not understand these matters, and they accepted as light direct from heaven the revelations given." (Early Writings xxiii. 1) Selected Messages 1, p. 206, 207.

"Thus the doctrinal foundation of the Seventh-day Adventist Church was laid in the faithful study of the Word of God, and when the pioneers could not make headway, Ellen White was given light that helped to explain their difficulty and opened the way for the study to continue. The visions also placed the stamp of God's approval upon correct conclusions. Thus the prophetic gift acted as a corrector of error and a confirmer of truth." (Early Writings xxiii. 2}

As you can see from the previous information, our early people were completely reliant upon studying the Scriptures, and praying. They were led by the very Spirit of God, as in the Father. Not someone else or some other being. They did not go to the Universities to get their degrees from Jesuit academia. They were farmers, tradesmen, self-sufficient simple people.

Pioneers had Trinitarian Roots

William Miller-Baptist

Joshua V. Himes Episcopalian-Christian Connection

James White Baptist Christian Connection (Non-Trinitarian)

Joseph Harvey Waggoner - Baptist

Ellet J. Waggoner - Baptist

R.F. Cottrell-Baptist

George I. Butler-Baptist

Hiram Edson - Methodist

Ellen Harmon (White) Methodist

John Nevin Andrews Methodist

John North Loughborough Methodist

J. B. Frisbee Methodist

And yet they became non-trinitarian as they left the fallen churches.

Others

Joseph Bates Congregationalist (non-Trinitarian)

Fredrick Wheeler - Methodist

Rachel Oakes Preston - Seventh-day Baptist

Note anyone born after 1834 did not live the full effect of the 1844 movement and disappointment. This would include the younger Waggoner, son of Joseph Harvey Waggoner and the well-known Alonzo T. Jones who were born in 1850 and 1855.

Pioneers Writings

05/09/2026

04/09/2026

The Pioneers' Voices are to be Heard - Light doesn't Contradict Light

"When the power of God testifies as to what is truth, that truth is to stand forever as the truth. No after suppositions contrary to the light God has given are to be entertained. Men will arise with interpretations of Scripture which are to them truth, but which are not truth. The truth for this time God has given us as a foundation for our faith. He Himself has taught us what is truth. One will arise, and still another, with new light, which contradicts the light that God has given under the demonstration of His Holy Spirit. A few are still alive who passed through the experience gained in the establishment of this truth. God has graciously spared their lives to repeat, and repeat till the close of their lives, the experience through which they passed even as did John the apostle till the very close of his life. And the standard bearers who have fallen in death are to speak through the reprinting of their writings. I am instructed that thus their voices are to be heard. They are to bear their testimony as to what constitutes the truth for this time." - Ellen White, Selected Messages book 1, p. 161.1; Letter 329, December 11, 1905, p. 17, 18

"We have nothing to fear for the future, except as we shall forget the way the Lord has led us, and His teaching in our past history." - Ellen White, Life Sketches, p. 196

"When men come in who would move one pin or pillar from the foundation which God has established by His Holy Spirit, let the aged men who were pioneers in our work speak plainly, and let those who are dead speak also, by the reprinting of their articles in our periodicals. Gather up the rays of divine light that God has given as He has led His people on step by step in the way of truth. This truth will stand the test of time and trial." - Ellen White, Manuscript 62, 1905, p. 6. "A Warning against False Theories," May 24, 1905 printed in Manuscript Releases, vol. 1, p. 55)

"I have been instructed that we should make prominent the testimony of some of the old workers who are now dead. Let them continue to speak through their articles as found in the early numbers of our papers. These articles should now be reprinted, that there may be a living voice from the Lord's witnesses. I desire that my sermons given at camp meetings and in churches may live and do their appointed work." - Ellen White, Letter 99, 1905, Counsels to Writers and Editors, page 26

"God has given me light regarding our periodicals. What is it? He has said that the dead are to speak. How? Their works shall follow them. We are to repeat the words of the pioneers in our work, who knew what it cost to search for the truth as for hidden treasure, and who labored to lay the foundation of our work. They moved forward step by step under the influence of the Spirit of God. One by one these pioneers are passing away. The word given me is, let that which these men have written in the past be reproduced." Ellen G. White, Review & Herald, May 25, 1905, par. 21.

"In the future, deception of every kind is to arise, and we want solid ground for our feet. We want solid pillars for the building. Not one pin is to be removed from that which the Lord has established. The enemy will bring in false theories, such as the doctrine that there is no sanctuary. This is one of the points on which there will be a departing from the faith. Where shall we find safety unless it be in the truths that the Lord has been giving for the last fifty years?" Ellen G. White, Review & Herald, May 25, 1905, par. 28.

"Men will arise with interpretations of Scripture which are to them truth, but which are not truth. The truth for this me, God has given us as a foundation for our faith. He Himself has taught us what is truth. One will arise, and still another with new light, which contradicts the light that God has
given under the demonstration of His Holy Spirit. A few are still alive who passed through the experience gained in the establishment of this truth. God has graciously spared their lives to repeat and repeat, till the close of their lives, the experience through which they passed, even as did John the apostle till the very close of his life. And the standard-bearers who have fallen in death are to speak through the re-printing of their writings. I am instructed that thus their voices are to be heard. They are to bear their testimony as to what constitutes the truth for this time." - Ellen White, Letter 329, December 11, 1905; MR760 19.1

03/09/2026

As the storm approaches, a large class who have professed faith in the third angel’s message, but have not been sanctified through obedience to the truth, abandon their position, and join the ranks of the opposition. By uniting with the world and partaking of its spirit, they have come to view matters in nearly the same light; and when the test is brought, they are prepared to choose the easy, popular side. Men of talent and pleasing address, who once rejoiced in the truth, employ their powers to deceive and mislead souls. They become the most bitter enemies of their former brethren. When Sabbath-keepers are brought before the courts to answer for their faith, these apostates are the most efficient agents of Satan to misrepresent and accuse them, and by false reports and insinuations to stir up the rulers against them.

In this time of persecution the faith of the Lord’s servants will be tried. They have faithfully given the warning, looking to God and to his Word alone. God’s Spirit, moving upon their hearts, has constrained them to speak. Stimulated with holy zeal, and with the divine impulse strong upon them, they entered upon the performance of their duties without coldly calculating the consequences of speaking to the people the word which the Lord had given them. They have not consulted their temporal interests, or sought to preserve their reputation or their lives. Yet when the storm of opposition and reproach bursts upon them, some, overwhelmed with consternation, will be ready to exclaim, “Had we foreseen the consequences of our words, we would have held our peace.” They are hedged in with difficulties. Satan assails them with fierce temptations. The work which they have undertaken seems far beyond their ability to accomplish. They are threatened with destruction. The enthusiasm which animated them is gone; yet they cannot turn back. Then, feeling their utter helplessness, they flee to the Mighty One for strength. They remember that the words which they have spoken were not theirs, but His who bade them give the warning. God put the truth into their hearts, and they could not forbear to proclaim it.

The same trials have been experienced by men of God in ages past. Wycliffe, Huss, Luther, Tyndale, Baxter, Wesley, urged that all doctrines be brought to the test of the Bible, and declared that they would renounce everything which it condemned. Against these men, persecution raged with relentless fury; yet they ceased not to declare the truth. Different periods in the history of the church have each been marked by the development of some special truth, adapted to the necessities of God’s people at that time. Every new truth has made its way against hatred and opposition; those who were blessed with its light were tempted and tried. The Lord gives a special truth for the people in an emergency. Who dare refuse to publish it? He commands his servants to present the last invitation of mercy to the world. They cannot remain silent, except at the peril of their souls. Christ’s ambassadors have nothing to do with consequences. They must perform their duty, and leave results with God.

As the opposition rises to a fiercer height, the servants of God are again perplexed; for it seems to them that they have brought the crisis. But conscience and the Word of God assure them that their course is right; and although the trials continue, they are strengthened to bear them. The contest grows closer and sharper, but their faith and courage rise with the emergency. Their testimony is, “We dare not tamper with God’s Word, dividing his holy law, calling one portion essential and another non-essential, to gain the favor of the world. The Lord whom we serve is able to deliver us. Christ has conquered the powers of earth; and shall we be afraid of a world already conquered?”

Persecution in its varied forms is the development of a principle which will exist as long as Satan exists, and Christianity has vital power. No man can serve God without enlisting against himself the opposition of the hosts of darkness. Evil angels will assail him, alarmed that his influence is taking the prey from their hands. Evil men, rebuked by his example, will unite with them in seeking to separate him from God by alluring temptations. When these do not succeed, then a compelling power is employed to force the conscience.

But so long as Jesus remains man’s intercessor in the sanctuary above, the restraining influence of the Holy Spirit is felt by rulers and people. It still controls, to some extent, the laws of the land. Were it not for these laws, the condition of the world would be much worse than it now is. While many of our rulers are active agents of Satan, God also has his agents among the leading men of the nation. The enemy moves upon his servants to propose measures that would greatly impede the work of God; but statesmen who fear the Lord are influenced by holy angels to oppose such propositions with unanswerable arguments. Thus a few men will hold in check a powerful current of evil. The opposition of the enemies of truth will be restrained that the third angel’s message may do its work. When the final warning shall be given, it will arrest the attention of these leading men through whom the Lord is now working, and some of them will accept it, and will stand with the people of God through the time of trouble.

The angel who unites in the proclamation of the third angel’s message is to lighten the whole earth with his glory. A work of world-wide extent and unwonted power is here foretold. The Advent movement of 1840-44 was a glorious manifestation of the power of God; the first angel’s message was carried to every missionary station in the world, and in some countries there was the greatest religious interest which has been witnessed in any land since the Reformation of the sixteenth century; but these are to be far exceeded by the mighty movement under the last warning of the third angel.

The work will be similar to that of the day of Pentecost. As the “former rain” was given, in the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at the opening of the gospel, to cause the upspringing of the precious seed, so the “latter rain” will be given at its close, for the ripening of the harvest. “Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the Lord; his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.” [Hosea 6:3.] “Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the Lord your God; for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain.” [Joel 2:23.] “In the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh.” “And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.” [Acts 2:17, 21.] The great work of the gospel is not to close with less manifestation of the power of God than marked its opening. The prophecies which were fulfilled in the outpouring of the former rain at the opening of the gospel, are again to be fulfilled in the latter rain at its close. Here are “the times of refreshing” to which the apostle Peter looked forward when he said, “Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out [in the investigative Judgment], when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord; and he shall send Jesus.” [Acts 3:19, 20.]

Servants of God, with their faces lighted up and shining with holy consecration, will hasten from place to place to proclaim the message from Heaven. By thousands of voices, all over the earth, the warning will be given. Miracles will be wrought, the sick will be healed, and signs and wonders will follow the believers. Satan also works with lying wonders, even bringing down fire from heaven in the sight of men. [Revelation 13:13.] Thus the inhabitants of the earth will be brought to take their stand.

The message will be carried not so much by argument as by the deep conviction of the Spirit of God. The arguments have been presented. The seed has been sown, and now it will spring up and bear fruit. The publications distributed by missionary workers have exerted their influence, yet many whose minds were impressed have been prevented from fully comprehending the truth or from yielding obedience. Now the rays of light pe*****te everywhere, the truth is seen in its clearness, and the honest children of God sever the bands which have held them. Family connections, church relations, are powerless to stay them now. Truth is more precious than all besides. Notwithstanding the agencies combined against the truth, a large number take their stand upon the Lord’s side. GC88 608.1 - 612.2

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02/09/2026

Who is the Third Person of the Heavenly Trio (Deep dive of the Spirit of God as pertained by Ellen White and the early Pioneers)

These quotes from Waggoner and Smith state what Ellen White and the pioneers always taught regarding the Holy Spirit very clearly. Note that Ellen White endorsed this book by Waggoner.

“Finally, we know the Divine unity of the Father and the Son from the fact that both have the same Spirit. Paul, after saying that they that are in the flesh cannot please God, continues: “But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.” Rom. 8:9. Here we find that the Holy Spirit is both the Spirit of God and the Spirit of Christ.” — (E.J. Waggoner, CAHR, p. 23, 1890)

“This Spirit is the Spirit of God, and the Spirit of Christ; the Spirit being the same whether it is spoken of as pertaining to God or Christ. But respecting this Spirit, the Bible uses expressions which cannot be harmonized with the idea that it is a person like the Father and the Son. Rather it is shown to be a divine influence from them both, the medium which represents their presence and by which they have knowledge and power through all the universe, when not personally present.” — (Uriah Smith, RH, Oct 28, 1890)

Ellen White wrote it this way.

“They were two, yet little short of being identical; two in individuality, yet ONE IN SPIRIT,” — (EGW, YI, Dec 16, 1897)

The reason they are ONE in Spirit is because God gave not only His life but also HIS Spirit to HIS Son.

“The Father GAVE HIS SPIRIT without measure to HIS SON,” — (EGW, RH, Nov 5, 1908)

And so the Holy Spirit is the mind, power, character and personal presence of the very life of God that the Father sends through His Son to us. Or to put it another way to make sure this is clear; the Holy Spirit is the presence and power of the Father manifested through Jesus Christ, His only begotten son. This is not a separate person of the Godhead who is being sent, it is the very life of God coming to us through His Son.

Thus it is through the Spirit that we have access to the Father through Christ as they are ONE IN SPIRIT.

“For through him [Christ] we both have access by ONE SPIRIT unto the Father.” Ephesians 2:18

Hence Ellen White said, the SPIRIT OF GOD comes to us through His only begotten Son and why the HOLY SPIRIT can rightfully be called the SPIRIT OF CHRIST.

“The HOLY SPIRIT, which PROCEEDS FROM the only begotten SON OF GOD,” — (EGW, RH, April 5, 1906)

Did you ever wonder how we can have the Father and Son live in us? It is because the Holy Spirit is the Spirit of the FATHER AND SON. So who do we have in us when we have the Holy Spirit? The FATHER AND SON!

“By the Spirit the Father and the Son will come and make their abode with you. [John 14:23 quoted]” — (EGW, BEcho, Jan 15, 1893)

Now you know why Ellen White wrote the following.

“The HOLY SPIRIT is the SPIRIT of CHRIST,” — (EGW, 14MR 84.3)

“We want the HOLY SPIRIT, which is JESUS CHRIST.” — (EGW, Lt66, April 10, 1894)

“but it is the leaven of the SPIRIT of JESUS CHRIST, which is sent down from heaven, called the HOLY GHOST,” — (EGW, Ms36, 1891)

While the above information is unmistakably clear, out of the 25,000,000 words and the tens of thousands of non-Trinitarian statements that Ellen White wrote, she also wrote, “third person of the Godhead” 4 times (duplicated 4 times), “living three personalities of the heavenly trio” 1 time, “the Holy Spirit is as much a person as God is a person” 1 time and that “the Holy Spirit is a divine person” 1 time.

These statements have caused much confusion because most Adventists failed to let SOP explain SOP. And so many have wrongly assumed that Ellen White was supporting the Catholic Trinitarian idea that the Holy Spirit is a third god. But that could not be further from the truth. You will note that this already contradicts what is written above, so there has to be an answer where there are no contradictions in all that she wrote on this topic.

As seen above, it is through the Holy Spirit that we have access to the Father. Or should I say, it is through Christ and His Spirit, also being His Fathers Spirit that we have access to the Father.

Consider the following quote, “We want the HOLY SPIRIT, which is JESUS CHRIST.” — (EGW, Lt66, April 10, 1894)

Did Ellen White literally mean the physical PERSON of Jesus Christ? Of course not. If you took her literally in this case we would have a serious problem as the Holy Spirit cannot be the physical person of Jesus Christ. She obviously meant Christ by His Spirit. So let me ask you. When she called the Holy Spirit a person, did she mean that the SPIRIT OF CHRIST was a literal person? Again, of course not. That is not possible.

Many also erroneously believe that if the Holy Spirit is not a literal third being, then there cannot be three. But this wrong mindset comes from visualizing their Holy Spirit with the human limitations of our own. Their Spirit is Divine and can do what our spirit cannot.

Below Ellen White states that Christ has left HIS SPIRIT in the world to represent Him. Most respond, “how can His own Spirit represent Himself?” Quite easily in fact as Christ’s Spirit can function independently of Himself like it is another. Many fail to realize that the Spirit of Christ can function like a person separate to Himself so it is like it is “another” person. This is the nature of the Holy Spirit that Ellen White said we cannot understand. So the Holy Spirit is indeed like a third person.

“CHRIST has left HIS Holy Spirit to be HIS representative in the world,” — (EGW, Lt84, Oct 22, 1895)

Ellen White understood that “representative” does not make a third being, but that Christ represents Himself in a different form. God and His Son have a Spirit and that is how “They” represent “Themselves” where they are not personally present.

And yet some still respond, “How can Jesus be the Holy Spirit? Jesus is in the heavenly sanctuary!” Some have a lot of trouble grasping this for some reason. Below Ellen White explains that while Christ ministers in the sanctuary above, He is still by HIS Spirit ministering on earth. So again we find that the Spirit of Christ can function like a separate person.

“While JESUS ministers in the sanctuary above, HE is still by HIS SPIRIT the minister of the church on earth. HE is withdrawn from the eye of sense, but HIS parting promise is fulfilled, “Lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world.” Matthew 28:20. While HE delegates HIS power to inferior ministers, HIS energizing presence is still with HIS church.” — (EGW, DA, p. 166)

Did you get that? Christ is physically MINISTERING in the Heavenly Sanctuary and by HIS Spirit HE is also MINISTERING on earth.

And so whose Spirit did Christ send to represent Him and guide us into all truth? It was HIS very own Spirit! Hence yet again we find His Spirit can function like a separate person even though it is His own Spirit.

“We cannot be with Christ in person, as were His first disciples, but HE has sent HIS Holy Spirit to guide us into all truth, [John 16:13 quoted]” — (EGW, Ms30, June 18, 1900)

Thus Ellen White taught that there is the one true God the Father, Jesus Christ His Son, and the Holy Spirit which is Christ’s very own Spirit that proceeds from the Father, which was given to Him by His Father, and can function like a third person, though not a literal third person. So why not call the Holy Spirit the third person which Ellen White did four times? But is it a literal person and a third god as per the Trinity doctrine? Of course not! She made it very clear that it is the Spirit of Christ.

Those who conclude that Ellen White meant a literal person have failed to let SOP explain SOP and did NOT look at what else she wrote. For instance, note below who Ellen White revealed to be the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Is this consistent with her calling the Holy Spirit the Spirit of Christ? It most certainly is!

“They have ONE God and ONE Saviour; and ONE Spirit--the Spirit of Christ--” — (EGW, 9T 189.3, 1909)

And who did she reveal to be the third person? ONE + ONE + ONE = “the SPIRIT OF CHRIST.”

It is NOT hard to see why Ellen White called the Spirit of Christ the third person. And it’s not hard to see that she did not mean a literal person, but the person of Christ by HIS Spirit which can function like a separate person, though not a literal person.

Let’s continue to reveal this truth from SOP so there can be no doubt.

She wrote, “Sin could be resisted and overcome ONLY through the mighty agency of the third person of the Godhead,” — (EGW, DA, 671.2)

Now if Ellen White states that sin can be overcome ONLY through the third person, and also states that it is by Christ in us that we overcome sin, who is she calling the third person? Christ!

“There is no power in you apart from CHRIST, but it is your privilege to have Christ abiding in your heart by faith, and HE can OVERCOME SIN in you,” — (EGW, OHC, 76.5)

“With HIS SPIRIT CHRIST sends a reconciling influence and a power that TAKES away SIN.” — (EGW, RH, May 19, 1904)

It cannot be someone else as well as she wrote ONLY! Why would we think it was anyone else other than the One who conquered and overcame sin on the cross?

So once again Ellen White identified Christ as the third person and has called Christ by His Spirit a person. But it is not some third god! How can anyone without prejudice and an open heart and mind get this wrong?

The Holy Spirit is also the Comforter and Spirit of truth. So we also know who she is calling the third person by looking to see who she says is the Comforter and Spirit of truth.

If what Ellen White called the third person is the Spirit of Christ, then she will also state that the Spirit of Christ is the Comforter.

“This refers to the omnipresence of the Spirit of Christ, called the Comforter.” — (EGW, 14MR 179.2)

“Let them study the seventeenth of John, and learn how to pray and how to live the prayer of CHRIST. HE is THE Comforter. He will abide in their hearts, making their joy full.” — (EGW, RH, Jan 27, 1903)

The same applies to the Spirit of truth.

“The SPIRIT of TRUTH is the only effectual teacher of divine truth; those who are taught of Him have entered the school of CHRIST. How must God esteem the race, that He gave His Son to die for them, and appoints HIS SPIRIT to be man's teacher and continual guide.” — (EGW, ST, Oct 24, 1906)

“JESUS comes to you as the SPIRIT of TRUTH; study the mind of the Spirit, consult your Lord, follow His way.” — (EGW, 2MR 337.1)

In fact Ellen White was 100% consistent in all that she wrote. Letting SOP explain SOP:

She said the Comforter is the SPIRIT OF CHRIST,
the Spirit of Truth is the SPIRIT OF CHRIST,
the third person is the SPIRIT OF CHRIST,
the third great power is the SPIRIT OF CHRIST,
the Holy Spirit given at Pentecost was the SPIRIT OF CHRIST,
the Holy Spirit Jesus breathed on His disciples was HIS own SPIRIT,
the Holy Spirit Christ sent to represent Himself was HIS own SPIRIT,
the heavenly dignitaries are the Father, Son and SPIRIT OF CHRIST,
the Heavenly trio is the Father, Son and SPIRIT OF CHRIST,
and she reveals over and over again that there are only two beings. There is no escaping Ellen White was calling Christ by His Spirit the third person because His Spirit is like a person.

So can we effectively call the Spirit of Christ (Holy Spirit) a divine person? Sure! Why not?
Is the Spirit of Christ (Holy Spirit) as much a person as God is a person? Of course!
Can we call the Spirit of Christ (Holy Spirit) the third person? Again, why not?
Is the Spirit of Christ a LITERAL person? No! This is clearly not so and impossible.

And while Ellen White taught that the Spirit of Christ is the third person, she only ever revealed two beings.

“The Father and the Son ALONE are to be exalted.” — (EGW, YI, July 7, 1898) -- ONLY TWO BEINGS

Did she say the Father, Son and Holy Spirit ALONE are to be exalted? No she did not.

And again, “God and Christ ALONE know what the souls of men have cost.” — (EGW, ST, Jan 13, 1909) -- ONLY TWO BEINGS

Most agree there are three persons. The problem is with how we define “persons.” The original definition and the one used by Ellen White does not mean “beings.” It means that Deity has three main offices of work in the plan of redemption, and this is the way Ellen White often described it in her writings. As we have seen above, her statements that clearly identify who the Holy Spirit is disqualify her definition of “persons” as meaning “individuals” or “beings.” And she says that “two beings” alone are to be exalted-the Father and the Son. So we need to take all quotes into consideration when dealing with this subject.

Adventists today are putting things into Ellen White’s references which are not there. When Ellen White says “persons,” they say it is “beings.” When Ellen White says that the Son was with the Father “FROM” all eternity, they say it was “FOR” all eternity. Trinitarians need to see that their mind is deceiving them. Their preconceived ideas are putting words into her writings that are not there because their old view is all they can see. That is why we so vitally need to allow the Holy Spirit to remove from us our preconceived ideas and lead us into truth.

Picking out statements from Ellen White’s writings that would fit into a Trinitarian concept of God while ignoring her statements that do not fit the Trinitarian concept of God is a dishonest way to use her writings. To understand correctly what God has revealed through Ellen White, and find out what her beliefs were on this topic, it is necessary to quote all that she wrote on this subject, not just be selective in what we quote to suit our own agenda. That would be tantamount to deception.

Since the Holy Spirit is Jesus Christ, Satan dethrones Christ when he poses as the Holy Spirit. He knows this but those who he has deceived don't. How tragic is this deception.

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