"The words of the Bible and the Bible alone, should be heard from the pulpit." Prophets and Kings pg.626. Are Adventist really using that quote to say that you can't quote the Spirit of Prophecy in your sermons?
Dear Brother ___________,
Thank you for contacting the Ellen G. White Estate. Though some may indeed be using this statement for that purpose (I couldn't name for you any who are), this would not make it a legitimate use of the statement. Taking the statement as forbidding the use of Mrs. White's writings from the pulpit would also forbid the use of the preacher's own words, wouldn't it? Likewise it would forbid the use of any other writer's words, since "the words of the Bible, and the Bible alone, should be heard from the pulpit." We could do worse than just reading Scripture from the pulpit, but clearly this is not what Mrs. White meant by that statement. Rather, she was contrasting the clear presentation of Bible truth with the opinions of men.
I hope this is helpful. Thank you for writing, and God bless!
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William Fagal, Director
Ellen G. White Estate Branch Office
Andrews University
Berrien Springs, MI 49104-1400 USA
Phone: 616 471-3209
FAX: 616 471-2646
Website: www.WhiteEstate.org or www.egwestate.andrews.edu
E-mail: egw@aubranch.egwestate.andrews.edu
