Harmon Bangs (1827-1891) Ellen's fraternal twin Married Reuben Bangs Never accepted Ellen's gift (1825-1853) Only brother to become Sabbatarian Adventist
Just believe that Jesus will hear your confession, receive your repentance, and He will forgive every sin and make you and Reuben children of God. There is one Lizzy, who died that you might live through eternal ages. Dear sister, it's no wonderful thing that you have to do. Don't you believe in Jesus Lizzy? Do you not believe He is your savior? That He has evidenced His love for you in giving His own precious life that you might be saved? Oh, I pray most earnestly that the Lord Jesus shall reveal Himself to you and Reuben. I have not one doubt of the love of God and His care and His mercy and His ability to save to the utmost all who come to Him. I love to speak of Jesus Lizzy, and His matchless love. Knowing that time was short, Ellen White wrote this letter as an appeal for her sister to accept Christ into her life. This personal letter from Ellen to Elizabeth constitutes what I consider to be the clearest and most concise explanation of the Gospel I have come across in any of her writings.
Each time I heard it I had to hold back the tears that wanted to flow. The letter was so breath taking that I had to listen to it twice and then share it with my wife when I got home. Toward the end of one of his presentations, pastor Nelson read an unpublished letter that Ellen White wrote to her sister Elizabeth just before she died.
Ellen white estate on the baker letter series#
I had the privilege today of listening to Seventh-day Adventist pastor Dwight Nelson do a series of presentations on Ellen White. Which brings me to the reason why I am writing this blog post in the first place.
So as can be imagined, I am always excited to discover Ellen White statements that help form that balanced picture that many of us have so effectively maligned. I have found that it is us, not the critics, who have done the greatest harm in this respect. I do this, not in order to defend her against her critics but in order to defend her, in many instances, from her most zealous supporters (of which I am among). I guess this is why I have, on older blog posts, attempted to paint an accurate picture of Ellen White by sharing her views on the gospel. As a Seventh-day Adventist I find it heart breaking that many of my fellow believers have successfully managed to turn a fun-loving, kindhearted, Jesus lover into what many people today consider the most legalistic protestant religious thinker to have ever lived. However, when one reads her broadly instead of selectively it becomes rapidly clear that she was a balanced, Christ centered, average human being whose only desire was to lift Jesus up in her life and ministry. Because her writings are often misused by legalists and often misquoted by both supporters and critics many have come to view her as "the scary lady of Adventism" - a Victorian prude who had an unhealthy obsession with rules. I have, in the past, shared a variety of Ellen White quotes regarding her understanding of the gospel.
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