LSU promotes acceptance of homosexuality but not creation
Lydia,

Do you believe the Bible authors’ writings to be infallible? If so, why? Because they are “scripture?” or because they were inspired by God?

If Ellen White’s writings were inspired by the same Holy Spirit, wherein do they differ from those of the Bible?

My concern is that you or others may be influenced to use Mrs. White’s writings in a manner inconsistent with their inspiration, i.e. “of private interpretation.” Placing Mrs. White’s writings upon a sub-scripture platform is the first step toward “higher criticism” of them, which leads to judgments such as those expressed right here on EducateTruth.com by our evolutionist friends that “well, on that point she was wrong.”

Guess which point it was that these Adventist scholars had selected? One of those very important points upon which Mrs. White had described Creation as she had been shown by God. In other words, once we start picking and choosing what to believe, we will soon have no regard for God’s words. As Mrs. White herself said, those who reject her writings will eventually be led to reject those of the Bible.

Erik

LSU promotes acceptance of homosexuality but not creation
Lydia,

What makes the Bible sacred to you? Might it be the fact that its authors wrote about Jesus, gave prophecies, instruction, and other such present truth under the influence of the Holy Spirit? Might it not also be that some of its authors saw visions and spoke with angels?

Which of the above does not fit Mrs. White? If John the Revelator had visions, quoted angels, and wrote scripture, what makes Mrs. White’s writings any different? Different angels? Different Holy Spirit? Or is she inferior because she was a woman?

Unfortunately, those who espouse the theories of evolution will be all too happy to take sides against Mrs. White. She herself predicted that there would come a time when her writings were largely rejected, but that those who held fast to them would be preserved. If there was ever a time when we need her instructions for the guidance of our church, it is now.

Mrs. White’s writings lead to the same Greater Light that the Bible leads us to–Jesus Christ. He is the “greater light of the Bible,” and Jesus Himself referred to this in John 5:39. (Compare also John 1:7,9.)

Erik

LSU promotes acceptance of homosexuality but not creation
This situation seems like a possible candidate for “fighting fire with fire.” Perhaps Louie Bishop, or other students like him, can petition the University for approval to distribute portions of Ellen White and the Bible. This will show the university’s true colors faster than any other method. If the university refuses, this is a refusal of one’s freedom of speech and suppression of religion which would conflict with more than a few national laws. It would also clearly show that the University no longer regards these sacred writings.

On the other hand, should the university grant its permission, Louie and/or others can freely send out some well-thought-out notes composed entirely of the approved materials (Bible and Ellen White), adding only their “Dear friend” and signature portions to the notes. If the university then claims the notes were not approved, they could only be seen for what they are–petty and hypocritical. If, on the other hand, the university makes no objection, the truth will have a venue for expression.

Erik

CCC Requests “Decisive and Conclusive Resolution” from LSU
Dear Adventist in High School,

The devil frequently mixes just a small amount of error in with a larger amount of truth. This is sufficient to accomplish his purposes. He does not need to undermine every truth, only some select truths. The Bible tells us how to know whether or not we can accept something as pure and true: “To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them” (Isaiah 8:20). If what they say, even a part of it, does not agree with scripture, even the rest of what they have said is of no value according to this.

We have a saying in English that goes something like this:

A barrel full of sewage with one tablespoon of wine is sewage.
A barrel full of wine with one tablespoon of sewage is sewage.

It does not matter how much “wine” there may be with that sewage, the sewage has perverted the entirety.

Consider how entirely the “sewage” has perverted truth at LSU, given that one of the professors’ statements relegated Mrs. White to “the lunatic fringe” for “the absolute necessity of believing that the only way a creator God could do things is by speaking them into existence a few thousand years ago.” Mrs. White clearly informed us that Creation week was six literal days about six thousand years ago, and further, she has told us that God was not dependent upon pre-existing matter and could but speak them into existence. Yet all of that flies in the face of those who wish to believe their own opinions to be superior to inspiration, doesn’t it? It makes perfect sense that if they believe we evolved from apes, they could not believe what Ellen White taught was true.

Nay, the evolutionist “sewage” has defiled the pure and true at LSU, and its effect permeates the remaining departments of the university. One cannot contain such a far-reaching apostasy as this within a single corner or department of the university. Indeed, we have been given clear evidences that the theologians at the university have also been affected. Whither goes the biology department, and then the theology department, thither goes the whole school.

Erik

Mrs. White: “Don’t send your children to…”

“But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.” (John 1:12-13)

“For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.” (Romans 8:14)

“That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world.” (Philippians 2:15)

“Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not. Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.” (1 John 3:1-2)

We are the sons of God if we receive Christ and follow Him. The line of Seth did this, and were, therefore, called the sons of God. Cain’s descendants did not follow God, and were not called His sons.

Erik

Mrs. White: “Don’t send your children to…”

The descendants of Seth were called the sons of God–the descendants of Cain, the sons of men. As the sons of God mingled with the sons of men, they became corrupt, and by intermarriage with them, lost, through the influence of their wives, their peculiar, holy character, and united with the sons of Cain in their idolatry. Many cast aside the fear of God, and trampled upon his commandments. But there were a few who did righteousness, who feared and honored their Creator. Noah and his family were among the righteous few. {3SG 60.2}

After the translation of Enoch to heaven, the sons of men that were set against the worship of God were drawing away the sons of God. There were two parties in the world then, and there always will be. The worshipers of God called themselves the sons of God. The descendants of Seth went up into the mountains and there made themselves homes separate from the sons of Cain. Here in their mountainous homes they thought to preserve themselves from the prevailing wickedness and idolatry of the descendants of Cain. But after the exhortations and the influence of Enoch were removed from them, they commenced to unite with the descendants of Cain. {CTr 39.2}

That should help clarify the identity of the “sons of God.”

Erik

Mrs. White: “Don’t send your children to…”

It does our position no service to claim too much or to base too much on such large leaps into very thin air… claiming that this or that animal within the fossil record was the clear result of human genetic manipulation before the flood and for that reason was not saved on the Ark….

Sean,

It seems like Ellen White said “Every species of animals which God had created was preserved in the ark” (1 SP 78.2). Therefore, any species which became extinct at the time of the flood must necessarily have come about via amalgamation. That seems fairly clear. So we know where T-Rex came from, right?

Erik

Mrs. White: “Don’t send your children to…”
David,

Your logic is sound regarding what amalgamation cannot be properly applied to. Such applications as forbid certain inter-human marriages are racist, as you have said, and as I have attempted to express. I almost fully agree with your reasoning on this. However, I will differ slightly on one point, and that is that since we do not know how the amalgamations occurred, we cannot rule out the possibility of men tinkering with plant, animal, and human genetics by means of cross-breeding (as opposed to a more “laboratory” approach). They were very intelligent. Perhaps they knew ways of intermixing species which we would never guess could be mixed with any survivable result, including humans with animals.

So, on the lighter side, if evolutionists like to think they have descended from apes…maybe we should give them a fair hearing (and a DNA test)!

Erik