Ellen G. White
Who Ellen G. White was, what she wrote, and what she taught about God, Christ and the Spirit.
The messenger
Ellen Gould White (1827 – 1915) was one of the founders of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Her writings, including The Desire of Ages, shaped the movement for more than seventy years.
On this site her statements are presented alongside Scripture, so readers can study them in context and test them by the Bible.
Believers in the early movement recognized her work as the gift of prophecy.
Books, testimonies and articles published over seven decades.
Statements about the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, gathered for study.
Explore her statements
Her statements on the Holy Spirit, gathered with their original references.
A closer look at one of her best-known statements about the life of Christ.
Key passages from The Desire of Ages on Christ and the Spirit.
What she wrote about the relationship between the Father and the Son.
The guiding principle
Ellen White pointed her readers back to Scripture. She taught that the Bible is the standard by which every teaching, including her own, must be tested.
That is why her statements are shown here with their references: so each reader can check them against the Word.
The Bible, and the Bible alone, is to be our creed. (Ellen G. White)
Her message
Her writings keep returning to the same center: Jesus Christ and His Word.
Her writings keep turning the reader to the life and work of Jesus.
She called believers to study the Scriptures for themselves.
She urged the church to carry the gospel to every nation.
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Ellen White
Counsel she gave to the church about the dangers that threaten it from within.