Seite 8 - Selected Messages Book 2 (1958)

iv Selected Messages Book 2
A Message to the Churches in California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Chapter 5—Miracles Not a Test of God’s Favor . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Seek not for Miraculous Manifestations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
When the Miracle Worker Disregards God’s Law . . . . . . . . . . 47
None Need be Deceived . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Will Sweep in the Whole World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Miracles not a Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Wonderful Miracles Will Deceive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
How Satan and His Agents Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Ellen G. White Worked No Miracles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Why Miracles are Less Important Today . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Miracles in the Closing Conflict . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Chapter 6—Our Safety Against Delusions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Sincerity Alone Will Not Save . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
An Outward Transformation of Character . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Need for Understanding the Doctrine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Look Constantly to Jesus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Section 2—Erroneous and Subversive Movements . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Chapter 7—The Divine Credentials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
The Fruitage of an Underhanded Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Convincing Evidence Accompanies the Message Inspired
by God . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Chapter 8—Meeting the Claims of False Prophets . . . . . . . . . . . 69
What We May Expect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
The Visions of a Misled Child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
A Message to J. M. Garmire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Chapter 9—Earmarks of Erroneous Teaching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Further Communications to Mr. Garmire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
A Wrong and Right Use of Inspired Counsel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
There Will Always be False and Fanatical Movements . . . . . 80
Chapter 10—The Visions of Anna Phillips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Does Not Bear Signature of Heaven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
“Believe Them Not” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Test All So-Called Visions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Without Sufficient Evidence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
“Nothing Objectionable” an Unsound Basis for Acceptance . 88
Chapter 11—To Be on Guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91