I took a 3 weeks trip to the phillippines a few months ago, and while there, I found that there are SDA preachers telling the people that EW writing were not inspired, and my wife's broghter had a heated debate with me over this. He dose not accept EW, and I was deeply hurt to hear him say this. Most of this is coming in from the land down under !
So the point is this, its not just here in america, but its every where you go in the world. You will find gurops of belivers here and there who do not accept EW.
I personlly do accept her. When I was a child, I knew a old woman who knew EW, and had a copy of her first "Early Writing" book, and gave it to me to read. What I read, set my feet on the path of life at a tender ages of 7 years old. A path from which I have never turned from since. It was after this, that God sent one of His angels to talk with me, and to tell what I needed to hear, words that I would never forget, as long as I live.
It is the rememce of what I was told, that has helped me bear the sorrow of life in my darkest hours...
Jesus is coming back thur the Golden Gate...
He was lifted up from the earth...
We must take up the cross and fellow Him, before we can recieve the crown of life. First the cross, then the crown...
I learned this lesson, this truth, under the stars. The heavens do declare the glory of God. And it was in these nights visited that the words of EW were reafirmed in their turthfulness...
But for those who do not understand what I am talking about, it is hard to explaine briefly how the stars do reafrim the turthfullness of EW writings.
God has a thousands ways of treaching us what we need to know. He knows us very well, and knows we what need to hear, to help us to remainful to Him no matter what happens in life.
EW a lesser light? I would say, her writing is not a lessor light, but a powerful light, shedding bright beams of light on to the Word that has been hand down to us thur the ages. God has been pleased to shed a clearer light, to unfold the Words of the Bible, thur the writing of a humble woman, rather than a man ! It was thur her, that He revealed more clearly the plan of salvation. It was thur her writing, that He revealed more clearly how sin began. The Bible dose not always tell. But in these last days God has chosen to lay it out on the line, like launder on the clothsline to air out. We see it and hear it. And its up to us to take it or leave it.
Many did the same thing to Paul in his day also. So the debate contines onwards even today... and will contine, till we see the heavens open, and we hear the voice of God declare the day and hour of His coming, and we see agaist the starry host, the hands open the tables of the law...
[This message has been edited by eugene (edited 03-14-2000).]