AY Honors/God's Messenger/Answer Key

God's Messenger

Skill Level

1

Year

2014

Version

25.11.2024

Approval authority

General Conference

 

Pathfinders will have 3 options available to meet the requirements for this honor.

Only one of the three requirements listed below need to be completed to earn this honor.

1

Demonstrate a knowledge of the following. This is best done as a group and will likely involve group study and work. Additionally, creative projects such as posters, displays, presentations, and board games could be ways to demonstrate your understanding.

1a

The basic facts of the life of Ellen G, White including such events as:

i

Birth

ii

“The stone” / Illness

iii

Millerism years / Great Disappointment

iv

Calling / First Vision

v

Marriage / Parenthood

vi

Battle Creek years

vii

Role in Adventist Church formation

viii

Distinctive doctrinal visions (health, missions, Righteousness by Faith)

ix

Australia years / Europe

x

California years / death

1b

Some basic historical setting including such events as:

i

Spiritual climate: Second Great Awakening / Millerism / Great Disappointment

ii

Social climate

iii

Political climate

1c

An idea of the range and types of books she wrote

This list developed from http://www.whiteestate.org/books/booklist.asp

i

Books written directly by Ellen White

ii

Books written/compiled by Ellen White from articles, pamphlets or letters

iii

Periodical articles

iv

Letters & other Manuscripts

v

Compilations by the White Estate (from Ellen White’s writings)
1. Books
2. Devotional Books

vi

Modern Adaptations (Steps to Jesus; Messiah)

1d

The biblical idea of Inspiration -- Discuss the following:

i

How do we determine what is considered inspired writing? Texts: 2 Timothy 3:16, 17; 2 Peter 1:20-21

ii

How did God use prophets and other Bible writers to record His messages to His people? Does it seem that God was the “penman” (verbal inspiration) or rather guided the writer to record his message without error (thought inspiration)? Which view do Protestant Christians believe to be true? Why?

iii

Does God promise to guide or give messages to His people in all times and places? Texts: Amos 3:7; Joel 2:28-32

1e

The biblical tests of a prophet -- Define or discuss how each of the following Bible texts outlines the Biblical tests of a Prophet

i

Isaiah 8:20 (Deuteronomy 13:1-4; 2 Chronicles 24:19, 20; 1 John 4:2, 3)

ii

Jeremiah 28:9 / Deuteronomy 18:22

iii

John 4:22

iv

Matthew 7:20

1f

Discuss the following:

i

What are some of the ways in which Ellen White fulfills the biblical tests of a prophet.

ii

What does the Adventist Church believe is the relationship between Ellen White’s writings and the Bible?

2

Score 200 points or more in the allotted time on the Pitcairn Game at the website http://honor.ellenwhite.org/index.htm.

3

Score 200 points or more on the Pitcairn Game by using the free app available for Mac devices at the App store and for Android devices at Google Play.

References:

• Ellen White Estate: http://www.whiteestate.org/books/bhp/bhpc06.html
• Andrews University: http://www.andrews.edu/~fortind/EGWTest.htm