AY Honors/God's Messenger/Requirements/es
Mensajera de Dios
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Prologue: Los Conquistadores tienen tres opciones para completar los requisitos de esta especialidad.
1. Demostrar conocimiento de lo siguiente. Esto se hace mejor como grupo y lo más probable involucrará estudio y trabajo en grupo. Adicionalmente, proyectos creativos como carteles, exhibiciones, presentaciones y juegos de mesa pueden ser maneras de presentar su conocimiento.
- a. Los hechos básicos de la vida de Elena G. de White incluyendo eventos como:
- i. Nacimiento
- ii. «La piedra» / su enfermedad
- iii. Años de millerismo / el Gran Chasco
- iv. Llamado / primera visión
- 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
- b.
Some basic historical setting including such events as:
- i.
Spiritual climate: Second Great Awakening / Millerism / Great Disappointment
- ii.
Social climate
- iii.
Political climate
- c.
An idea of the range and types of books she wrote
- 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)
- d.
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
- e.
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
- f.
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?
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Score 200 points or more in the allotted time on the Pitcairn Game at the website http://honor.ellenwhite.org/index.htm.
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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.
