Our critics cite the following quote:
"The man Christ Jesus was not the Lord God Almighty" (Letter 32, 1899, quoted in the Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, vol. 5, p. 1129).
But notice this telling statement by Ellen White about Christ:
What a Saviour we have! It was he that revealed himself to John on the Isle of Patmos, and proclaimed, "I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty." None but just such an ever-living, mighty God, could pay the ransom to save sinners from going down into the pit of death.” -RH, February 18, 1896 par. 4
So, why did She then say that Jesus is “not the Lord God Almighty?” Lets take another look:
“The man Christ Jesus was not the Lord God Almighty, yet Christ and the Father are one.” (Letter 32, 1899, quoted in the Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, vol. 5, p. 1129).
We are sure, that if our critics would have shared the entire sentence with their audience, it would have been clear that she was saying that Christ was not God the Father, but rather that he was God the Son. She was simply saying “The man Christ Jesus was not the Lord God [the Father] Almighty, yet Christ [the Almighty] and the Father are one [in unity].”
How are they one?
Christ, the Word, the only begotten of God, was one with the eternal Father--one in nature, in character, in purpose--the only being that could enter into all the counsels and purposes of God. "His name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace." Isaiah 9:6.” –PP. page 35.
Her emphasis is that, the Father and the Son [each have a personality] and are not the same person, yet they are one in in nature (Almighty), in character, in purpose.
Her first statement is also very similar when the bible says “No man has seen God (John 1:18). However, God was seen in the Old Testament. Therefore upon investigation we find that it was not God the Father (John 6:46), but God, the Son that was seen.
"The man Christ Jesus was not the Lord God Almighty" (Letter 32, 1899, quoted in the Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, vol. 5, p. 1129).
But notice this telling statement by Ellen White about Christ:
What a Saviour we have! It was he that revealed himself to John on the Isle of Patmos, and proclaimed, "I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty." None but just such an ever-living, mighty God, could pay the ransom to save sinners from going down into the pit of death.” -RH, February 18, 1896 par. 4
So, why did She then say that Jesus is “not the Lord God Almighty?” Lets take another look:
“The man Christ Jesus was not the Lord God Almighty, yet Christ and the Father are one.” (Letter 32, 1899, quoted in the Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, vol. 5, p. 1129).
We are sure, that if our critics would have shared the entire sentence with their audience, it would have been clear that she was saying that Christ was not God the Father, but rather that he was God the Son. She was simply saying “The man Christ Jesus was not the Lord God [the Father] Almighty, yet Christ [the Almighty] and the Father are one [in unity].”
How are they one?
Christ, the Word, the only begotten of God, was one with the eternal Father--one in nature, in character, in purpose--the only being that could enter into all the counsels and purposes of God. "His name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace." Isaiah 9:6.” –PP. page 35.
Her emphasis is that, the Father and the Son [each have a personality] and are not the same person, yet they are one in in nature (Almighty), in character, in purpose.
Her first statement is also very similar when the bible says “No man has seen God (John 1:18). However, God was seen in the Old Testament. Therefore upon investigation we find that it was not God the Father (John 6:46), but God, the Son that was seen.