Suggested Sources to Respond
to Representations Made in the Video
"SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISM, THE SPIRIT BEHIND THE CHURCH"
Response prepared by

The Ellen G. White Estate and the Biblical Research Institute

June 1999

1. Ellen G. White was the founder of the Seventh-day Adventist church.

Answer: The Seventh-day Adventist church was founded by Joseph Bates,
Ellen G. White, and James White (not Ellen G. White alone).
Resources: Seventh-day Adventist Encyclopedia, vol. 10, 1996 ed., p. 170;
vol. 11, pp. 873, 890.
2. Seventh-day Adventists depend on Ellen G. White for their teachings. She
is "the last word on doctrine."

Answer: The church's statement of "27 Fundamental Beliefs" cites the
Scriptures, not Ellen White, for each of its beliefs. In the bookSeventh-day
Adventists Believe . . . the church's beliefs are presented...