This quote does not refer to the ordination of women but an ongoing developing place for service of women that is better administered by women in certain fields where it would be harder for men to do.
You seem such an honest person, tinka, that it is dangerous to rouse your tranquility. For now you can follow Bob in his claim that Ellen White states a woman can be ordained for internal services in the church, as long as she keeps silent with her beliefs when meeting strangers. Then her ordination does now apply any more. I have a different definition for what Ellen White really is saying both here and elsewhere, but if you feel safer following Bob I leave that to your and his responsibility.
The problem is for readers of her books is to take one paragraph out of context with the rest of her written explanations and try to change in one certain spot that EGW does not intend in any way to change back and forth her given counsels. That is why I believe her writings are true as she does not change her stance and a spot reader can not pick up right context.
How true, tinka, I agree with you 100% on this point.
This only went along with all the rest of context in her writings. Just as today, people want to change the foundations that are never to change to please the modern day liberals to look for all justifications of doing their own thing. Example, she gave her very thoughts and beliefs that were "inspired" at the moment of her baptism. So what did the church find and go against this?? Their continual reasoning on why over and over and over again why they should wear a wedding ring. The fact is the missionaries traveling to other countries sort of won out for that time, but low and behold look what it did and no EW did not concede it was right but did not make waves to their decisions. Of course she did not wear a wedding ring on her missionary trips as others found the excuse to do just that.
I get your point here, tinka, I just wonder why her son and daughter-in-law tell us that Mother told them to wear wedding rings as long as they worked for the Lord in Australia. Do you think they were liars? Can you help me with that question? Even Ellen White herself says that the rule against wedding rings applied to the United States. Could that be taken out of context? Should all the American women who wear wedding rings be ashamed of themselves? Should they be dis-fellowshipped?
Now on this subject it is exactly the same so far so good if they ruled against women wannabes for paychecks, but the rings were now added in church manual against what she advised but later gave no waves on it and definitely gave her opinion and only a few to this day don't are free from that "controversery" and know what the consequences are to jewelry justifications as one will cause the downfall of others. It's all decked out on "hope channel and now 3 abn too for the world to see that Adventists are in confusion. If you justify in one thing it might as well be many. like a little wine will do ya or etc,etc,
Just tell me one good reason or thing what a woman can't do if she really has right motives in mind that she can't do without a piece of paper and then try to cause great waves within and find any writings and try to place words that just are not there into something that was never intended.
I have a good suggestion for you, tinka. Next time you get to Elmshaven take a good look. Right there on top of one of the cabinets you find the paper which shows that Ellen G White was employed by the General Conference on an equal basis with the ordained ministers. The document has all the right signatures of the prominent Brethren she was working with. If you think that paper will keep Ellen White out of Heaven, perhaps you'd better take it down and burn it before Jesus sees it at His Second Coming? That is a question you have to decide yourself, tinka. I can assure you the paper was right there last time I went to Elmshaven, unless someone else has taken it down to prevent Jesus from seeing it.
This is strictly the work and actions of the"enemy". On a really big scale cannot one open their eyes and see that the women's movement has went beyond their "gender"!
Far beyond!
An interesting woman(as in Bible days) is how they accomplish greatly under "inspiration and motives." a good man behind the pulpit is there because of "Intelligent, behind the scenes working women of service and helpmate that I am sure man cannot do all that is required right down to telling him simply to straighten his tie or comb a few out of place hairs so that his appearance goes well with "his presentations". or just keeping him in health to give his "ministering" to the people.
I still cannot believe all of this "controversy" over the foundations of our beliefs, but know without doubt it was coming and it is here right now and on this spot! a sign of the times and EGW on going truth of events that she was shown of future just like John.
Makes no difference what other "professors" high credential holder's or their education write or state, I got the best of it all and "blessed" to have answers in simplicity and believe me I took the time to read it all as this day of "controversy is within the SDA church to deceive the very elect!
It was a great blessing to me to have my mother take me on her lap reading to me from her writing. Later in school we used her writings as our textbooks, even as English readers. Had to digest it all, and I believe every word of it. This is why it hurts me so deeply when I see some of my Beloved Brethren put on their papal goggles to circumvent the truth in her writing. Seems like they are honest and meaning it well. Something is happening just before Jesus comes. But who would Satan deceive if not God's elect children?