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The Golden Chain - Robert J. Wieland

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"touched with the feeling of our infirmities" (E. J.<br />

Waggoner, Christ and His Righteousness, p. 30).<br />

Could this be one reason why Ellen White so<br />

rejoiced to hear this message as "the beginning" of<br />

the loud cry that must lighten the earth with glory?<br />

Sinners must see the Saviour "nigh at hand"!<br />

15. Why do some scholars downgrade the 1888<br />

messengers, warning the church that their<br />

message of Christ's humanity is dangerous?<br />

<strong>The</strong>se authors themselves may not know why<br />

they feel driven to do this. Some possible reasons<br />

may be:<br />

(a) <strong>The</strong>y focus on minor inconsistencies or<br />

imperfections in Jones's and Waggoner's message<br />

while they disregard its overall spiritual impact.<br />

(b) <strong>The</strong>y may be influenced to regard popular<br />

Evangelicalism as more important to guide our<br />

thinking than the special light the Lord gave us.<br />

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