The Golden Chain - Robert J. Wieland

and sinful tendencies to which fallen human nature
is subject to.... Sinless, yet not only counted as a
sinner, but actually taking upon Himself sinful
nature.... Himself voluntarily descended to the
level of sinful man.... There was in His whole life a
struggle. The flesh, moved upon by the enemy of
all righteousness, would tend to sin, yet His Divine
nature never for a moment harboured an evil
desire, nor did His Divine power for a moment
waver.
Indeed, this view must have been "shocking" to
G. I. Butler. He telegraphed the delegates at
Minneapolis to "stand by the old landmarks" and
thus reject Waggoner's message, for this as well as
for other reasons.
3. Did Ellen White specifically support the
teaching of Jones and Waggoner on the nature
of Christ?
Her statement published in the Review and
Herald of February 18,1890 supplies evidence.
Some had written her complaining of what Jones
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