The Essential Knowledge
An excerpt from the book Testimonies for the Church, Volume Eight, where Ellen G. White discusses the relationship between nature, God, and our understanding of His creation.
The Ellen White Estate first prepared a compilation of Ellen White statements on the Bible and science for a Geoscience Research Institute geology tour in 1966. This material was expanded and reformatted for the 1976 geology tour. Here, we present that material, arranged by topic. In addition, we have added an important chapter from Testimonies for the Church, Volume 8, entitled “The Essential Knowledge.”
To assist the reader in dealing with some of the issues here, we include a few references to scholarly studies of her statements on the Bible and science.
Additional Resources and Commentary
An excerpt from the book Testimonies for the Church, Volume Eight, where Ellen G. White discusses the relationship between nature, God, and our understanding of His creation.
A compilation of statements from the writings of Ellen G. White that affirm the Bible provides an authentic account of the creation of our world.
This article by Ellen G. White, published in Signs of the Times, was a reprint of a section of her book Spiritual Gifts (Battle Creek, Mich.: Steam Press of the Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association, 1864), vol. 3, pp. 90-96.
A collection of statements from the writings of Ellen G. White that touch upon aspects of the creation of our world
A compilation of statements form the writings of Ellen G. White that refer to the existence of other created worlds beside the earth
An article by Ellen G. White published in Signs of the Times
A collection of statements form the writings of Ellen G. White affirming that God is the creator of matter
A collection of statements form the writings of Ellen G. White on the subject of amalgamation
A collection of statements from the writings of Ellen G. White on the world and its inhabitants before the flood
A collection of statements from the writings of Ellen G. White inspired by the majesty and beauty of mountains.
A collection of statements from the writings of Ellen G. White that include a reference to a time interval of about six thousand years
An article by Ellen G. White published in Signs of the Times
An article by Ellen G. White published in Signs of the Times
A compilation of passages from the writings of Ellen G. White addressing the relationship between science and revelation
A compilation of passages from the writings of Ellen G. White on the biblical flood
A collection of passages from the writings of Ellen G. White linking sabbath to the creation
A compilation of statements from the writings of Ellen G. White referencing a short chronology since creation printed in chapter 5 of Ellen G. White Statements Relating to Geology and Earth Sciences
A collection of passages from the writings of Ellen G. White making reference to volcanic activity and earthquakes