"The object of all ministry is to keep self out of sight, and let Christ appear. The exaltation of Christ is the great truth that all who labor in word and doctrine are to reveal." (E.White, Manuscript Releases, Vol. 16, p. 295)
As you can see, Ellen White's main focus was Christ Jesus and to bring glory to God. She also devoted much writing to point out sin and proclaim God's eternal law found in the ten commandments. She spoke much about the judgements that would come upon the world. And she truly declared that Jesus Christ was fully human on earth. And what about the character? Did she lived a good Christian life, in line with the Word of God? Take a look at the following comments:
"She was absolutely honest in her belief in her revelations. Her life was worthy of them. She showed no spiritual pride and she sought no filthy lucre. She lived the life and did the work of a worthy prophetess." (New York "Independent", 1915).
"Mrs White's life far transcends the life of anyone I have ever known or with whom I have been associated. She was uniformly pleasant, cheerful, and courageous. She was never careless, flippand, or in any way cheap in conversation or manner of life. She was the personification of serious earnestness regarding the things of the kingdom. I never once heard her boast of the gracious gift God had bestowed upon her, or of the marvelous results of her endeavors." (A.G. Daniells, A Co-worker for 23 years).
Ellen White was generous, kind, and honest. She exemplified the Christian virtues she wrote about. For instance despite the potential of living extravagantly of the royalties of her written work, she passed much of it on to spread the gospel and further the kingdom of God. Financially supporting church projects, and helping students attend Christian schools.
And what about the effect of her writings upon those who read them with an open mind? Well, in reviewing the chief findings of 1980 research done by the institute of Church Ministery at Andrews University, it is noted that Seventh-day Adventist "who regularly study the writings of Ellen White are also more likely to be stronger Christians in their personal spiritual life and in their witness to their communities than those church members who don't." (Ministry, October 1982, p.10)
