judgment the churen wa line with other churches. \, thodox Christianity ley. — ura (Ellen. White)) | somports the | view in thet Conteovers Buthe quickly ter articles in Hecewand ob a aot mest ae ) eho speculates ‘hat pe 7 haps that human character. ae diventistsencerof “God: 218 Sneed New ql ; says hi ‘Testament that. Christ is the Sang sha full Australian _¢jas always taught that ‘Went to heaven to Fight band of | the er," Ford commented, Not until 1857 was’ the present version “of the investigative judgment ‘vas in. thrust! forward and then ches. emphasized by early church janity leaders JN. Andrews, Uriah Smith and James White, Slt was through’ these eee a ‘Then there's the compari son between Desmond Ford and: Albion Ballenger, a chureh worker about “the turn ofthe century who had Views similar to Ford's Ford acknowledged that Bllen White did rebuke Ballenger but. claims that Ballenger had other prob: Tems, unrelated to his views fon the judgment, that Drought White's rebuke. Ford added, “You will never find Ellen White specifically rebuking Bal- Tenger on any technical point of the investigative Tudgment.” “"Tbelieve very much in Bilen White,” says Ford, MBut it’s the gift, of “propheey. not the sift of - Ford isa patient, thoughtfl_and_ persuasive Foponet of his views and fiecting, with. more succes In chsh lay dros [thas he cid with the | General Conference. J ‘Tee been knocking on General Conference, doors ferring to his’ document he said, "Most men had never read i In fact, one Jeader said he didn't need to read it since he knew. it was wrong already. Ford smiled rue fully, “That's a great timesaver.” But he gained a small measure of satisfaction with the consensus statement Which came out of Glacier View, That document, "claims Ford, published at the onclusion of Glacier View ‘contains elements not found in traditional SDA. teach ings “The consensus _state- ‘ent isnot a traditional “Statement,” he commented. For example, the statement says the yearfora-day principle is ‘not explicit. in the Bible. There are several other. points that the Statement makes with ‘which Pord agrees and are different. than, traditional Aeschings; ‘he. laims. But ‘church administrators were “unaware of this. Alter ‘all, says Ford, administrators administer 4nd don't have. time! for scholarly research. “They didn't know that it was different than we'd always rows, see no distinctions between himselt and Robert Brinsmead. “Tim classed with Bob Brinamead who is tring to ‘put oul the Sabbath,” he lamented, Brinsmead though, trying to. tear down the SDA church, says Ford, while he belioves it was called hy God Ford is content that what he believes. is Biblially sound, though it eaninot be supported from the vitings at Ellen White. He however fies not denigrate her ‘writings, aGking ony that Adventists adopt the Bible as sole authority for etermining truth, ‘Are Adventists _ambig ‘ous in support ofthe Bible as sole authority. for determining truth? “Theoretically. were not but in practice we are," he replies, At Glaser View, sys Ford, church adaint Stators relied on Ellen ‘White more frequently than they did the Bible. Ford also belioves. that Bible students in the church ‘aso support is interpreta on. No. scholar he says vl support the traditional ew when writing for fon SDA periodicals: Nor fan the General Confer find a Bible scholar wing to publish book support: ing’ from the. Bible” the traditional view. ‘The. investigative. judg estate “would say,” 6 ord, "that I thik duties are tg my t congrenitone Tis not likely tht F wil Have that chance Wilson has iiited ‘al diseuesons with G Sarling in danvaty. onmitee deste by L fin Eva. wil meet» SMficals from" GNU Siseoss the. investiga judgment and the mae Ben White ‘An. October 24,3 Christianity Today exite fivored De, Ford and in pat, "Tp us seer Genre shoe bet fxpesiency, and obedie ‘elbod." Ford disagrees. sity, "No, don't fee ‘Martin Luther. Tm av sual fish" Maybe so, but his vie which he knows, are original, have created s¢ very big waves in denomination, ‘The General Confere has heen pressured revoke his ordination church membership thus far Neil. Wilson ‘sisted those efforts, ord is the author of fecent book “Advent Crises of Spiritual Ide ity." whieh he says. “sympathetic. but fr look at problems facing thurch, Te is being read the General Conference, ‘ays. ai to Beaver and of the ord commented. ‘ini tAST- was: the terion “ofthe tigative judgment forward and then sized by early church SUN. Andrews, smith and James § son between Desniond Rord ‘and: Albion Ballenger, a church. worker about the ‘tum of the century who.had views similar to Ford's. Ford acknowledged that Ellen White did. rebuke Ballenger but claims that Ballenger had other prob lems, unelated to his views fon the judgment,. thet Drought White's rebuke. Ford sdded, "You will never. find ilen White specifiealy rebuking Bal: Tenger on. any technical ‘point of the Investigative Sudgment. “T believe very. much in mee ies ‘Bul propheey not the a patient, “ Phoughtful- and_ persuasive proponent’ of-hig views and is meeting, with more success in ehuireh lay circles than be did with the |General Conference. “Tve ‘been. Knocking on [General Conference doors for 20 “Jeaders at the Colorado Glacier View Youth Camp hhe knew. it was wrong already. Ford smiled roe: fully, “That's a great timesaver.” But he gained a. small measure of satisfaction with the consensus statement ‘eae out of Glacier View. ‘That document, claims Ford, published "at the ‘conclusion of Glacier View ‘contains elements not found in traditional SDA teach ings. fn expe eal. thers sector oikerpolnie at emeat makes with ‘ich Ford agrees {erent thar tadlnal teaching, be lau Streh miarators were chi ‘signed on as radio speaker. with the, newly-formed Californi-based organiza. BHinsmead who i trying to put out the Sabbath,” he Tamented d ‘though, is teving to te down the SDA church, says Ford, while he believes it was called by God. Ford is content that what he ‘believes. is Biblically sound, though it cannot be Supported from the writings of len White, He however does, not, denigrate her Svritings,. asking, only, that ‘Adventists adopt the Bible ag) sole authority for ‘determining truth Aaa c or heoomnesra Sheoretiay were. 20 nic in pracice we ar," he replies, At Glider Vi ‘Ford, church strators Felied on Ellen. White more freauent}y than they did the Bile, Ford. also believes that ible students in aso support his bal the church interpreta- “lor for © thus far “1 woul 99 xeon sha ae fate are 9,28 de gh ts Src bey tha Ford sri tee ta ean bal Yuen ha nated doe ‘trinal discussions with GNU See ty A ae diésed by Dun cone wl met. kb Sane ton NU tear the venti juigheas and 1 ele Ege, Ra ether Bi, 06, chnianty Hoay era Pere ord and aa pret us i sms tedtet‘chke betwen, Hehe Sad obetinee iy ier for er ‘Sisagrees. a foftly, "No, T don't el lke“) Mardy Luther: Tm. a Very | ‘small fish.” Maye 2, ht i ‘nhc he kaows rials hav cel peg acon i | cent, "te, GenealConernes ‘hasbeen pressured to Nove ae annie an ¢hurch membership but. ‘Neil- Wilson has — resisted those efforts. “Ford is the author of the recent “book, “Adventist ‘the Crises. of Spiritual Ident- ‘one-dimensional man. @ fe was employed. by" the huh, Bot what Gener Conference. president Nel Wilson, called up_a Dr, Ford, 1 have ‘ministerial opening for you In one of our ehurehes, wll methy teaching career, Th the 10's Ford. was employed. by the largest newspaper complex inthe Southern hemispl Associated. 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