Ellen White clearly affirmed belief in the Trinity, teaching that The Father, Son, and Holy Ghostare distinct persons within the Godhead (BTS March 1, 1906, par. 1). She explained the unique roles of each person while maintaining their unity and equality.
## The Father's Nature and Role
Ellen White described the Father as transcendent and invisible, writing that **"The Father can not be described by the things of earth. The Father is all the fullness of the Godhead bodily, and is invisible to mortal sight"** (BTS March 1, 1906, par. 1). She emphasized His personality and His love demonstrated through sending His Son.
## The Son's Divine Nature
Regarding Christ, Ellen White affirmed His full divinity and equality with the Father. She quoted Scripture, noting that Christ was in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God (YI February 11, 1897, par. 1). She also taught that **"The Son is all the fullness of the Godhead manifested. The word of God declares Him to be 'the express image of His person'"** (BTS March 1, 1906, par. 1).
Ellen White distinguished between Christ's humanity and divinity, explaining that **"In his divinity, Christ possessed the power to break the bonds of death. He declares that he has life in himself to quicken whom he will"** (YI January 3, 1905). She clarified that while Humanity died; divinity did not dieat the cross (YI January 3, 1905).
## The Holy Spirit's Work
Ellen White wrote extensively about the Holy Spirit's transformative work in believers' lives. She described how the Spirit influenced the early disciples to share their possessions and support the poor, and taught that **"this is the influence the Holy Spirit will have upon the hearts of those who believe today"** (
2MR 41.4). The Spirit's work produces practical fruit in believers' lives, leading them to use God's resources to advance His work and help the needy.
## Unity Within the Godhead
Throughout her writings, Ellen White maintained the unity and cooperative work of the three persons of the Godhead while affirming their distinct personalities and roles. She presented them as working together in the plan of salvation and in the ongoing work of redemption.
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