Why does God work through concept, rather than word, inspiration?
Because He desires to work through thinking people, not automated machines. Word inspiration would be too exacting, and would overpower the human instrument in the preparation of the manuscript. The Word comes through the flesh. There is a mystery of incarnation, not only in Christ, the Word, but also in the other Word: Scripture. HOW DID HER VIEW OF CONCEPT INSPIRATION AFFECT HER BOOK PREPARATION? The 1919 position: A.G. Daniells: In Australia I saw the Desire of Ages being made up, and, I saw the rewriting of chapters, some of them written over and over and over again. I saw that, and when I talked with Sister [Marian] Davis about it, I tell you I had to square up to this thing and begin to settle things about the Spirit of Prophecy. If these false positions [about verbal inspiration] had never been taken, the thing would be much plainer than it is today. Our position: Ellen White received an immense variety of important concepts from the Lord, and she labored under an intense burden
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