a pre-Advent judgment, and emphasized throughout the assurance that the Christian may have because of Christ’s intercession. In this emphasis the statement moved beyond traditional Adventist teaching. The second statement, “The Role of the Ellen G. White Writings in Doctrinal Matters,” affirmed that her authority “transcends that of all noninspired interpreters.” A participant, Raymond Cottrell, commented on these actions: “In the thinking of the majority at Glacier View, Adventist tradition was
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