A Call to Stand Apart: Challenging Young Adults to Make an Eternal Difference

by Ellen Gould White

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A Call to Stand Apart is for the twenty-first century. It deals with issues faced by contemporary young adults, drawing together a variety of previously published material of enduring relevance that has been transformed by modern language paraphrase.

In this volume the most widely translated female author of all time offers inspired counsel on relationships, health, social justice, careers, the authority of Scripture, and salvation. Each chapter is prefaced by the testimony of a young adult who has been positively influenced by Ellen White and would like to pass that inspiration on to others.

Join the missions of readers whose lives have been transformed by the call to "stand for the right though the heavens fall" and make an eternal difference in their world.

120 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2002

About the author

In brief, Ellen Gould Harmon White was a woman of remarkable spiritual gifts who lived most of her life during the nineteenth century (1827-1915), yet through her writings she is still making a revolutionary impact on millions of people around the world. During her lifetime she wrote more than 5,000 periodical articles and 40 books; but today, including compilations from her 50,000 pages of manuscript, more than 100 titles are available in English. She is the most translated woman writer in the entire history of literature, and the most translated American author of either gender. Her writings cover a broad range of subjects, including religion, education, social relationships, evangelism, prophecy, publishing, nutrition, and management. Her life-changing masterpiece on successful Christian living, Steps to Christ, has been published in more than 140 languages. Seventh-day Adventists believe that Mrs. White was more than a gifted writer; they believe she was appointed by God as a special messenger to draw the world's attention to the Holy Scriptures and help prepare people for Christ's second advent. From the time she was 17 years old until she died 70 years later, God gave her approximately 2,000 visions and dreams. The visions varied in length from less than a minute to nearly four hours. The knowledge and counsel received through these revelations she wrote out to be shared with others. Thus her special writings are accepted by Seventh-day Adventists as inspired, and their exceptional quality is recognized even by casual readers. As stated in Seventh-day Adventists Believe ... , “The writings of Ellen White are not a substitute for Scripture. They cannot be placed on the same level. The Holy Scriptures stand alone, the unique standard by which her and all other writings must be judged and to which they must be subject” (Seventh-day Adventists Believe ... , Ministerial Association, General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, Washington D.C., 1988, p. 227). Yet, as Ellen White herself noted, “The fact that God has revealed His will to men through His Word, has not rendered needless the continued presence and guiding of the Holy Spirit. On the contrary, the Spirit was promised by our Saviour to open the Word to His servants, to illuminate and apply its teachings” (The Great Controversy, p. vii). The following is a more detailed account of the life and work of this remarkable woman who, meeting all the tests of a true prophet as set forth in the Holy Scriptures, helped found the Seventh-day Adventist church.

Reviews

[Terry · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is a clarion call for personal transformation and a personal willingness to allow the Spirit to make that transformation in your life. It is laid out in a fashion that is easily read in small pieces at a time. It is inspiring and yet deep. It will call you to personal reflection on how you live your life and make a difference in the world.

[Mike Ncube · Rating 5 out of 5]

A Call To Stand Apart is one of Ellen White’s best books for young adults

[Melody · Rating 5 out of 5]

Me ayudó muchísimo en mi crecimiento personal y espiritual, cada joven debería leerlo, Dios me habló por
medio de sus páginas.