▁which ▁tests ▁must ▁be ▁satisf actor ily ▁passed ▁by ▁those ▁who ▁apply ▁for ▁membership ▁in ▁our ▁church ." ▁▁ ▁Oliver ▁Mont gom ery , ▁in ▁the ▁March , ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁edition ▁of ▁Ministry , ▁explained ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁committee ' s ▁thinking . ▁Similar ▁to ▁Br anson ' s ▁explanation , ▁Mont gom ery ▁distinguished ▁between ▁the ▁many ▁teach ings ▁val ued ▁by ▁Se vent h - day ▁Advent ist ▁and ▁those ▁teach ings ▁which ▁are ▁considered ▁tests ▁of ▁fellow ship . ▁Mont gom ery ▁also ▁explains ▁why ▁the ▁many ▁coun s els ▁of ▁Ellen ▁G . ▁White , ▁believed ▁by ▁Advent ists ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁Bib lic al ▁gift ▁of ▁prop he cy , ▁were ▁not ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁Bapt ism al ▁V ow . ▁Mont gom ery ▁states ▁that ▁" we ▁have ▁made ▁no ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁instruction ▁given ▁this ▁people ▁through ▁the ▁Spirit ▁of ▁prop he cy ▁in ▁regard ▁to ▁many ▁ev ils ▁to ▁be ▁avoided ▁and ▁the ▁right ▁principles ▁to ▁be ▁followed . ▁On ▁this ▁point ▁may ▁I ▁state ▁that ▁as ▁a ▁den om ination , ▁we ▁hold ▁to ▁the ▁fundamental ▁Protest ant ▁principle ▁of ▁' the ▁Bible , ▁and ▁the ▁Bible ▁only " ▁as ▁our ▁rule ▁of ▁faith ▁and ▁conduct . ▁Every ▁doctrine , ▁every ▁principle ▁of ▁faith , ▁every ▁truth ▁of ▁the ▁g ospel , ▁every ▁standard ▁of ▁r igh te ous ness , ▁is ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁word ▁of ▁God . ▁The ▁Spirit ▁of ▁prop he cy ▁sh eds ▁wonderful ▁light ▁on