 Even so, all of the statements of belief (the 28 Fundamental Beliefs) promoted by the Seventh-day Adventist church rest on the Bible alone as the test of the validity of each belief (as published on their official web site).The church claims that it is in response to the Bible command to accept God's prophets – to not despise prophetic statements or quench the Holy Spirit – that so many Seventh-day Adventists tend to follow Ellen White's counsels.Adventists think of her inspiration as a manifestation of the spiritual gift of prophecy described in the New Testament.