February 1988 Issue

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1888--issues, outcomes, lessons

Robert W. Olson

Did the 1888 session yield good for the church or bad? How can we benefit from Ellen White's reaction and counsel?

Did the 1888 session yield good for the church or bad? How can we benefit from Ellen White's reaction and counsel?

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The men of Minneapolis

George R. Knight

How much of the conflict at Minneapolis in 1888 could be attributed to theological differences and how much to personality clashes?

How much of the conflict at Minneapolis in 1888 could be attributed to theological differences and how much to personality clashes?

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What is the 1888 Message?

C. Mervyn Maxwell

While we do not have transcripts of Jones's and Waggoner's talks at that fateful session, we have an impeccable source for the message of righteousness by faith they were to deliver.

While we do not have transcripts of Jones's and Waggoner's talks at that fateful session, we have an impeccable source for the message of righteousness by faith they were to deliver.

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Elder Hottel goes to General Conference

Ron Graybill

R. DeWitt Hottel's diary gives a participant's perspective on the 1888 General Conference session.

R. DeWitt Hottel's diary gives a participant's perspective on the 1888 General Conference session.

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The dynamics of salvation

J.R. Spangler

The text of a study document produced in 1980 provides background on the church's current understanding of righteousness by faith.

The text of a study document produced in 1980 provides background on the church's current understanding of righteousness by faith.

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The biblical gospel of salvation

Hans K. LaRondelle

What is righteousness by faith? Is it only forgiveness, or does it demand moral rectitude?

What is righteousness by faith? Is it only forgiveness, or does it demand moral rectitude?

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Corporate repentance

George E. Rice

Do church leaders today need to repent for the sins of their predecessors? Does the church as a whole need to repent for what happened in 1888?

Do church leaders today need to repent for the sins of their predecessors? Does the church as a whole need to repent for what happened in 1888?

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Damnation or deliverance?

Eric Webster

How does righteousness by faith relate to the messages of the three angels of Revelation 14-God's last warning to the world, the special commission of the Adventist Church?

How does righteousness by faith relate to the messages of the three angels of Revelation 14-God's last warning to the world, the special commission of the Adventist Church?

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Have we delayed the Advent?

Ralph Neall

While Ellen G. White wrote that we can hasten or delay the Lord's return, she also wrote that Jesus would come "at the appointed time." What did she mean?

While Ellen G. White wrote that we can hasten or delay the Lord's return, she also wrote that Jesus would come "at the appointed time." What did she mean?

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Judgment or justification?

Roy Adams

Many have rejected the idea of an investigative judgment. Why? Is this Adventist doctrine biblical?

Many have rejected the idea of an investigative judgment. Why? Is this Adventist doctrine biblical?

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Must we agree?

Alden Thompson

Ellen White favored a certain amount of debate in the church. And she believed church unity was to be maintained by other means than legislation or pronouncements by the church's authority figures.

Ellen White favored a certain amount of debate in the church. And she believed church unity was to be maintained by other means than legislation or pronouncements by the church's authority figures.

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Reviving your church in 1988

Mark Finley

A century ago those who accepted the message of righteousness by faith experienced a revival. How can your church experience a revival?

A century ago those who accepted the message of righteousness by faith experienced a revival. How can your church experience a revival?

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Lessons from 1888 for 1988 leaders

W. Floyd Bresee

What does 1888 have to say to us about relationship and obedience, the cognitive and the affective, conflicts between the young and the old, reformers and the church?

What does 1888 have to say to us about relationship and obedience, the cognitive and the affective, conflicts between the young and the old, reformers and the church?

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More from this issue:

Lyndon K. McDowell

George R, Knight, Review and Herald Publishing Association, Washington, D.C., 1987, 288 pages, $16.95, hardback.

C. Mervyn Maxwell

Revised by the original authors, Robert J. Wieland and Donald K. Short, The 1888 Message Study Committee, 2067 Combie Road, Meadow Vista, California 95722, 1987, 213 pages, $7, paper.

Ella M. Rydzewski

Delbert W. Baker, Review and Herald Publishing Association, Hagerstown, Maryland, 1987, 160 pages, $12.95, hardback.

Clifford Goldstein

Compiled by James P. Westberry, Broadman Press, Nashville, Tennessee, 287 pages, $8.95, paper.

DeWitt S. Williams

Darrell L. Guder, William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1985, 236 pages, $10.95, paper.