February 1988 Issue
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?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?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.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.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.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?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?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?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?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?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.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?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?