Books by Recommended Order

Identity Wars is a journey of self-discovery. It is an invitation to learn of your value in a purely relational context. Our lives are bombarded with a constant drone of messages telling us that success only comes from proving to ourselves and the world that we have what it takes, that we have the right stuff. It is a system that teaches us to only feel valuable and important when we achieve and perform to a certain standard. The results of this system are in and the evidence is not good. Millions are depressed and 100's of people a day ending their lives in despair. This book invites you to learn the true nature of the war we are in - an identity war of what defines our value and worth. The stakes are high because it is life and death. This book contains the journey of the author and the principles he learnt along the way. Freedom is a relative thing but this book documents his road to freedom.

Christ exalted the character of God, attributing to him the praise, and giving to him the credit, of the whole purpose of his own mission on earth,—to set men right through the revelation of God. In Christ was arrayed before men the paternal grace and the matchless perfections of the Father. In his prayer just before his crucifixion, he declared, “I have manifested thy name.” “I have glorified thee on the earth; I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.” When the object of his mission was attained,—the revelation of God to the world,—the Son of God announced that his work was accomplished, and that the character of the Father was made manifest to men. {ST January 20, 1890, par. 9}

Acts of Our Gentle God presents compelling evidence from the Bible to exonerate God of the charges that he is uncaring, judgmental, controlling, unfair, bad-tempered, or violent. The book demonstrates that the entire Bible, correctly understood, is in harmony with the definitive statement God is love (1 John 4:8).

Foundation Framework in the Father of Love Message

He that has the Son has life. Why is this so? For in the Son of God resides the pure heart of an obedient Son to His Father. He always does those things that please the Father. He also has the Father’s blessing and deep affection. The heart of the Son rests perfectly in His Father’s love.

Why was the Cross required 
and who required it? 

Why was the Cross necessary 
for our salvation? 

Three Hundred years ago, Sir Isaac Newton discovered the universal laws of the physical universe and the principles that bound planets and stars together in His monumental work Principia. This booklet explores the divine pattern of human relaitonships and what is the secret of life that will bring prosperity and blessing.

If we worship a God who loves because of inherent qualities then we will do the same. We become what we behold. Yet if we worship a Son who was given all things and rests in the assurance of His Father’s sweet benevolent Agape love, then we can be transformed into the image of this love and love as God loves His Son.

Our God is Agape and in Himis no Eros at all

This book was originally written to address the specific situation of the church community. How does a person deal with personal conviction that leads in a different direction to the leaders of that community? The western mind is trained to think in a completely egalitarian way and takes no thought as to how leaders should be approached except with suspision and contempt. This book reveals Biblical principles of how to appeal to authority in the church and avoid the curses that come to all those who seek the short and easy path in dealing with such matters.

This book develops key principles for harmonising the revelation of God in Jesus Christ with the first five books of the Bible, the Torah.

In this volume is found the culmination of a sixteen year search for light on these questions. The journey began when I was reminiscing about the birth of my first son. I thought on the moment I first held him in my arms and the deep sense of love I felt for him. To have a taste of such divine emotions brought me into an encounter with God that impressed upon me the thought that the feelings I had for my son were an expression of God’s love for His Son and consequently His earth born children.

Adam was faced with a decision when his wife brought the forbidden fruit to him. In choosing to follow her and eating the fruit he rejected his Maker. Who now would be his source of comfort? Eve was given to Adam to be a helper. Could she help him endure the terrible change in relationship Adam now sustained to God? How did the fall of man change the marriage relation? What affect did it have on the gift of sexuality and the directive to be fruitful and multiply?

For God so loved the world. So great was that love that He risked His most cherished treasure, His only begotten Son to save us.

With echoes of the Sanctuary, Song of Solomon and Pilgrim's Progress, trace one man's journey through obstacle, trial and challenge, to discover, sell all, and fall in love with Jesus, the Son of the Father.

After the events of 911 and the collapse of the twin towers, Maatan and Stella realise they are actually trapped within the city of Constance under an electromagnetic dome that surrounds the city. All of the inhabitants of the city are connected to the network under the guise of an immunisation program intended to protect them. In reality, this system prevents the mind from engaging a higher state of reality.

Maatan discovers the divine pattern key to escaping the city at the very fountain created in Brass and dedicated to Apollo and his associates. Trace the amazing escape of Maatan, Stella and their family and friends from the city dedicated to rebellion against God and His beloved Son.  

Deep in the heart of each human being is the need to feel secure in their sense of worth. Everything we do in life is influenced by our beliefs in where our value comes from. In this book, you’ll find the Biblical view of where our worth comes from, with a focus on the role that family relationships play when it comes to establishing our sense of value. You’ll be taken on journey along the history of humanity to learn the contrast between God’s family kingdom, where each member is secure in their sense of worth, and Satan’s family kingdom, where each individual strives to secure their own sense of worth. The insights from this book are bound to change your life, as they provide clarity on your own family relationships, and a clearer understanding of God and His Son.

What are the steps involved for coming into complete harmony with God? Does God require blood to be shed before He will forgive us? Did God cause His Son to be killed to pay our debt of sin? Why did Jesus compare Himself to being lifted up like the serpent made of brass? What is the significance of Moses striking the Rock when He was commanded to speak to it? If the human race was taken captive by Satan, who sets the ransom price for our release? Is Penal Substitution required for Salvation? Is the death of the Cross a Vicarious Atonement for our sins? Do the Christian churches teach the complete truth of the Atonement?

Judgment day! Most cultures around the world hold to a principle that everyone is going to face judgment for the things they have done in this life. Jesus Christ provides a simple principle to endure this judgment process.

Judge  not, that you be not judged. Matthew 7:1

What is it like to live in a realm where you cease to judge others? How is this possible? Jesus says:

You judge by human standards; I pass judgment on no one. John 8:15

At a time when I was going through a deep personal crisis, I began to search specifically for quotes from Ellen G. White on God's love and care to comfort me. I collected them and over some time they became more and more.

Most Christians have firm ideas about the wrath and the judgments of God, about His visitations, His vengeance and His punishments. They believe, that they represent an active act of God who loses His patience at a certain point and punishes and eliminates the transgressors of His law by instructing His holy angels to hurt, torment and kill human beings and by using the forces of nature in a destructive manner so as to achieve His goal of destroying the apostate. But how do people come to this conclusion?

One Mediator - The Melchizedek Priesthood and the Cleansing of the Sanctuary

A carefully documented history of the the doctrinal war of the Begotten Son that began in heaven and then came to Christianity and the the Adventist Church.

The book is in five parts and presented in Magazine format. I highly recommend this volume.

The Bible describes the work of salvation of mankind as framed within two great covenants. Unlike what is generally understood, these two covenants are experiences of the heart.

This book details the mechanics of slavation, the condition of man, the love of God, and the centrality of Christ in bringing God's promises near and making them a reality.

Compiled by Gary Hullquist

A chronological collection of statements from 1846 to 2010 from Adventist authors, pioneers, leaders, and Ellen White on Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

Godhead or Trinity?
Which do you prefer? Does it make a difference? Are they both the same?

It appears there is a difference and an effort to prefer one over the other, if not to remove the word “Godhead” altogether, has been made to accomplish just that.

Written by Gary Hullquist

Compiled by Margaretha Tierney

An excellent collection of quotes from Scripture, Spirit of Prophecy and Adventist Pioneers on the Father and Son and the Plan of Salvation

A history of how the Trinity was introduced to the Seventh-day Adventist Church by Margaretha Tierney

The Words that the Father spoke to His Son at His Baptism echo the Blessing He poured upon Him on the First Sabbath of Creation. Daily the Father delighted in His Son, and the Son rejoiced before Him. On the Sabbath the Father breathed upon His Son and the Son was refreshed in His Father’s love. This intimate connection between Father and Son was placed permanently in the Sabbath and each Sabbath the Father breathes out His refreshing rest upon His Son and all those who accept the Son.

The sacrificial system with its animal sacrifices and meat and drink offerings all point to the life giving grace of Jesus through His work on the cross and His mediation in heaven for us.

The question arises what is the significance of all the weights and measures of flour and oil and quantities of animals? If all these events simply point to the death of Jesus 2000 years ago then how can each of these animal and meat offerings vary at each religious gathering? What does this mean?

For over 120 years the Church of Christ has been search for her beloved after He knocked on the door between 1888 and 1895/96. The gift of the Spirit has been there all along in the heart opening to the Spirt that flows during the Sabbaths of the Lord. Jones expresses it so clearly and these four sermons takes you step by step from wretched worm to sealed saint.

For the LORD shall rise up as in mount Perazim, he shall be wroth as in the valley of Gibeon, that he may do his work, his strange work; and bring to pass his act, his strange act. Isa 28:21

What is this strange act that God does? Many say it is an uncharacteristic act of God that cleanses the Universe of sin. Is God ever not in His character?

Who is the God that you worship. Is He the author of life, love and freedom or is He a combinational author of life and death. Are God’s mercy and justice two opposing sides in His nature or is justice an expression of His mercy?

Entering into God’s REST through the Channels of His Appointed Times

The Words that the Father spoke to His Son at His baptism echo the blessing He poured upon Him on the first Sabbath of Creation. Daily the Father delighted in His Son, and the Son rejoiced before Him. On the Sabbath the Father breathed upon His Son and the Son was refreshed in His Father’s love. This intimate connection between Father and Son was placed permanently in the Sabbath, and each Sabbath the Father breathes out His refreshing rest upon His Son and all those who accept the Son.

The Bible contains several instances of sentencing people to be stoned to death for their transgressions. Where did this practice come from? Did God introduce this idea to Moses or did it come from some other source. Is it possible that the judgments that fell upon Israel related to their ideas of judgment rather than from God Himself? Did the sin of the golden calf change anything in the relationship between God and Israel? Is it important to know? To him that hath ears let him hear.

How do we reconcile the wholesale slaughter of nations by Israel with the sword against the words of Christ?

…for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.

Not only men, women and children also:

Deut 2:34  And we took all his cities at that time, and utterly destroyed the men, and the women, and the little ones, of every city, we left none to remain:

Why Does Jesus tell Peter to put away his sword and at the same time tells Moses to take up the sword and put the rebellious ones who refuse to repent to death? Learn about the ministration of death and how all these pieces fit together

If you approach the Law of God without the Gospel, your natural perceptions of justice will kill you. Intrigued? Read on.

They repeated the two great maxims, that the law is a transcript of the divine perfections, and that a man who does not love the law does not love the gospel; for the law, as well as the gospel, is a mirror reflecting the true character of God. GC 465

Under the curse of sin all nature was to witness to man of the character and results of rebellion against God. When God made man He made him rule over the earth and all living creatures. So long as Adam remained loyal to Heaven, all nature was in subjection to him. But when he rebelled against the divine law, the inferior creatures were in rebellion against his rule. Thus the Lord, in His great mercy, would show men the sacredness of His law, and lead them, by their own experience, to see the danger of setting it aside, even in the slightest degree. PP 59, 60

Do God’s holy angels really kill people? Does Christ truly speak the words “These people must die for now, go and execute them!” Did Jesus hide this part of the character of God when He came to this earth? Jesus never executed anyone while here. If executing people is part of His character then why did He not reveal this while here on earth?

The mystery of the cross explains all other mysteries. In the light that streams from Calvary the attributes of God which had filled us with fear and awe appear beautiful and attractive. Mercy, tenderness, and parental love are seen to blend with holiness, justice, and power. While we behold the majesty of His throne, high and lifted up, we see His character in its gracious manifestations, and comprehend, as never before, the significance of that endearing title, "Our Father." GC 652.1

Natural Justice and Atonement

In the life of Saul and Agag

The slaughter of the Amalekites including women and children is one of the most difficult stories to explain in the Bible. Why was this commanded in the name of God?

How can this story be understood in the light of the cross?

Ponder it carefully. The minds of the Roman soldiers are controlled by Satan, yet the breath by which they live is the life that lights every man that comes into the world. The power of Christ in the souls of men is used by Satan to nail Him to the cross. Just stop and ponder that for a moment. The single image of a Roman solider with hammer held high and driving a spike into those precious hands of the Saviour holds the key to plagues of Egypt and all the power of destruction manifested on the earth.

How Christ tore down the pillars of Satan's kingdom and freed mankind from Satan's invisible prison—his lies about God and His Son—and from His visible prison—the grave—is the subject of this little booklet.

The destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah is one of the key Bible stories used by people to show how God destroys those who persistently refuse to submit to Him. The fire that comes from Heaven is understood to be God Himself pouring forth a fury of Fire to end the lives of those miserable sinners that were a burden to themselves and a wicked influence in the world.

For those who believe in God it is almost universally reasoned that the only way to end sin is the stop the wicked dead in their tracks by bringing down a fiery stream fury from the heart of God to burn up the wicked and bring them to an end.

To Bible readers concerned about Revelation's Lake of Fire, this study will come as a relief. Why? Because, contrary to popular belief, that final judgment scene is not about a physical fire burning forever.

However, it will be a painful experience - mentally and emotionally. Billions of people will face their own wrong choices and the ultimate choice to not trust in God. With the realization of eternity lost, the degree of regret will be beyond measure. Along with guilt and shame as figurative coals of fire on their heads coming from within themselves, it will literally be enough to crush out their lives in the Second Death.

It has become quite plain that the correct understanding of the sequence of the First Angel’s Message holds the key to the fall of Babylon and the exposure of the toxicity of her wine. This First Angel does not simply have any gospel but rather the everlasting gospel and those who receive it will not only sing the song of the Lamb but also the song of Moses for within the everlasting gospel this is the same song. The assurance of such a gospel draws us to the conclusion that what Christ revealed on earth in His character as completely non-violent is the same yesterday, today and forever and such a revelation causes us to give glory to Him. With a revelation of this character in Christ we then are enabled to partake in the hour of judgment and Judge God as Holy and merciful and just. This will open our hearts to rest in Him “that made heaven and earth and the seas and fountains of waters” and worship Him in love and truth.

This series of presentations by Pastor Adrian Ebens provides a good snapshot of the elements of present truth built upon Identity Wars Themes and the Divine Pattern. It explores the implications of the present hour, our relationship to the Judgment and details of the Pentagon system and how we escape from it.

The Escaping the Pentagon of Lies Presentation series was the crystallization of a stream of truth that had been developing since September of 2001. It brought together the key doctrinal framework that enables the soul to escape Satan’s masterpiece of deception designed to destroy Christians seeking eternal life.

The destruction of the Egyptian army is trumpeted as one of the clearest evidences that God is a destroyer. This book digs deeper into that story to discover what really happened

Who set the penalty for sin and who will pay its wages?

A collection of Ellen White quotes revealing the loving character of our Father

What is the meaning of this passage?

And the LORD said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof.  (5)  And to the others he said in mine hearing, Go ye after him through the city, and smite: let not your eye spare, neither have ye pity:  (6)  Slay utterly old and young, both maids, and little children, and women: but come not near any man upon whom is the mark; and begin at my sanctuary. Then they began at the ancient men which were before the house. Eze 9:4-6 

Who sent Korah Dathan and Abiram alive down into the pit?

Num 16:31-33  And it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground clave asunder that was under them:  (32)  And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their houses, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods.  (33)  They, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into the pit, and the earth closed upon them: and they perished from among the congregation.

Who was the destroyer of the first born of Egypt?

The amazing and inspiring story of Val Cruwys

In the conflict of nations for dominance and control of the earth’s resources, few things serve as a better motivator than to believe that God has chosen you as His people and that He will subjugate and crush your enemies.

This narrative has been used by nations such as Britain, Germany and most notably the United States of America. The invocation of a warlord type God reflected in the teaching of these so called Christian nations has caused many people to reject Christianity as a religion of war and violence.

The author of this booklet was one such person until he met some Christians in an unlikely place to open a path to a different understanding of God and Christ. The intent of this booklet is to expose the false practice of nations of using the religion of Christianity to advance their national ambitions.

The greatest casualty is the view of God this has portrayed to the world, which causes many to turn away. You are invited to take another look and consider that since Jesus came as the prince of peace, then His Father is the King of Peace, and is not a God of war as supposed by most.   

What was known about the Son of God in the times of the patriarchs and the people of Israel? In conversations I am often confronted with the idea that Jesus became the Son of God at his birth by Mary. The view that the "sonship" was not more than a "job" that Jesus fulfilled in his time here on earth, was often presented to me. It is also argued that in the Old Testament the Son of God does not really come into appearance. Is that the truth? Here is the answer.

An excellent little book explaining the central issues in the 1888 controversy within the Adventist Movement.

The subject of the covenants plays a central role in understanding righteousness by faith. When the covenants are understood as personal experiences texts like Rom 5:20 open up to a clearer understanding of how the law of God is indeed our school master to bring us to Christ.

Every thoughtful Christian needs to read and understand the contents of this book.

“The priesthood of Christ commenced as soon as man had sinned. He was made a priest after the order of Melchizedek. ...Satan thought the Lord had given up His hold on man, but the Star of Hope lighted up the dark and dismal future in the gospel preached in Eden.” Ms43b-1891 (July 4, 1891)

The story of the worldwide flood and the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah are troubling to many. Would God truly drown and burn alive hundreds of thousands of people because His mercy is exhausted and the crushing hand of judgment will no longer be restrained? Would a loving God do such a thing? For many this is a perplexing mystery.

The Legacy bequeathed by the Father to His Son reveals the true essence of sin, the core meaning of the great conflict between Christ and Satan, and clears out the way of the faith to God's covenant promises. Every believer in the Son is a joint heir to the Legacy,
which in the Beloved, benefits us with „all things that pertain unto life and godliness“.

This was a ground breaking document in understanding the everlasting gospel. It contains a response to George Bulter's presentation on the law in Galatians. The logic sequence of this document is vital to grasping the core issues in the 1888 conflict. The booklet takes effort to digest and grasp its central themes but the rewards are great. I highly recommend this book.

When will the last sermon on the Laodicean message be preached that will result in action that fulfills the "counsel" given by the True Witness?

Mary Magdalene is either a brilliant person who is right on, or she turns out to be a wild fanatic. Those “three hundred denarii” (silver coins) are a fantastic sum which she blew in just a few moments of aromatic bliss at this party. At first thought, it would seem that the “some” who didn’t like what she did were thinking clearly. Jerusalem and its suburbs were full of poor people who could have used the food or clothing that this princely sum could have purchased for them.

 Thus the covenant from Sinai brought them to the covenant with Abraham. The first brought them to the second covenant. The old covenant brought them to the new covenant. And thus the law, which was the basis of that covenant, —the broken law, —was the schoolmaster to bring them to Christ, that they might be justified by faith. A.T. Jones RH July 17, 1900

The question of which law was the Law in Galatians was the focal point of the doctrinal battle that took place during the 1888 Bible conference of Seventh-day Adventists.

Why is it so vital for us to understand the central points related to this question? The Law in Galatians reveals whether we understand the Everlasting Covenant correctly in the details of Scripture. While it is possible to grasp the central theme of the everlasting covenant, this theme must be understood in the details of Scripture to be truly appreciated and taught from Scripture. This is particularly true concerning the writings of Paul.

Learn how the covenant systems developed by Augustine helped to short circuit the receiving of the Latter Rain through the most precious message preached in 1888.

A textual review and analysis of the key Pauline passage addressing feasts, new moons, and Sabbath days. One of the most hotly debated texts in the Christian world, it is claimed Exhibit A for prohibiting the gatherings of God’s people as found in the book of the law. But was the apostle who observed the appointed times himself also condemning them as a only legalistic bondage? Was Paul saying the Seventh day Sabbath is no longer relevant to Christians?
Modern commentaries have ignored critical aspects of Paul’s internal consistency. Showing Respect, however, does just that.

The Adventist movement was built on the foundation of Revelation 14:12 as those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus. From this foundation this booklet reveals the connection to an understanding of the righeousness of Christ that is made manifest in obedience to all the commandments of God.

Adventist history is full of struggle and debate over the issue of when and where did the Old Covenant with all of its rites and ceremonies begin and end. Like all other Protestant churches from which they came, the Adventists long accepted the prevailing notion that all things old and Jewish came to an end at the death of Jesus. For all the other Protestants that meant the seventh day Sabbath as well. Not so, said the Adventists, newly convicted by the Fourth Commandment. The Moral Law is permanent; the Law of Moses was nailed to the cross. But what about tithe, intoxicating liquor, and unclean meats? Soon a growing list of Mosaic statutes were moved across the Ceremonial Divide. And then came 1888. The implications were undeniable. Something had to give. The battle lines were drawn, and the rest— well, the rest is History.

O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day. Psalm 119:97 

What About the Feasts. Answers many questions like:

Are the Statutes required for us to keep today?
What are included in the Statutes?
Do the feasts contain moral principles?
Must we keep the Statutes to be saved?

 

Elders A.T. Jones and E.J. Waggoner were God's chosen messengers to bring the message of righteousness by faith to God remnant people. The rejection of that message sparked in these men a fatal flaw in regard to the subject of Church organisation. As we study the history concerning them, may we learn lessons about the church of God in these last days.
 

Missionary to the World

The prophetic framework of the Millerite system forms the backbone of the Midnight Cry and the Midnight Cry lights the path all the way to the city of God. We are not to move a pin of this foundation. One of the lynch pins of that system is the question of the Daily. If you remove that pin, the date 1844 becomes vulnerable to both preterism and futurism. The Millerite view of the Daily plays a vital role in securing the historicist understanding of the prophetic books of Daniel and Revelation.  

Elder Fifield reveals the tender love of a Father and  the spiritual nature of the law, atonement and plan of salvation.

The Return of Elijah is taken from Malachi 4:5,6

Mal 4:5-6  Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD:  (6)  And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.

The turning of hearts within families suggests the coming of a message that will restore the relational structures of families. Positions of headhip and submission are clearly understood and for each person in the family and what is the basis of this transformation? Fear God and give glory to Him. In the worship of the true God is the key to family and community transformation.

This book was written to the leadership of the Seventh-day Adventist church in Australia with an earnest desire to show that the foundations of our movement were not laid in gross darkness but in blazing light.

1 Cor 8:6  But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.

Bible Answers to Trinitarian Objections

At what time should we keep the feasts? This question is asked regularly and it is a valid question. For those who believe in the foundations of the Adventist movement in 1844 the answer is quite simple. 

“Of all the great religious movements since the days of the apostles, none have been more free from human imperfection and the wiles of Satan than was that of the autumn of 1844. Even now, after the lapse of many years, all who shared in that movement and who have stood firm upon the platform of truth still feel the holy influence of that blessed work and bear witness that it was of God.” 
Great Controversy, page 402.

At the heart of the Ten Commandments we are invited to remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy. What exactly is the Sabbath day and when does it begin and end? 

This series of studies is designed to teach someone the Three Angels messages of the Bible. Each study is based around a chart that allows each subject to be presented visually. 

It contains a collection of 55 charts, 34 studies and training manual and is Fully illustrated.

This resources is used by many Bible students around the world to share the gospel. It took several years to develop this resource and now is freely available for you to download

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