Beyond Belief
     The promise, the power, and the reality of the everlasting gospel

The Biblical Definition of Sin

Built Upon the Rock
     The 28 fundamental Adventist beliefs in light of the gospel

Preface • The Holy Scriptures • The Trinity • Creation • The Nature of Man • The Great Controversy • The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Christ • The Experience of Salvation • Growing in Christ • The Church • The Remnant and Its Mission • Unity in the Body • Baptism • The Lord’s Supper • Spiritual Gifts and Ministries • The Gift of Prophecy • The Law of God • The Sabbath Rest • Stewardship • Christian Behavior • Marriage and Family • Christ’s Ministry in the Heavenly Sanctuary • The Second Coming of Christ • Death and Resurrection • The Millennium and the End of Sin • The New Earth • Appendix A: The Significance of 1844 (I) • Appendix B: The Significance of 1844 (II) • Appendix C: The Investigative or Pre-Advent Judgment • Appendix D: The Humanity of Christ, Our Savior

The Church – An Extension of Christ

The Church Has One Foundation (Matthew 16:13-19) • The Birth of the Church (Acts 1,4,5) • The Essential Ingredients (Acts 2:1-4) • The Only Solution (Acts 3:12-21) • A Spirit-Controlled Church (Acts 4:31-35) • Behind the Opposition (Acts 5:27-33) • Growing Pains (Acts 4:31-35) • The Issue is Jesus (Acts 7:51-60) • Counterfeit Christianity (Acts 8:9-13) • God’s Chosen Man (Acts 9:10-16) • Times of the Gentiles (Acts 10:9-16) • None Excluded (Acts 11:11-18) • Releasing God’s Power (Acts 12:1-7) • Most Powerful Force (Matthew 5:13-16) • A Called-Out People (John 15:18-21) • Our Highest Priority (Colossians 1:23-29) • A Gifted People (Ephesians 4:10-16) • Powered by the Spirit (Luke 24:45-49) • Shaping the Saints (Ephesians 4:11-16) • One Body in Christ (Romans 12:2-5) • Fulfilling God’s Mission (Revelation 10:9-11) • The Wise Choice (Joshua 24:14-18) • Trust and Obey (Hebrews 11:7-10) • The Church Triumphant (Revelation 15:2-4)

The Cross of Christ

Crucify Him! • Forsaken of God • Born Crucified • The Resurrection

The Divine-Human Family

The Head of the Family • All in Him • Christian Experience

The Dynamics of the Everlasting Gospel

The Sin Problem • God’s Redemptive Love • The Gospel Defined • The Two Adams • The Cross of Christ • Righteousness by Faith • The Joyous Experience of Salvation • The Principle of the Cross • The Ministry of the Holy Spirit • Law and Grace • The Sabbath Rest

Ephesians, Queen of the Epistles

Riches in Christ (Ephesians 1:1-14) • Spiritual Wisdom (Ephesians 1:15-23) • Unconditional Good News (Ephesians 2:1-13) • Christ Our Peace (Ephesians 2:14-22) • The Divine Mystery (Ephesians 3:1-12) • Rooted and Grounded in Love (Ephesians 3:13-21) • Walking in Unity (Ephesians 4:1-6) • Spiritual Gifts (Ephesians 4:7-16) • The New Life in Christ (Ephesians 4:17-32) • The Christian Walk (Ephesians 5:1-21) • The Christian Home (Ephesians 5:22-6:9) • Putting on the Whole Armor (Ephesians 6:10-24)

The Everlasting Gospel

The Birth of the Advent Movement and the Everlasting Gospel Defined • The Love of God and the In Christ Motif

Explaining the Gospel

The Birth of the Advent Movement • The Everlasting Gospel Defined • The Fruits of the Gospel and the Hope of the Gospel • The Love of God • The In Christ Motif

Revealing the Gospel in Galatians

The Galatian Problem (Galatians 1:1-10) • The Origin of Paul’s Gospel (Galatians 1:11-24) • Only One Gospel (Galatians 2:1-10) • Justification by Faith Alone (Galatians 2:11-21) • You Foolish Galatians (Galatians 3:1-9) • The True and False Gospel (Galatians 3:10-14) • Law Versus Promise (Galatians 3:15-29) • From Slaves to Sons (Galatians 4:1-11) • The Effects of Legalism (Galatians 4:12-20) • The Two Covenants (Galatians 4:21-31) • Freedom in Christ (Galatians 5:1-12) • True Christian Freedom (Galatians 5:13-15) • Spirit Versus Flesh (Galatians 5:16-26) • Christian Relationships (Galatians 6:1-10) • Legalism vs. Gospel (Galatians 6:11-18) • The Two Counterfeits

The Gospel in a Nutshell

Gospel Issues in Adventism

The Everlasting Gospel • Objective & Subjective Salvation • The In Christ Motif • The Doctrine of Substitution • The Humanity of Our Saviour • Justification & Sanctification • The Assurance of Salvation • The Two Atonements • The Sanctuary Message • The Significance of 1844 (2 Parts) • The Investigative Judgment • The Sabbath/Sunday Issue • The Time of Trouble • The Remnant • The 144,000

Study of Hebrews

Christ, God’s Final Word (Hebrews 1:1-3) • Christ, Greater than the Angels (Hebrews 1:4-2:4) • Christ, God Who Exalted Man (Hebrews 2:5-18) (2 Parts) • Christ, Greater than Moses (Hebrews 3:1-6) • Warnings From Israel’s History (Hebrews 3:7-19) • Christ, The True Sabbath Rest (Hebrews 4:1-13) (5 Parts) • Christ, Our Great High Priest (Hebrews 4:14-5:10) (2 Parts) • The Cost of Abandoning Christ (Hebrews 5:11-6:12) (2 Parts) • The Certainty of God’s Promises (Hebrews 6:13-20) • Preeminence of Christ’s Priesthood (Hebrews 7:1-7:28) • Christ, Priest of a Better Covenant (Hebrews 8:1-13) • The Heavenly Sanctuary (Hebrews 9:1-28) (2 Parts) • Christ’s Perfect Sacrifice (Hebrews 10:1-22) • The Peril of Unbelief (Hebrews 10:23-29) • Faith Defined (Hebrews 11:1-6) • Heroes of Faith (Hebrews 11:7-40) • Christ, The Supreme Example (Hebrews 12:1-4) • God’s Refining Process (Hebrews 12:5-11) • Living Under the New Covenant (Hebrews 12:12-29) • The Intended Life (Hebrews 13:1-24)

The Holy Spirit

The Third Person of the Godhead (John 14:16, 17, 26) • Once Saved, Always Saved (Hebrews 10:35-39) • The Spirit in Mission (John 16:7-11) • The Spirit in the Believer (Romans 8:9-17) • In the Life of the Church (1 Corinthians 12:4-31) • The Fruit of the Spirit – Agape (Galatians 5:19-23)

The Laodicean Message
     Christ’s urgent counsel to a lukewarm church in the last days

Introduction • Laodicea is Addressed (Revelation 3:14) • Laodicea is Evaluated, Part 1 (Revelation 3:15-16) • Laodicea is Evaluated, Part 2 (Revelation 3:15-16) • Laodicea is Deceived (Revelation 3:17) • Laodicea is Counseled (Revelation 3:18) • Laodicea is Rebuked (Revelation 3:19) • Laodicea Must Repent (Revelation 3:19) • Laodicea Must Open the Door (Revelation 3:20) • Laodicea Must Overcome (Revelation 3:21) • Laodicea is Sealed (Revelation 7:1-7) • Laodicea is Faultless (Revelation 14:1-5)

The Love of God

The Objective Facts of the ‘In Christ’ Motif

The Parables of Jesus

The Perils of an Empty Heart (Luke 11:24-26) • New Wine in Old Bottles (Luke 5:36-39) • The Royal Marriage Feast (Matthew 22:1-14) • The Pharisee and the Publican (Luke 18:9-14) • The Unmerciful Servant (Matthew 18:21-35) • The Two Debtors (Luke 7:36-50) • The Hidden Treasure (Matthew 13:44) • The Priceless Pearl (Matthew 13:45-46) • The Growing Seed (Mark 4:26-29) • The Rich Fool (Luke 12:13-21) • The Barren Fig Tree (Luke 13:6-8) • The Wheat and the Weeds (Matthew 13:24-30) • The Ten Virgins (Matthew 25:1-13) • The Ten Talents (Matthew 25:14-30) • The Embarrassed Host (Luke 11:5-10) • The Two Sons (Matthew 21:28-32) • The Closed Door (Luke 13:24-30) • The Parable of the Wise Steward (Luke 12:35-40) • The Parable of the Soil (Luke 8:4-8) (or “The Parable of the Sower”) • The Parable of the Mustard Seed (Mark 4:30-32)

Romans: The Clearest Gospel of All

Introduction (Romans 1:1-17) • The Wrath of God (Romans 1:18-32) • The Sin of Self-Righteousness (Romans 2:1-3:8) • Universal Sin and Guilt (Romans 3:9-20) • Righteousness by Faith (Romans 3:21-23) • Legal Justification (Romans 3:24-26) • The Law and the Gospel (Romans 3:27-31) • In Defense of Justification by Faith (Romans 4:1-25) • The Fruits of Justification by Faith (Romans 5:1-5) • Unconditional Love (Romans 5:6-10) • Adam, a Type of Christ (Romans 5:11-14) • The Two Adams (Romans 5:15-18) • The Reign of Sin and Grace (Romans 5:19-21) • Baptized into Christ (Romans 6:3-6) • The Danger of Libertinism (Romans 6:1-13) • Not Under Law – Under Grace (Romans 6:14-15) • Slaves of God (Romans 6:16-23) • Delivered from Under the Law (Romans 7:1-6) • Exceedingly Sinful (Romans 7:7-13) • O Wretched Man (Romans 7:14-25) • The Truth as It is in Christ (Romans 8:1-3) • Life in the Spirit (Romans 8:4-13) • The Blessed Hope (Romans 8:14-30) • Agape Never Fails (Romans 8:31-39) • The True Israelite, Parts 1-4 (Romans 9:6-13) • The Jewish Tragedy (Romans 10) • God Keeps His Promise (Romans 11) • Born Crucified (Romans 12:1-3) • The Body of Christ (Romans 12:4-8) • Into His Likeness (Romans 12:9-21) • Loyal Citizens (Romans 13:1-7) • Fulfilling the Royal Law (Romans 13:8-14) • Dealing with the Weak (Romans 14) • Bearing One Another’s Burdens (Romans 15) • One in Christ (Romans 16)

Romans Paraphrase
     A loose paraphrase on “the clearest gospel of all”

The Sanctuary

God’s ‘Show and Tell’ (Hebrews 8:4-6) • Redemption Unfolded (Exodus 25:1-9) • God With Us (Hebrews 10:5-10) • The “In Christ” Motif (1 Corinthians 1:30-31) • Christ Our Substitute (Luke 24:25-27) • Christ our Righteousness (Hebrews 9:11-12) • We Behold His Glory (John 1:14-17) • Ichabod (1 Samuel 4:12-22) • The Sanctuary Polluted (Daniel 8:9-12) • Behold the Lamb (John 1:29-31) • Strange Fire (Leviticus 10:1-3) • Christ Our Passover (Luke 22:15-20) • Entering God’s Sanctuary (1 Corinthians 3:16) • God’s Ark of Safety (1 Peter 3:18-22) • You are God’s Temple (2 Corinthians 6:16-18) • The Church:  The Body of Christ (1 Corinthians 12:24-27) • The Vision of Daniel 8 (Parts 1 and 2) (Daniel 8:9-19) • 1844 and the Cleansing of the Sanctuary (Daniel 9:22-27) • Bread of Life (John 6:51-58) • Christ our High Priest (Hebrews 8:1-6) • The Two Choices (Romans 5:15-18) • The Investigative Judgment (2 Corinthians 5:10) • Yom Kippur (Leviticus 16:7-10) • Afflicting the Soul (Leviticus 16:19-21) • A Sabbath of Rest (Leviticus 23:27-32) • Vindication of the Gospel (Isaiah 54:5-10)

The Saviour of Mankind

Introduction • The Gospel Defined • Views of Modern Scholarship • The Significance of Christ’s Humanity to Us • Christ Our Redeemer • Christ, The Believer’s Example • Objections Considered • Jesus Christ, The God-Man Saviour • The Fall and Restoration of Man

Saviour of the World
     A study of the humanity of Christ in the light of the everlasting gospel

Prologue • Salvation Defined • That ‘Most Precious Message’ • Christ, Our Sympathetic High Priest • The Truth As It Is in Christ • The Two Humanities, Part 1 • The Two Humanities, Part 2 • The Cross of Christ • ‘O Wretched Man That I Am!’ • Redeemed From the Law of Sin • A Brief History • Views of Modern Scholarship • The Significance of Christ’s Humanity to Us • Christ, Our Redeemer • Christ, the Believers’ Example • Objections Considered, Part 1 • Objections Considered, Part 2 • Jesus Christ, the God-Man Saviour • The Fall and Restoration of Man • The Three Angels’ Messages • Epilogue

The Sermon on the Mount

Laying the Foundation (Matthew 5, 6, and 7) • The First Beatitude:  Poor in Spirit (Matthew 5:3) • The Second Beatitude:  Penitence (Matthew 5:4) • The Third Beatitude:  Meekness (Matthew 5:5) • The Fourth Beatitude:  Hunger & Thirst (Matthew 5:6) • The Fifth Beatitude:  Merciful (Matthew 5:7) • The Sixth Beatitude:  Pure in Heart (Matthew 5:8) • The Seventh Beatitude:  Peacemakers (Matthew 5:9) • The Eighth Beatitude:  Suffering for Christ (Matthew 5:10-12) • Salt of the Earth (Matthew 5:13) • Light of the World (Matthew 5:14-16) • Christ Fulfills the Law (Matthew 5:17-19) • Letter vs. Spirit (Matthew 5:20-28) • Mortifying the Flesh (Matthew 5:29-30) • Christian Lifestyle (Matthew 5:31-42) • Perfect Love (Matthew 5:43-48) • True Benevolence (Matthew 6:1-4) • Concerning Prayer (Matthew 6:5-8) • The Lord’s Prayer (Matthew 6:9-15) • True Fasting (Matthew 6:16-18) • Investing in Heaven (Matthew 6:19-24) • Cure for Anxiety (Matthew 6:25-34) • The Speck of Sawdust and the Plank (Matthew 7:1-6) • Our Benevolent God (Matthew 7:7-11) • The Golden Rule (Matthew 7:12) • Two Ways (Matthew 7:13-14) • The Fruit Test (Matthew 7:15-20) • False Peace (Matthew 7:21-23) • Rock or Sand (Matthew 7:24-27) • Voice of Authority (Matthew 7:28-29)

The Supreme Sacrifice

The Three Angels’ Message (Revelation 14)

What is the Three Angels’ Message? (Revelation 14:6-7) • The First Angel’s Message (Revelation 14:6-7) • The Second Angel’s Message (Revelation 14:8) • The Third Angel’s Message (Revelation 14:9-11) • Fruits of the Three-Fold Message (Revelation 14:12-13) • Two Harvests of the Three-Fold Message (Revelation 14:14-20)

The Truth As It Is In Christ

The Two Adams
     An Exposition of Romans 5:11-21

The Two Became One
     Two Distinct, Opposite Natures United in One Person, Jesus Christ, at the Incarnation

The Two Phases of Salvation

Understanding the Gospel

The Righteousness of God • Justification by Faith • The Two Adams • The Two Counterfeits • From Under Law to Under Grace • Life in the Spirit • The Love of God • The ‘In Christ’ Motif • The Supreme Sacrifice