A Preview of
Selected Messages
Book One

By Ellen G. White
A Spirit of Prophecy Book
 
 
Contents

 






Section I--The Light on Our Pathway
 
 

1. The Inspiration of the Prophetic Writers ....,15
2. Ellen G. White and Her Writings .....24
3. Attitudes Toward the Testimonies ....40
4. The Writing and Sending Out of the Testimonies .....49
5. An Explanation of Earlier Statements.....59
 
 

Section II--Christian Experience
 
 

6. The Loving Watchcare of Jesus .....79
7. Christ Holds Control .....83
8. Willing to Spend and Be Spent ....86
9. Examine Yourselves....89
10. Good Angels More Powerful Than Evil Angels ....94
11. What Are We Worth? ....98
12. Angels Are Amazed .....106
13. Importance of Receiving the Holy Spirit .....109
14. In Every Place .....112
15. When the Church Awakes.....116
 
 

Section III--Revival and Reformation
 
 

16. Calls for a Revival .....121
17. Safeguarding the New Experience .....129
18. Special Appeals in Public Ministry.....144
 
 

Section IV--"Preach the Word"
 
 

19. What to Preach and Not to Preach .....155
20. Our Attitude Toward Doctrinal Controversy .....164
21. Fanciful or Speculative Teachings .....169
22. The Peril of Extreme Views .....176
23. Beware of Any Time Setting .....185
24. The Alpha and the Omega .....193
25. The Foundation of Our Faith.....201
 
 

Section V--Christ and the Doctrines
 
 

Christ and the Law
 
 

26. The Perfect Law .....211
27. The Character of the Law of God .....216
28. Satan's Enmity Toward the Law .....221
29. Christ Our Only Hope .....226
30. The Law and the Gospel .....229
31. The Law in Galatians .....233
32. The Righteousness of Christ in the Law.....236
 
 

Incarnation--The Nature of Christ
 
 

33. "Search the Scriptures" .....242
34. The Word Made Flesh ....246
35. "Tempted in All Points Like as We Are" .....252
36. No Caste in Christ .....257
37. "Even So Send I You".....263
 
 

The Temptation of Christ
 
 

38. The Temptation of Christ .....267
39. First Temptation of Christ .....272
40. Second Temptation of Christ .....281
41. Third Temptation of Christ.....285
 
 

Christ, Creator and Life-giver
 
 

42. The Revelation of God .....290
43. Christ the Life-giver .....296
44. The Risen Saviour .....301
45. The First Fruits.....304
 
 

Christ, Our Divine Sin Bearer
 
 

46. A Divine Sin Bearer .....308
47. The Truth as It Is in Jesus .....311
48. The Divine Standard ....320
49. Surrender and Confession .....326
50. Come and Seek and Find .....331
51. United With the Living Vine .....336
52. Christ Our High Priest .....340
53. Transformation Through Faith and Obedience....345
 
 

Christ Our Righteousness
 
 

54. The Subject Presented in 1883 .....350
55. Presented as Old Truth in New Framework .....355
56. A Truth Bearing the Divine Credentials .....359
57. Christ the Way of Life .....365
58. "Thou Hast Left Thy First Love" .....369
59. Perfect Obedience Through Christ .....373
60. Relation of Faith and Works .....377
61. Christ the Center of the Message .....383
62. Justified by Faith .....389
63. The Pearl of Great Price .....399
64. "The Darkness Comprehended It Not" .....401
65. How to Meet a Controverted Point of Doctrine.....406
 
 


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