Who Are
We?
The 1888 Message
Study Committee is not an "independent ministry," but
is widely recognized as a loyal, supportive ministry of the
Seventh-day Adventist Church. It functions within the parameters
of the organized church, fully cooperating with church
leadership in every way possible. This Committee does not accept
tithe. Members of the 1888 Message Study Committee include
ordained ministers, professional persons, and lay members who
share a common conviction.
We see in the 1888
message of Christ's righteousness what Ellen White saw when she
proclaimed it a "most precious message" of glorious
Good News that must go to the whole world. We see how this Good
News faithfully recovers and revitalizes the third angel's
message as "the everlasting gospel" that grips
people's hearts. We see that the 1888 message recovers the true
Bible idea of justification by faith and relates it to the
unique Seventh-day Adventist truth of the cleansing of the
heavenly sanctuary. We see why Ellen White enthusiastically
endorsed the 1888 message as being the initial "showers of
the latter rain" and "the third angel’s message in
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What Is
the Fruit of the Message?
Those whose hearts
respond to this "most precious message" of Good News
are confirmed and strengthened in their loyalty and support of
the church organization. They will understand that it is the
Lord's will that repentance, revival, and reformation shall
permeate the organized church body. They dedicate their lives to
cooperate with the Holy Spirit to this end, so that an
enlightened and unified church will be prepared to cooperate
with Heaven in a final work of much more abounding grace for the
entire world.
The members of this Study Committee have found
that this message has been a tremendous spiritual uplift to them
personally and they are happy to share the blessing with others.
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Our Beginnings
The Committee had
its beginnings in 1985 at Camp Mohaven in the Ohio Conference.
Helen Cate, a retired General Conference employee had for many
years loved the 1888 message. She invited friends to come for a
week of meetings to study it first-hand. The approximately 125
people who attended were enthusiastic; they requested that a
newsletter be printed, and that another conference be held the
following year.
Since then, national and regional conferences
have been held every year at various Seventh-day Adventist
educational institutions such as Andrews University, Union
College, Southern College, Oakwood College, Columbia Union
College, La Sierra University, Pacific Union College, and
others. The first "international" conference was held
in July 2000 at Kingsway College, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. In
addition to major conferences, weeks of prayer and seminars have
been conducted in hundreds of our churches around the world.
Why Does
the Committee Continue to Exist?
Evangelism is the
real objective of the 1888 Message Study Committee. When the
church experiences repentance and reconciliation with Christ,
vast numbers of honest hearts in what the Bible calls
"Babylon," will respond to the heart warming appeal of
Christ and His righteousness. The earth will be lightened with
the message and a people will be prepared for the second coming
of Christ.
The pure gospel is the power of God unto
salvation. Christ is revealed as a Saviour "nigh at
hand" and "not afar off." Hope for the future and
solid joy in the Lord flow out of this revived interest in the
message that thrilled the heart of Ellen White more than a
century ago. You are invited to investigate for yourself.
How We May be Able to Help
You with Your Questions
We are happy to
help you find answers to your own questions about "the 1888
message" (in reality the everlasting gospel) and how it
relates to the church's ministry to the world today. The 1888
Message Study Committee offers the following to assist you in
your study:
The
1888 Glad Tidings Newsletter
contains studies on 1888 message topics by A. T. Jones, E. J.
Waggoner, Ellen G. White, and contemporary authors. It also
includes items of interest in the world church; personal
testimonies from readers, questions and answers, schedules of
conferences and seminars, listings of 1888 message study groups
around the world, book reviews and information on new
publications, and a variety of other features.
Books, pamphlets,
evangelism materials, and thought papers on topics related to
the 1888 message of Christ's righteousness and subjects of
current interest. (click Link to on-line
catalog)
Speakers who are available
upon request for lectures, seminars, and weeks of prayer
conducted in churches and schools (click Link for on-line
contact information page)
The Glad Tidings Bible
Study Guides, a set of 34 Good News lessons which are excellent
for study with non-church members and newly baptized church
members. These lessons, which embody the 1888 concepts, have
proven effective in soul-winning (click
Link for more on-line information about these Bible study guides)
Audio and video tapes of
various presentations of the message (click
Link for on-line information on audio and video tapes)
(Copies of this
document for distribution may be obtained FREE from the 1888
Message Study Committee office.)
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