The Gospel or the Great Controversy?
Which Message Should Define the Church’s Mission?
Does the New Testament place the Great Controversy at the center of the Christian message, or does it consistently place Jesus Christ, His cross, resurrection, and gospel above every theological framework?
This book carefully compares the preaching of Christ and the apostles with the Great Controversy narrative, asking whether the church’s mission should be defined by the gospel or by a larger prophetic system.
Get the Digital Book“For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.”
1 Corinthians 2:2 (KJV)Inside This Book
Explore the message Jesus preached, the gospel proclaimed by the apostles, the development of the Great Controversy theme, and the consequences of allowing a secondary framework to become the church’s primary message.
The Message Jesus Preached
The gospel of the kingdom, Christ at the center, and the victory of the cross.
The Apostolic Gospel
What Peter, Paul, and the apostles actually preached throughout the New Testament.
The Great Controversy
A biblical examination of spiritual warfare and the development of the Great Controversy theme.
Ellen White’s Influence
How the Great Controversy became a defining framework and interpretive lens within Adventism.
The Mission of the Church
Should the church make disciples through the proclamation of Christ or devote its mission to defending a theological system?
The Gospel Compared
Assurance in Christ compared with anxiety produced by eschatological expectations and fear of failing the final test.
Table of Contents
Part One: The Message Jesus Preached
Part Two: The Gospel in the New Testament
Part Three: Understanding the Great Controversy
Part Four: Ellen White and the Great Controversy Theme
Part Five: The Gospel Compared With the Great Controversy
Part Six: The Mission of the Church
Part Seven: Evaluating the Evidence
Appendices: Five Biblical Studies, Scripture Index, and Subject Index
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Examine whether the gospel proclaimed by Jesus and the apostles or the Great Controversy framework should define the church’s identity, preaching, and mission.
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