Description
Cultic Doctrine is the most comprehensive study of the investigative judgment in print. Above all it fully explains Adventist’s1844 doctrine of the cleansing of the heavenly sanctuary.
Thorough evaluation
Cultic Doctrine gives a biblical, historical, theological, experiential and ethical evaluation of Adventists investigative judgment teachings.
This book lists William Miller’s 15 amazing “proofs” endorsed by Ellen White that Christ would come in 1843/1844
Exposes the “shut door of mercy”Ratzlaff documents Adventist’s flip-flop teaching of the “shut door of mercy”. Likewise it proves Ellen G. White endorsed this teaching through her visions. Additional recently discovered unpublished documents by Ellen G. White regarding the shut door of mercy are found in the Appendix (near the end) of the link above.
Well documented
Over 700 footnotes, most from Adventist sources, yet easy to read.
Chapter Titles
Preface
1. Sliver in the Foot
2. How Dare You?
3. White, God, and Miller
4. William Miller: His Methods and Message
5. Right is Wrong and Wrong is Right
6. Truth Changes—Again!
7. The Swinging Door
8. The Door Opens Again—Quietly
9. The Sliver—The Investigative Judgment
1O. A Broken Chain—A Biblical Evaluation
12. Lumps Under the Rug—A Historical Evaluation
13. Is This Truth?—A Theological Evaluation
14. Living in the Judgment—An Experiential Evaluation
15. We Knew It Was Wrong…But—An Ethical Evaluation
16. I’ve Been Acquitted!—The Good News of Judgment
17. The Pillar—The Heart of SDA Theology
18. Marks of a Cult—Do SDAs Qualify?
19. Tampering with the Word
20. The Gospel Test
21. An Appeal to SDA Leadership
Appendix A: Fundamental Beliefs of SDAs
Appendix B: Questionable Statements by EGW
Appendix C: Ellen G. White Bibliography
Appendix D: Select Bibliography
Companion articles by Dale Ratzlaff
Dale Ratzlaff
Lisa –
We studied our Bible to see if what we had been taught as Adventists was true. We found so many beautiful truths in the Bible that we had never been taught and that did not agree with Adventist doctrine. We were so happy to find this book and discover that others had found the same truths we had found through prayer and reading only the Bible. This book is very helpful for those who are questioning or transitioning out of the Adventist church.
James Baber –
Cultic Doctrine delivers just what the title implies, an exposition of the Cultic Doctrine of the Seventh-day Adventist church.
I appreciate the profuse use of footnotes citing Ellen White works and others. What I have learned after 25+ years of engaging cults and non-Christian religions is that their old books are valuable in terms of showing these non-Christians statements by their “prophet” and how those words contradict the one source of truth: The Bible. The footnotes and quotes are convincing proof and objective evidence the Adventist church is not directed by the True God of the Bible.
As the author explains on pages 326-329 and 333, there are only three possible answers explaining Ellen White: “(1) a victim of an early brain injury, (2) a true prophet or “messenger of God” or (3) was she a messenger of darkness?” (p. 333). The evidence presented in this book show that option 2 is not possible which leaves only options 1 and 3 available.