“THE first thing to be learned by all who would become workers together with God is the lesson of self-distrust.” So wrote Ellen White in the book, The Desire of Ages, p. 250.
This book, whose studies were first presented in 2004, is a deep study into that theme. It defines what a healthy self-distrust is, covers the dangers of self-confidence, and the human attempt to protect itself through hiding of sin. It covers episodes from the lives of David, Moses, Job, and Isaiah to illustrate how these men learned self-distrust, through revelations of God’s power and sufficiency.
The study also delves into the sin of David, and the purpose of God’s corrections, and the place for proper confession. In this line, it covers some important lessons from our own church history.
The principles of self-distrust are applied to the system of Tithes and Offerings, the institution of the Sabbath, the Judgment, the process of Marriage, and the Health Message.
This is one of the more extensive books on this website, containing over 100 slides, 60+ historic images, and 3 songs. 519p
Contents
- Self-Distrust and Self-Confidence
- How Do We Get Self-Distrust?
- The System of Tithes and Offerings
- The Sabbath and the Family
- Public Confessions, Part 1
- Public Confessions, Part 2
- David’s Confession
- David: His Sin with Bathsheba
- David: Judgments and True Repentance
- David Deals with the Consequences
- Our Misunderstanding in God’s Sabbath Rest
- Moses: Building Self-Confidence in Egypt
- Moses: Taking the Work into His Own Hands
- Moses: Making God His Counselor
- Moses: Uncomplaining Silence and his Last Sin
- Job and the Art of Counseling
- Further Considerations of Job
- A Vision of Christ – Part 1
- A Vision of Christ – Part 2
- There is no Fear in Love
- The Judgment in the Plan of Salvation
- The Judgment in the Plan of Salvation, Part 2
- The Lord’s Supper: A Review
- Marriage Study
- History of the Health Message
