Truth Led Me Out | Dale Ratzlaff
Dale Ratzlaff is the founder of Life Assurance Ministries, Inc., and owns LAM Publications, LLC. He served as an Adventist pastor for 13 years, seven at Monterey Bay Academy where he taught Bible. He and his wife Carolyn left the Adventist church in 1981 when he realized he could no longer teach the investigative judgment in clear conscience. He has authored several books on Adventism that are available through his website, LifeAssuranceMinistries.com. The Ratzlaffs reside in Camp Verde, Arizona. Listen to the first version of this book on YouTube, read by Dale Ratzlaff: From Adventist To Christian—Truth Led Me Out
My Cup Overflows | Carolyn Ratzlaff
Carolyn Ratzlaff grew up in a Seventh-day Adventist Christian home, attended Adventist schools through high school, and was employed by the Adventist church as a Bible instructor. During her work as a Bible instructor she and her husband were shocked to learn that they had been deceived by the church they loved regarding its teachings. They soon left that organization and became evangelical Christians. Carolyn is married to Dale Ratzlaff who was formerly employed as an Adventist pastor and educator. They have two sons and four grandchildren.
White Washed | Sydney Cleveland
Sydney Cleveland was an Adventist Pastor for 11 years. During an extensive study of Ellen G. White’s writings, he discovered that she contradicted the Holy Bible, gave many false prophecies, was mean-spirited, and didn’t even follow her own teaching.
Adventism’s The Clear Word Analyzed | Stephen Pitcher
Adventism Examined | Rick Barker
A Study of the Covenants | Chris Lee
Chris Lee lives in Lincoln, Nebraska with his wife, Carmen, and they have two adult daughters, Ashlyn and Alyssa. Chris is a self-described “theology junkie” whose mission is to proclaim the unfathomable grace of Christ in a clear, understandable, and Biblical way.
The Lord’s Day From Neither Catholics Nor Pagans | D. M. Canright
Dudley M. Canright worked as a minister and evangelist for the Adventists and was a frequent writer for the official Adventist magazine Review and Herald (now the Adventist Review). He was also often called on to debate Christian ministers, defending the seventh-day Sabbath. Canright grew to disbelieve Ellen White’s visions and realized that according to Scripture, the Ten Commandments were not binding upon the church. He believed the Adventists were putting the law above Christ, and in 1887, Canright and his wife Lucy left the Seventh-day Adventist organization and he became a Baptist pastor in Michigan.
Seventh-day Adventism Renounced | D. M. Canright
Dudley M. Canright worked as a minister and evangelist for the Adventists and was a frequent writer for the official Adventist magazine Review and Herald (now the Adventist Review). He was also often called on to debate Christian ministers, defending the seventh-day Sabbath. Canright grew to disbelieve Ellen White’s visions and realized that according to Scripture, the Ten Commandments were not binding upon the church. He believed the Adventists were putting the law above Christ, and in 1887, Canright and his wife Lucy left the Seventh-day Adventist organization and he became a Baptist pastor in Michigan.
Days of Delusion | Clara Endicott Sears
Notice that Clara Endicott Sears placed in many leading newspapers of her day:
Has any reader of this paper any recollection of having heard parents or grandparents tell of the great religious excitement in 1843, the year that William Miller predicted the end of the world? Any anecdotes of that period, or any information however trivial will be gratefully received by Clara Endicott Sears.
Out of a great number of letters received, the author has quoted only from those giving personal recollections or recollections received directly from near relatives, and has made sure of the sources from which she has drawn. The dating of the letters varies from 1920 to 1923.
The rest of the book needs no explanation—it tells the tale through the testimony of the writings and various outside reminiscences of that day, and through data collected by the author during years of neighborly intercourse with many of the dear people of Worcester and Middlesex Counties. She has tried to write the book in such a way as to give offense to none, and at the same time draw a truthful picture of those hysterical days with the aid of the material acquired by her through her appeal to the public. (From the Preface)
Cast Out for the Cross of Christ | Albion F. Ballenger
Ballenger, Albion Fox (1861-1921) was born on a farm near Winslow, Illinois. He became an effective Adventist preacher and writer. About 1900, he was encouraged by Ellen G. White, Adventism’s prophetess, to do evangelistic work in Great Britain. During this time, he began to re-examine the Seventh-day Adventist denomination’s doctrine of the sanctuary. He came to the conclusion that the Adventist doctrine of the sanctuary needed to be revised to conform to the biblical types and the teaching of the book of Hebrews. When he refused to recant his views even though Ellen White told him he needed to trust her visions on the matter, he was terminated from Adventist denominational employment.
In 1909, Ballenger published his views in the book, Cast Out for the Cross of Christ. In 1914, he began publishing a magazine called The Gathering Call to bring his views before the Seventh-day Adventist people. The central focus of Ballenger’s views, that Christ entered the Most Holy Place at His ascension rather than 1844, has been revived many times since Ballenger’s death in 1921.
Others who were terminated or disfellowshipped because of this belief include: W.W. Fletcher (1930), L.R. Conradi (1932), W.W. Prescott (1934), Desmond Ford (1980), and Dale Ratzlaff (1981). Ellen White’s condemnation of Ballenger and his views have provided the basis for condemning anyone who raises questions about the Adventist doctrine of the sanctuary.
The Sabbath Fulfilled | Jerry Rector
Does the Sabbath continue after the cross? Was the Sabbath changed to Sunday? Did the Sabbath begin at creation? Learn the biblical answers to these questions in this timely book by Jerry Rector.
The Sabbath and the Lord’s Day | H. M. Riggle
H. M. Rigle was born February 18, 1872 in Pennsylvania. He was a pastor in the Church of God, and for 23 years he was president of the religious magazine The Gospel Trumpet. He and his wife Minnie also served as overseas missionaries for several years. Riggle wrote several books, but his book The Sabbath and the Lord’s Day specifically addressed the Seventh-day Adventist teaching on the subject. He died October 7, 1952, at the age of 80.