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1. Case for the Investigative Judgment, The
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5. Basics of Biblical Hebrew Grammar: Third Edition (Zondervan Language Basics Series)
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9. Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain, Revised and Expanded Edition
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11. Revelation of Jesus Christ: Commentary on the Book of Revelation, 2nd edition
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12. Plain Revelation
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Hi. Thanks for your questions. I'm a lifelong Adventist, but I've spent some time studying through these things, so I'll give you my best answers. However, I second watching Tell the World. It is surprisingly good and tells the story of how Adventism started very well, including Ellen White's role. It should help you understand a little better. Now for your questions (and I apologize for the wall of text):
Understanding how Ellen White was "inspired" has helped Adventists understand how the Bible was inspired. God did not simply speak for men to record his words (except on rare occasion). Rather, he spoke to men who then expressed his ideas as best they could--in their distinct styles and contexts. Adventists do not believe in verbal inspiration, but rather thought inspiration (God gave the ideas, not the specific words of Scripture) in part because of what was seen in Ellen White's ministry.
For myself, I have found Ellen White's writings to be a great help to my own understanding of God and his love. I highly recommend Steps to Christ, and the Conflict of the Ages series. To me, that is the real question--what difference does her work make in my life?
Regarding the IJ, it is important to Adventism in terms of our picture of God as acting in history and having a plan laid out to establish his goodness to all who have questions. Details and dates are secondary to this fundamental idea--that God's goodness is in question and will be demonstrated before the entire universe through his interactions with humanity.
Reading this makes my heart happy. I'm absolutely sure that Heaven will be full of people like you, who were wooed to God's quiet calling.
One book that I can highly recommend for a more clear and concise view of Adventist beliefs can be found here: SDA Believe Book. I am not someone who was raised as an Adventist, but the reason I am one today is because they follow most closely what the Bible actually says and, because of this, a true, logical, and beautiful picture of the character of God is painted.
I know you want to go more lightly on Ellen White but I can't help but recommend "The Desire of Ages". It's a powerful glimpse into the awesome story of redemption, and presents a staggering view of Christ's great love for humanity.
The next book I want to recommend is a theodicy written by one of my favorite pastors. It's called "God in Pain" by David Asscherick.
I hope you're able to check out these resources. Blessings to you. I'll be praying for God's continued leading in you and your family's walk with Him.
While this may sound great on the surface and while much of what Maxwell and Jennings say have some validity to things, an overly reductionistic approach ultimately deprives justice of the legal/rights dimension. So much so that they inadvertently call the Bible into question when judgment comes into play. This is because judgement-focused passages in scripture undergo forced reinterpretation to fit the reduced framework. From a systematic theology perspective, this can do harm to a traditional understanding of the Sanctuary message, along with all other instances of judgment in the Old and New Testaments.
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It is totally true that salvation is entirely through Christ and trusting in Him. As we behold Him and His love, we change. I.e. 2 Cor. 5:14; 3:18; Eph. 2:8-9; Jn. 3:16; etc.
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It is also true that God is working through a legal process in the Great Controversy. I.e. 2 Cor. 5:8-10; Rom. 14:10, 2:6ff; 12:16-19 (cf. Heb. 10:30); Acts 23:2-3; Luke 12:45-48; Matt. 7:1-2; 12:36-42; 16:27; Rev. 22:12; Etc.
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Dr. John Peckham at Andrews Theological Seminary has an absolutely superb book related to this topic, entitled Theodicy of Love. The first couple chapters are a bit slow, but the rest of it is incredible, and probably the best explanation we have in Adventism for the Great Controversy and suffering from the perspective of love. His earlier book, The Love of God is also one of the deepest explanations of God's love that I've read. I've taken every course I could from him at AU.
>Is it OK to read the Apocrypha books in the Bible?
Why wouldn't a book be OK to read? You can read the DM manual to Advanced Dungeons and Dragons if you like, and if you want to vomit you could always read Freak Legion. Reading isn't much different from allowing yourself to hear what someone has to say, and we would hardly feel good about saying "Yo! Plug your ears, someone is saying something controversial today!"
>What is the difference between the Apocrypha and Gnostic books?
Maccabees covers a historic period that Kings and Chronicles simply miss. Tobit describes... well it describes something weird. The three additional chapters of Daniel give us some good stories for gaining wisdom and fairness. You get the idea.
Ranko Stefanovich has a couple books on Revelation:
https://www.amazon.com/Revelation-Jesus-Christ-Commentary-Book/dp/1883925673
https://www.amazon.com/Plain-Revelation-Ranko-Stefanovic/dp/188392586X
The first one is a verse by verse commentary, and the second, called "Plain Revelation," is probably exactly what you're looking for!