Throughout Christian history, the issue of faith and works has been acute. On the one hand, “it is by grace you have been saved... not by works,” and on the other, “faith without works is dead.” Where to find the “golden mean” between faith and works? How do these two concepts relate to each other, and are justification by faith and keeping the law as incompatible as some people think? This book aims to provide specific answers to these questions. Although it contains articles and excerpts from works written many years ago, it has not lost any of its relevance because the issues covered in this book are still relevant to most people.

The main manuscript, written in 1890, the time of ministerial meetings at Balt Creek and known as Manuscript 36, 1890, was published in the Review and Herald. February 24 and March 3 1977. These important explanations are a worthy introduction to the eighteen readings that follow.

Article published in the Review and Herald, March 8, 1881.

Morning Discourse with Ministers at the General Conference Session Held in November 1883 in Balt Creek, Michigan. Published in Ministers of the Gospel (1892 edition), p. 411-413 and in “Selected News”, book. 1, p. 350-354.

Part of a sermon entitled "The True Standard of Righteousness," preached at Worcesters, Massachusetts, July 31, 1885; published in the Review and Herald, August 25, 1885.

From a report entitled “Conference in Sweden,” June of the year. Published in the Review and Herald, October 5, 1886.

Part of a morning talk at Copenhagen, Danin, July 21, 1886, entitled “Search the Scriptures.” Published in the Review and Herald, April 3, 1888.

Part of a sermon preached at South Lancaster, Massachusetts, January 19, 1889, entitled “In Him is Light.” Published in the Review and Herald, February 26, 1889.

A sermon preached by Ellen White in Ottawa, Kansas, on Saturday, May 11, 1880, a few months after the Minneapolis Conference; is a presentation of this issue from a practical point of view. Known as Manuscript 1, 1889.

Report of the camp meeting at Ottawa, Kansas, printed in the Review and Herald - July 23, 1889 and in Selected news", vol. 1, p. 355-358.

Article published in Signs of the Times, May 19, 1890.

Article entitled "Spiritual Weakness Has No Excuse" printed in the Review and Herald, July 1 1890. Part of it was published in Selected News, vol. 1, p. 363, 364.

Article published in Signs of the Times, July 21, 1890, under the title: “What shall I do to inherit eternal life?”

Part of article published in Review and Herald" November 4, 1890 under the title "Christ - the Way of Life." Published in Selected News, vol. 1, p. 365-368.

Part of Manuscript 21 dated February 27, 1891. Published in The SDA Bible Commentary, vol. 6, pp. 1070, 1071.

Article printed in Signs of the Times, July 4, 1892.

Part of a letter from A.T. . Jones, written 19 April 1893. Letter 44, 1893 Published in Selected News, vol. 1, p. 377-379.

Part of an article subtitled “Cleansing Up,” printed in Sign of the Times, June 20, 1895.

Selection from an article printed in the Review and Herald, March 25 1902