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![]() Cover of original, 1892 printing ofSteps to Christ | |
Author | Ellen G. White |
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Language | English |
Subject | Establishing a personal relationship with Jesus Christ |
Genre | Religious |
Publisher | Fleming H. Revell Company |
Publication date | 1892 |
Publication place | United States |
Pages | 153 (hardback) |
ISBN | 0-8280-1235-0 (hardback) |
Steps to Christ is a book written byEllen G. White, pioneer of theSeventh-day Adventist Church. She is believed to be inspired by God, and to exercise the prophetic gift.[1] It was first published in 1892 by Fleming H. Revell Company. The copyright was purchased by Seventh-day Adventist publisherReview and Herald Publishing Association in 1892, and was first printed there in 1896. A new first chapter, "God's Love for Man" was added per request of the Seventh-day Adventist publishing house in the United Kingdom (Stanborough Press) in 1893 in order to secure a copyright.
Steps to Christ by Ellen G. White has been translated into approximately 160 languages since its first publication in 1892.[2] It is the most widely read work of its author, whose prolific literary productions are recognized as significant contributions to Christian literature of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.[2]
Steps to Christ is considered to define whatSeventh-day Adventists believe in subjects such assalvation, thenature of man, and what aChristian’s life should be.[3]
Steps to Christ discusses how to come to knowJesus Christ at a personal level. It covers the topics of repentance, confession, faith, acceptance, growing into Christ, and prayer.
Steps to Christ has been widely published by theReview and Herald Publishing Association andPacific Press in multiple printings and by other publishers under public domain. Various titles have been distributed over the years with different cover illustrations. Other known titles includeHappiness Digest,The Road to Redemption,The Path to Peace, andFinding Peace.
Versions containing inset boxes with additional inserted comments have been published for youth.
As has been stated,[2] this book has been printed in approximately 160 languages worldwide.[2]