Publications
12/4/2009

Westcliff Bible Church supports Westcliff Press, a ministry that publishes the writings of Dr. Waterhouse. Dr Waterhouse has written numerous books on Bible doctrine and counseling. Additionally, Westcliff Press has published commentaries by Dr. Roger Hubbard, as well as a guide for financial management by E. Jay O’Keefe, a founding elder of the church. All of these books are available at www.webtheology.com.

A brief synopsis of all Westcliff Press titles follows.

Books By Dr. Steven Waterhouse

Strength For His People, A Ministry for the Families of the Mentally Ill . Strength For His People was written for families who are experiencing mental illness to help them through the devastating effects of this illness. It explains serious mental illness from a Biblical worldview. The central focus of the book is schizophrenia, however, it offers a wide application as a guide for Christian counseling for others with related problems such as Alzheimer’s or major depression. 121 pages, Softcover

Life’s Tough Questions addresses critical life issues such as: suffering – a sixteen-point Biblically-based rationale on why God permits suffering … depression – eleven sinful and eight non-sinful causes of depression from Scripture, plus Biblical counsel for each … Demons or Mental Illness? – warns of the danger of false diagnosis of demon possession and suggests that New Testament symptoms be applied in such cases … The Sanctity of Life , showing that abortion is wrong whether viewed from philosophical, medical, theological, or scientific views. Additionally, a compendium of Bible verses is included for counseling in suicide and death issues. 207 pages, Hardcover.

Depression Recovery – According to the Bible This 47 pages pamphlet treats the subject of depression by itself, and explains that there are specific causes for depression, and that these reasons can be directly related to what the Bible has to say about this all too common problem. Sinful or non sinful, Dr. Waterhouse points out that there are “cures” for depression, all focusing on God as the source of meaning and satisfaction in life.

Holy Matrimony; The Image of God in the Family The admiration and imitation of god is at once God’s purpose in marriage and God’s method for a healthy marriage. God deliberately ordained the family as a sacred institution with a unique purpose in Hid plans for the world. Those who try to find happiness in marriage while excluding God from the relationship will experience futility. Holy Matrimony covers the sanctity of marriage, divorce and remarriage, gender equality, and other subjects. 224 pages, Hardcover.

Not By Bread Alone, An Outlined Guide to Bible Doctrine . This 575 page hardcover book explores all the doctrines of the Bible in an exhaustive format. One may research subjects such as the Trinity, Virgin Birth, Deity of Christ, the occult, work and gifts of the Holy Spirit, the definition of saving faith, eternal security, and conflicting views of end-times events. The book contains more than 8,000 Scripture references, printed within the text.

What Must I Do To Be Saved, the Bible’s Definition of Saving Faith . What Must I do To Be Saved examines the greatest doctrinal issue of our time, the definition of saving faith. It this 4 x 7, 92 page hardcover book Dr. Waterhouse addresses the common evangelistic appeals such as, believe, repent, publicly confess, forsake, yield, ask Jesus into ones heart, make Jesus Lord of ones life.

Blessed Assurance, A Defense of the Doctrine of Eternal Security . Can a believer lose his salvation? Blessed Assurance addresses the difficult passages concerning a believer’s eternal security such as, "If we sin willfully, there remains no more sacrifice for sin", "endure to the end", "make your calling and election sure", "fallen from grace", "the soul that sinneth, it shall die", "severed from Christ", "fallen from grace". Blessed Assurance uses Scripture to prove the believer’s security. 220 pages, 4 x 7 hardcover.

Jesus and History; How We Know His Life and Claims. Jesus and History examines the historical background of the Four Gospels: Can we identify their authors and dates, or were they later forgeries? ... Are the people and places in the Gospels historical or mythological? ... Did Jesus do the miracles and make the claims attributed to Him, or did early Christians exaggerate His life? ... Who is He? Includes 360 endnotes. Also included in the appendix is the pamphlet Outside the Heavenly City; Abortion in Rome and the Early Church's Response. 272 pages, hardcover.

CDROM . Also available from Westcliff Press is a CDROM, Resources for Counseling and Bible Doctrine containing five books: Not By Bread Alone, Life’s Tough Questions, Strength For His People, Holy Matrimony, and Outside the Heavenly City. The CDROM is read only, and is text searchable.

Outside the Heavenly City Abortion in Rome and the Early Church's Response: Most theological studies about the unborn neglect the only New Testament texts that might be considered references to abortion. In this pamphlet, Dr. Waterhouse establishes that drug-induced (Greek, pharmakia) abortions were practiced in the Greco-Roman world and that the New Testament forbids such illicit use of drugs. Therefore, it follows that the New Testament indirectly condemns the practice of abortion. This scholarly work gives further implications – here supported by New Testament Scripture - of the evil of abortion in today's world.


Books by Other Authors

Biblical Economics In this 238 page softcover, author E. Jay O’Keefe, a past president of a major national insurance company, builds his case for adhering to financial principles that will avert a lifetime of onerous debt, provide for our earthly needs, and above all store treasure for ourselves in heaven. Biblical Economics spells out the wisdom of following God’s principles for managing HIS money, principles expressed in memorable one-liners: wealth must be acquired before it is consumed; you cannot borrow your way out of debt; and others.

Romans … Forever! Unique to this commentary by Dr. Roger Hubbard, the Pastor of Lake Tanglewood Community Church, are scores of the original Greek/Hebrew words couple to the English translation that shed light on the understanding of Paul’s great treatise of the gospel: “Having been justified is an aorist passive participle. The aorist tense is a completed action, therefore, this verb; adjective proclaims that when a person trusts in Jesus, he is declared saved by God.” Included in the text are two charts, Salvation and the Christian Life, and the Security of the Believer.

Revelation … Forever! Written by Dr. Hubbard in the same detailed style as Romans …Forever, Revelation …Forever also offers the uniqueness of comparing the original Greek/Hebrew phases within the text to the English translations. Anyone who wishes to embark on a thorough, analytical yet informative study of the Book of The Revelation will benefit from this volume, which stands in contrast to the customary interpretative efforts previously published on John’s seminal work on prophecy.