Beliefs

 Currently our church has agreed upon 28 key fundamental beliefs that summarize the principal teachings Seventh-day Adventists understand from the Bible. These statements are made collectively by a group of scholars studying and prayerfully searching the Bible with the help of the Holy Spirit.

In each teaching, God is the architect, who in wisdom, grace and infinite love, is restoring a relationship with humanity that will last for eternity.


Right arrow icon The Holy Scriptures

Ancient and timeless, a masterpiece of literature, the Holy Bible reveals God’s role in human history, our place in God’s plan, and truth to guide us and shield us from deception.

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Right arrow icon The Trinity

There is one God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, a unity of three coeternal Persons.

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Right arrow icon The Father

God the Father is the source of all love and life. He sent His Son to save us from our sin and selves, and to show us what He is like.

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Right arrow icon The Son

Jesus became human to save us. Through Him—our helper, advocate and redeemer—we can begin again. He is preparing heaven for us and will return to take us there.

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Right arrow icon The Holy Spirits

The Holy Spirit inspires us, empowers us and guides our understanding. The Spirit touches our hearts and transforms us, renewing the image of God in which we were created.

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Right arrow icon Creation

God made our world with brilliant creativity and tender care. He created humanity to take care of and take pleasure in the planet, with rest and recreation in perfect balance.

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Right arrow icon The Nature of Humanity

Once molded in God’s image, now fractured by sin, it took a perfect Savior to reconcile us. The Spirit restores God’s reflection within us so God can work through us.

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Right arrow icon The Great Controversy

Satan accused God of being untrustworthy and unfair. God gave us freedom to choose, and human history shows the result of rebellion—and the incredible power of God’s love to save us.

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Right arrow icon The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Christ

God sent Jesus, His Son, to live the perfect life we could not and die the death our sins deserve. When we accept Jesus’ sacrifice, we claim eternal life.

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Right arrow icon The Experience of Salvation

The Holy Spirit reveals our need for Jesus and, when we accept God’s grace and salvation, recreates us. The Spirit builds our faith and helps us leave our broken lives behind.

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Right arrow icon Growing in Christ

Salvation transforms how we see our world. We no longer fear our pasts or future, but embrace a present full of hope, love, passion and praise as the Spirit lives in us.

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Right arrow icon The Church

The church is God’s family on Earth, serving, celebrating, studying and worshiping together. Looking to Jesus as its leader and Redeemer, the church is called to take the good news of salvation to all.

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Right arrow icon The Remnant and Its Mission

At the end of time, God calls His people back to core truths. Declaring Jesus’ soon return, the remnant highlights God as Creator, the heavenly judgment and the danger of spiritual compromise.

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Right arrow icon Unity in the Body of Christ

The human body serves as the perfect metaphor for the people of God on Earth. Comprised of many parts that are as different from one another as imaginable, harmony of voices and unity of mission comes as a result of the Holy Spirit in us.

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Right arrow icon Baptism

Baptism symbolizes and declares our new faith in Christ and our trust in His forgiveness. Buried in the water, we arise to a new life in Jesus, empowered by the Holy Spirit.

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Right arrow icon The Lord's Supper

The Lord’s Supper symbolizes our acceptance of the body and blood of Jesus, spilled and broken for us. Searching our hearts, we wash one another’s feet, remembering Jesus’ humble example of service.

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Right arrow icon Spiritual Gifts and Ministries

From art to teaching and listening to preaching, the Holy Spirit empowers each of us with skills and talents to use for God’s glory and the church’s mission.

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Right arrow icon The Gift of Prophecy

In the last days, as in biblical times, the Holy Spirit has blessed God’s people with the gift of prophecy. One who demonstrated this gift was Ellen G. White, a founder of the Seventh-day Adventist church.

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Right arrow icon The Law of God

The Ten Commandments show us God’s will and love for us. Its guidelines tell how to relate to God and others. Jesus lived out the law as both our example and perfect substitute.

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Right arrow icon The Sabbaths

The Sabbath is God’s gift to us, a time for rest and restoration of our connection to God and others. It reminds us of God’s creation and Jesus’ grace.

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Right arrow icon Stewardship

God entrusts us with responsibility for ourselves, our world, our fellow humans, and our material resources. God blesses our efforts as we live for Him.

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Right arrow icon Christian Behavior

God calls us to live in light of His grace, knowing the infinite cost God paid to save us. Through the Spirit we glorify God in our minds, bodies and spirits.

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Right arrow icon Marriage and the Family

Created in God’s image, male and female, we are designed to live in relationships. Marriage is God’s ideal for to live in harmony, and for children to grow up in security and love.

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Right arrow icon Christ's Ministry in the Heavenly Sanctuary

Jesus’ ultimate sacrifice gives us confidence to approach God, knowing we are forgiven. Now Jesus is reviewing our lives before returning, so there’s no question that His judgments are made in love.

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Right arrow icon The Second Coming of Christ

We look forward to Jesus’ promised return, when He will resurrect His saved children and take them to heaven. Though we cannot know exactly when He will come back, we can live in joyful anticipation.

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Right arrow icon Death and Resurrection

The unconscious nothingness of death separates us from the God of life, yet Jesus’ defeat of death means the saved can look forward to resurrection and living forever.

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Right arrow icon The Millennium and the End of Sin

While the saved reconnect with God, Satan and his followers are trapped on Earth by themselves. After a thousand years God will resurrect the lost for the final judgment before destroying sin and sinners.

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Right arrow icon The New Earth

God will recreate our once-stained world, and live with us forever. We will finally achieve our true potential, living in the love and joy for which God created us.

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