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1. The Word of God

Seventh-day Adventists accept the Bible as their only creed and hold certain fundamental beliefs to be the teaching of the Holy scriptures. These beliefs, as set forth here, constitute the church's understanding and expression of the teaching of The scriptures. Revision of these statements may be expected at a General Conference session when the church is led by the Holy Spirit to a fuller understanding of Bible truth or finds better language in which to express the teachings of God's Holy Word.

The scriptures
Study of the scriptures
Christ in all the Bible


2. The Godhead

There is one God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, a unity of three co-eternal Persons. God is immortal, all-powerful?, all-knowing?, above all, and ever present?. He is infinite and beyond human comprehension, yet known through His self-revelation. He is forever worthy of worship, adoration, and service by the whole creation. (Deuteronomy 6:4; 29:29; Matthew 28:19; 2 Corinthians 13:14; Ephesians 4:4-6; 1 Peter 1:2; 1 Timothy 1:17; Revelation 14:6,7.)

Three Persons in the Godhead
Christ The Creator
Christ Created The Earth
Christ Created The Planets
Christ Created The Heavenly Beings
Christ Created The Laws Of Nature
Christ Created Man
Christ Created the Sun and Moon
Christ Created the Oceans
Christ Created the Stars
Christ Equal To God The Father
Christ God the Son
Christ Is Eternal
Christ is God in the Flesh
Christ Is God
CHRIST I AM THAT I AM
Christ Is Jehovah
Christ God Of The Old Testament
Christ Pillar of Cloud And Fire


3. The Father
God the Eternal Father is the Creator, Source, Sustainer, and Sovereign of all creation. He is just and holy, merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness. The qualities and powers exhibited in the Son and the Holy Spirit are also revelations of The Father. (Genesis 1:1; Revelation 4:11; 1 Corinthians 15:28; John 3:16; 1 John 4:8; 1 Timothy 1:17; Exodus 34:6,7; John 14:9.)

The Father


4. The Son
God the eternal Son became incarnate in Jesus Christ. Through Him all things were created, the character of God is revealed, the salvation of humanity is accomplished, and the world is judged. Forever truly God, He became also truly man, Jesus the Christ. He was conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. He lived and experienced temptation as a human being, but perfectly exemplified the righteousness and love of God. By His miracles He manifested God's power and was attested as God's promised Messiah. He suffered and died voluntarily on the cross for our sins and in our place, was raised from the dead, and ascended to minister in the heavenly sanctuary in our behalf. He will come again in glory for the final deliverance of His people and the restoration of all things. (John 1:1-3, 14; 5:22; Colossians 1:15-19; John 10:30; 14:9; Romans 5:18; 6:23; 2 Corinthians 5:17-21; Luke 1:35; Philippians 2:5-11; 1 Corinthians 15:3,4; Hebrews 2:9-18; 4:15; 7:25; 8:1,2; 9:28; John 14:1-3; 1 Peter 2:21; Revelation 22:20.)

Jesus And Yahweh
Isaiahs Testimony
Johns Testimony
Worship in the Book of Revelation
Worship In The New Testament
Prayer In The New Testament
Common Titles Of Jesus And Jehovah


5. The Holy Spirit
God the eternal Spirit was active with The Father and the Son in Creation. incarnation, and redemption. He inspired the writers of Scripture. He filled Christ's life with power. He draws and convicts human beings; and those who respond He renews and transforms into the image of God. Sent by The Father and the Son to be always with His children, He extends spiritual gifts to the church, empowers it to bear witness to Christ, and in harmony with the scriptures leads it into all truth. (Genesis 1:1,2; Luke 1:35; 2 Peter 1:21; Luke 4:18; Acts 10:38; 2 Corinthians 3:18; Ephesians 4:11, 12; Acts 1:8; John 14:16-18, 26; 15:26, 27; 16:7-13; Romans 1:1-4.)

The Holy Spirit Leads People
The Holy Spirit Speaks
The Holy Spirit Testifies Bears Witness
The Holy Spirit Teaches
The Holy Spirit Helps us in Many ways
The Holy Spirit Sanctifies us
The Holy Spirit has a Mind and can Reason
The Holy Spirit Reveals Things to us
The Holy Spirit Performs Works
Other Indications of the Spirits Person hood
The Holy Spirit Has The Attributes Of Personality
The Holy Spirit Performs The Actions Of Personality
The Holy Spirit Has The Features Of Personality
The Holy Spirit Has The Attributes Of God
Other Attributes Of The Holy Spirit
The Bible Teaches the Holy Spirit is also God
The Deity of the Holy Spirit
Conclusion

6. Creation
God is Creator of all things, and has revealed in Scripture the authentic account of His creative activity. In six days the Lord made “the heaven and the earth” and all living things upon the earth, and rested on the seventh day of that first week. Thus He established the Sabbath as a perpetual memorial of His completed creative work. The first man and woman were made in the image of God as the crowning work of creation, given dominion over the world, and charged with responsibility to care for it. When the world was finished it was “very good,” declaring the glory of God. (Genesis 1:2; Exodus 20:8-11; Psalm 19:1-6; 33:6,9; 104; Hebrews 11:3; John 1:1-3; Colossians 1:16,17.)

Man Is Akin to God
Conflicts with Evolution
Begin with God
Where Does the Critic Begin
They Cannot Understand God
The Missing Link
Effort to Eliminate God
After His Kind
Things Have Degenerated
Evolution Destroys Christian Faith
The Bible Is True
The Days Of creation Are Literal 24 Hour Days
Universality of the Deluge
Ellen G. White Comments
New Testament Reference to The Book of Genesis


7. The Nature of Man
Man and woman were made in the image of God with individuality, the power and freedom to think and to do. Though created free beings, each is an indivisible unity of body, mind, and soul, dependent upon God for life and breath and all else. When our first parents disobeyed God, they denied their dependence upon Him and fell from their high position under God. The image of God in them was marred and they became subject to death. Their descendants share this fallen nature and its consequences. They are born with weaknesses and tendencies to evil. But God in Christ reconciled the world to Himself and by His Spirit restores in penitent mortals the image of their Maker. Created for the glory of God, they are called to love Him and one another, and to care for their environment. (Genesis 1:26-28; 2:7; Psalm 8:4-8; Acts 17:24-28; Genesis 3; Psalm 51:5; Romans 5:12-17; 2 Corinthians 5:19, 20.)

THE INTERMEDIATE STATE
THE TWO RESURRECTIONS
THE MINISTRATION OF GOOD ANGELS
THE WORK OF EVIL ANGELS
SPIRITUALISM


8. The Great Controversy
All humanity is now involved in a great controversy between Christ and Satan regarding the character of God, His law, and His sovereignty over the universe. This conflict originated in heaven when a created being, endowed with freedom of choice, in self-exaltation became Satan, God's adversary, and led into rebellion a portion of the angels. He introduced the spirit of rebellion into this world when he led Adam and Eve into sin. This human sin resulted in the distortion of the image of God in humanity, the disordering of the created world, and its eventual devastation at the time of the worldwide flood. Observed by the whole creation, this world became the arena of the universal conflict, out of which the God of love will ultimately be vindicated. To assist His people in this controversy, Christ sends the Holy Spirit and the loyal angels to guide, protect, and sustain them in the way of salvation. (Revelation 12:4-9; Isaiah 14:12-14; Ezekiel 28:12-18; Genesis 3; Genesis 6-8; 2 Peter 3:6; Romans 1:19-32; 5:12-21; 8:19-22; Hebrews 1:4-14; 1 Corinthians 4:9.)

CREATION AND THE CREATOR
THE ORIGIN OF EVIL
THE FALL AND REDEMPTION OF MAN
CHARACTER AND ATTRIBUTES OF GOD
THE LOVE OF GOD


9. The Life, Death, and resurrection of Christ
In Christ's life of perfect obedience to God's will, His suffering, death, and resurrection, God provided the only means of atonement for human sin, so that those who by faith accept this atonement may have eternal life, and the whole creation may better understand the infinite and holy love of the Creator. This perfect atonement vindicates the righteousness of God's law and the graciousness of His character; for it both condemns our sin and provides for our forgiveness. The death of Christ is substitutionary and expiatory, reconciling and transforming. The resurrection of Christ proclaims God's triumph over the forces of evil, and for those who accept the atonement assures their final victory over sin and death. It declares the Lordship of Jesus Christ, before whom every knee in heaven and on earth will bow. (John 3:16; Isaiah 53; 2 Corinthians 5:14, 15, -19-21; Romans 1:4; 3:25; 4:25; 8:3,4; Philippians 2:6-11; 1 John 2:2; 4:10; Colossians 2:18.)

PROPHECIES RELATING TO CHRIST
CHRIST THE WAY OF LIFE
SALVATION ONLY THROUGH CHRIST
THE EXPERIENCE OF SALVATION

11. The Church
The church is the community of believers who confess Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. In continuity with the people of God in Old Testament times, we are called out from the world. And we join together for worship, for fellowship, for instruction in the Word for the celebration of the Lord's Supper, for service to all mankind, and for the worldwide proclamation of the gospel. The church derives its authority from Christ, who is the incarnate Word and from the scriptures which are the written Word. The church is God's family; adopted by Him as children, its members live on the basis of the new covenant. The church is the body of Christ, a community of faith of which Christ Himself is the Head. The church is the bride for whom Christ died that He might sanctify and cleanse her. At His return in triumph, He will present her to Himself a glorious church, the faithful of all the ages, the purchase of His blood, not having spot or wrinkle, but holy and without blemish. (Genesis 12:3; Acts 7:38; Matthew 21:43; 16:13-20; John 20:21, 22; Acts 1:8; Romans 8:15-17; 1 Corinthians 12:13-27; Ephesians 1:15, 23; 2:12; 3:8-11, 15; 4:11-15.)

The Remnant People
What Constitutes Babylon
SDA Church not Babylon
No New Organization
The Church is not Perfect
Church Membership No Guarantee of Salvation
The Shaking
Why Some Leave
A False Message
Misusing the Writings of E. G. White against the Church
Misquoting the Writings of Ellen G. White
We have Never had Such a Message
Gossip and Criticism Against the Church
Gods True Church Today


12. The Remnant and Its Mission
The universal church is composed of all who truly believe in Christ, but in the last days, a time of widespread apostasy?, a remnant? has been called out to keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus?. This remnant announces the arrival of the judgment hour, proclaims salvation? through Christ, and heralds the approach of His second advent. This proclamation is symbolized by the three angels? of Revelation 14; it coincides with the work of judgment in heaven and esults in a work of repentance and reform on earth. Every believer is called to have a personal part in this worldwide witness. (Mark 16:15; Matthew 28:18-20; 24:14; 2 Corinthians 5:10; Revelation 12:17; 14:6-12; 18:1-4; Ephesians 5:22-27; Revelation 21:1-14.)

IT IS NOW court week in heaven. Already men are being tried before the great white throne. Over a century has passed since the judge of the Universe took His seat and opened the books of record. Already decisions are being made. The most staggering truth of all, dear reader, is the fact that you and I have a case pending at the bar of God. “For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.” 2 Corinthians 5: 10.

The Nations Are Warned?
The Trumpet Sounds?
The Time for the Message?
A Message of Reform?
Men Still Living on the Earth?
The Standard of the judgment?
Sin Separates from God?


13. Unity in the Body of Christ
The church is one body with many members, called from every nation, kindred, tongue, and people. In Christ we are a new creation; distinctions of race, culture, learning, and ationality, and differences between high and low, rich and poor, male and female, must not be divisive among us. We are all equal in Christ, who by one Spirit has bonded us into one fellowship with Him and with one another; we are to serve and be served without partiality or reservation. Through the revelation of Jesus Christ in the scriptures we share the same faith and hope, and reach out in one witness to all. This unity has its source in the oneness of the triune God who has adopted us as His children. (Psalm 133:1; 1 Corinthians 12: 12-14; Acts 17:26, 27; 2 Corinthians 5:16, 17; Galatians 3:27-29; Colossians 3:10-15; Ephesians 4:1-6; John 17:20-23; James 2:2-9; 1 John 5:1.)


14. Baptism
By baptism we confess our faith in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, and testify of our death to sin and of our purpose to walk in newness of life. Thus we acknowledge Christ as Lord and Savior, become His people, and are received as members by His church. baptism is a symbol of our union with Christ, the forgiveness of our sins, and our reception of the Holy Spirit. It is by immersion in water and is contingent on an affirmation of faith in Jesus and evidence of repentance of sin. It follows instruction in the Holy scriptures and acceptance of their teachings. (Matthew 3:13-16; 28:19, 20; Acts 2:38; 16:30-33; 22:16; Romans 6:1-6; Galatians 3:27; 1 Corinthians 12:13; Colossians 2:12, 13; 1 Peter 3:21.)

A Required Ordinance?
baptized Into Christ?
Prerequisites to Baptism?
The Bible Way?
A Marriage Ceremony?
Bible Study Summary?


15. The Lords Supper
The Lords Supper is a participation in the emblems of the body and blood of Jesus as an expression of faith in Him, our Lord and Savior. In this experience of communion Christ is present to meet and strengthen His people. As we partake, we joyfully proclaim the Lord's death until He comes again. Preparation for The Lords Supper includes self-examination, repentance, and confession. The Master ordained the service of foot washing to signify renewed cleansing, to express a willingness to serve one another in Christ like humility, and to unite our hearts in love. The communion service is open to all believing Christians. (Matthew 26:17-30; 10:16, 17; John 6:4863; Revelation 3:20; John 13:1-17.)

Jesus Washed the Disciples Feet?
A Spiritual Cleansing?
Each Man a Priest?
The Lords Supper
An Example?


16. Spiritual Gifts and Ministries
God bestows upon all members of His church in every age spiritual gifts which each member is to employ in loving ministry for the common good of the church and of humanity. Given by the agency of the Holy Spirit, who apportions to each member as He wills, the gifts provide all abilities and ministries needed by the church to fulfill its divinely ordained functions. According to the scriptures, these gifts include such ministries as faith, healing, prophecy, proclamation, teaching, administration, reconciliation, compassion, and self-sacrificing service and charity for the help and encouragement of people. Some members are called of God and endowed by the Spirit for functions recognized by the church in pastoral, evangelistic, apostolic, and teaching ministries particularly needed to equip the members for service, to build up the church to spiritual maturity, and to foster unity of the faith and knowledge of God. When members employ these spiritual gifts as faithful stewards of God's varied grace, the church is protected from the destructive influence of false doctrine, grows with a growth that is from God, and is built up in faith and love. (Romans 12:4-8; 1 Corinthians 12:9-11, 27, 28; Ephesians 4:8, 11-16; 2 Corinthians 5:14-21; Acts 6:1-7; 1 Timothy 2:1-3; 1 Peter 4:10, 11; Colossians 2:19; Matthew 25:31-36.)


17. The Gift of Prophecy
One of the gifts of the Holy Spirit is prophecy. This gift is an identifying mark of the remnant church and was manifested in the ministry of Ellen G. White. As the Lord's messenger, her writings are a continuing and authoritative source of truth and provide for the church comfort, guidance, instruction and correction. They also make clear that the Bible is the standard by which all teaching and experience must be tested. (Joel 2:28, 29; Acts 2:14-21; Hebrews 1:1-3; Revelation 12:17; 19:10.)


18. The Law of God
The great principles of God's law are embodied in the Ten Commandments and exemplified in the life of Christ. They express God's love, will, and purposes concerning human conduct and relationships and are binding upon all people in every age. These precepts are the basis of God's covenant with His people and the standard in God's judgment. Through the agency of the Holy Spirit they point out sin and awaken a sense of need for a Savior. Salvation is all of grace and not of works, but its fruitage is obedience to the Commandments. This obedience develops Christian character and results in a sense of well-being. It is an evidence of our love for the Lord and our concern for our fellowmen. The obedience of faith demonstrates the power of Christ to transform lives, and therefore strengthens Christian witness. (Exodus 20:1-17; Matthew 5: 17; Deuteronomy 28:1-14; Psalm 19:7-13; John 14:15; Romans 8:1-4; 1 John 5:3; Matthew 22:36-40; Ephesians 2:8.) ministry of Christ will mark the close of human probation before the Second Advent. (Hebrews 1:3; 8:1-5; 9:11-28; Daniel 7:9-27; 8:13, 14; 9:24-27; Numbers 14:34; Ezekiel 4:6; Malachi 3:1; Leviticus 16; Revelation 14:12; 22:12.)

The Sign of the True God
Given at Creation


20. Stewardship
We are God's stewards, entrusted by Him with time and opportunities, abilities and possessions, and the blessings of the earth and its resources. We are responsible to Him for their proper use. We acknowledge God's ownership by faithful service to Him and our fellowmen, and by returning tithes and giving offerings for the proclamation of His gospel and the support and growth of His church. Stewardship is a privilege given to us by God for nurture and love and the victory over selfishness and covetousness. The steward rejoices in the blessings that come to others as a result of his faithfulness. (Genesis 1:26-28; 2:15; Haggai 1:3-11; Malachi 3:8-12; Matthew 23:23; 1 Corinthians 9:9-14.)


21. Christian Behavior
We are called to be a godly people who think, feel, and act in harmony with the principles of heaven. For the Spirit to recreate in us the character of our Lord we involve ourselves only in those things which will produce Christ like purity, health, and joy in our lives. This means that our amusement and entertainment should meet the highest standards of Christian taste and beauty. While recognizing cultural differences, our dress is to be simple, modest, and neat, befitting those whose true beauty does not consist of outward adornment but in the imperishable ornament of a gentle and quiet spirit. It also means that because our bodies are the temples of the Holy Spirit, we are to care for them intelligently. Along with adequate exercise and rest, we are to adopt the most healthful diet possible and abstain from the unclean foods identified in the scriptures. Since alcoholic beverages, tobacco, and the irresponsible use of drugs and narcotics are harmful to our bodies, we are to abstain from them as well. Instead, we are to engage in whatever brings our thoughts and bodies into the discipline of Christ, who desires our wholesomeness, joy, and goodness. (1 John 2:6; Ephesians 5:1-13; Romans 12:1,2; 1 Corinthians 6:19, 20; 10:31; 1 Timothy 2:9, 10; Leviticus 11:1-47; 2 Corinthians 7:1; 1 Peter 3:1-4; 2 Corinthians 10:5; Philippians 4:8.)


22. Marriage and the Family
Marriage was divinely established in Eden and affirmed by Jesus to be a lifelong union between a man and a woman in loving companionship. For the Christian a marriage commitment is to God as well as to the spouse, and should be entered into only between partners who share a common faith. Mutual love, honor, respect, and responsibility are the fabric of this relationship, which is to reflect the love, sanctity, closeness, and permanence of the relationship between Christ and His church. Regarding divorce, Jesus taught that the person who divorces a spouse, except for fornication, and marries another, commits adultery. Although some family relationships may fall short of the ideal, marriage partners who fully commit themselves to each other in Christ may achieve loving unity through the guidance of the Spirit and the nurture of the church. God blesses the family and intends that its members shall assist each other toward complete maturity. Parents are to bring up their children to love and obey the Lord. By their example and their words they are to teach them that Christ is a loving disciplinarian, even tender and caring, who wants them to become members of His body, the family of God. Increasing family closeness is one of the earmarks of the final gospel message. (Genesis 2:18-25; Deuteronomy 6:5-9; John 2:1-11; Ephesians 5:21-33; Matthew 5:31, 32; 19:3-9; Proverbs 22:6; Ephesians 6:1-4; Malachi 4:5,6; Mark 10:11, 12; Luke 16:18; 1 Corinthians 7:10,11.)


23. Christ's Ministry in the Heavenly Sanctuary
There is a sanctuary in heaven, the true tabernacle which the Lord set up and not man. In it Christ ministers on our behalf, making available to believers the benefits of His atoning sacrifice offered once for all on the cross. He was inaugurated as our great High Priest and began His intercessory ministry at the time of His ascension. In 1844, at the end of the prophetic period of 2300 days, He entered the second and last phase of His atoning ministry. It is a work of investigative judgment which is part of the ultimate disposition of all sin, typified by the cleansing of the ancient Hebrew sanctuary on the Day of Atonement. In that typical service the sanctuary was cleansed with the blood of animal sacrifices, but the heavenly things are purified with the perfect sacrifice of the blood of, Jesus. The investigative judgment reveals to heavenly beings who among the dead are asleep in Christ and therefore, in Him, are deemed worthy to have a part in the first resurrection. It also makes manifest who, among the living are abiding in Christ, keeping the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus and in Him, therefore, are ready for translation into His everlasting kingdom. This judgment vindicates the justice of God in saving those who believe in Jesus. It declares that those who have remained loyal to God shall receive the kingdom. The completion of this ministry of Christ will mark the close of human probation before the Second Advent. (Hebrews 1:3; 8:1-5; 9:11-28; Daniel 7:9-27; 8:13, 14; 9:24-27; Numbers 14:34; Ezekiel 4:6; Malachi 3:1; Leviticus 16; Revelation 14:12; 22:12.)