- Salvation is free, a gift of God's grace, made
possible through the sinless life, and the atoning
sacrifice of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, and is
accepted by faith on the part of the believer. We
believe that we can have victory over sin by the power
of the indwelling Holy Spirit, but that if we sin,
forgiveness is available through Jesus Christ.
- In one God, a unity of three co-eternal beings,
Father, Son and Holy Spirit. This loving God is
the Creator and Sustainer of all things, and He has
revealed Himself to humanity in His inspired Word, the
Bible. We believe that the Bible is the only rule
of faith and practice for the Christian. We urge
its daily study aided by prayer and the guidance of the
Holy Spirit.
- The Ten Commandments are a transcript of the
character of God and a revelation of His will. We
believe that we should keep His commands (including the
fourth, which enjoins the observance of the seventh day
of the week as God's Sabbath), not as a means to
salvation, but as a response of love for His loving
salvation.
- That Jesus is presently ministering in our behalf in
the heavenly sanctuary, and in the soon return of Jesus
to bring full redemption to His people. We believe
that the faithful who die prior to the Second Coming
will rest in the grave until the resurrection at the
coming of Christ. We believe in the annihilation
of the wicked by the fire that purifies the earth during
the executive phase of the judgment.
- In spiritual gifts, including the gift of prophecy,
and that the gifts are for the edifying of the entire
church.
- That our body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, and
proper care of our body is part of true spiritual
living... we are Christ's ambassadors on this earth, and
as such our lives should reflect His character, and that
while Christ-like behavior does not produce salvation,
it is the fruit of genuine conversion.
For a full list of Seventh-Day Adventist Beliefs go to
the official Seventh-Day Adventist Website at
www.adventist.org/beliefs/
And for a list of the 28 fundamental beleifs vist Seventh-Day
Adventist Fundamenal
Beliefs page at
www.adventist.org/beliefs/fundamental/
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