Beliefs...

A brief look at the basic teachings of the Seventh-day Adventist Church

• In a personal God. Hebrews 1:1-3
• In Jesus Christ, as the Divine Son of God and our Saviour. John 1:11-3, 14
• In the Holy Spirit, the Divine Comforter. John 15:26
• In the regeneration and the new birth through the acceptance of the gospel. John 3:1-7; 2 Cor 5:17
• That the Bible is the inspired Word of God. 2 Tim. 3:16
• That the second coming of Christ is very near. That it will be literal, personal and visible to all. John 14:1-3 ; Acts 1:11; Matt. 24:30
• That immortality and eternal life are the gift of God and are received only through Christ. Rom. 6:23; 1 Cor. 15:51-55
• That there will be a resurrection of the dead. 1 Thess 4:16-17
• That the dead are in an unconscious state. Eccl. 9:5; John 11:11-14
• That righteousness comes by faith in Jesus Christ. Rom 4:3-5; John 3:16; Eph 1:7-8
• That the God's law, the Ten Commandments, is the rule of life for all Christians. James 2:10-12; Ex. 20:3-17; 2 Cor. 6:16; John 14:15
• That the Seventh-day Sabbath has been, from creation, a day made for man to meet with his Savior, the Lord of the Sabbath. Gen 2:2-3; Luke 23:52-56, 24:1; Mark 1:21; 2:27-28
• In the support of the Gospel through tithes and offerings. Lev. 27:30-32; Mal 3:8-11; Matt. 23:23; 1 Cor. 9:13-14
• In baptism by immersion. Mark 1:9-10: Rom. 6:3-5; Matt. 3:13-17
• In the Lord's Supper and the ordinance of humility by washing one another's feet. John 13:4-17; 1 Cor. 11:23-26; Matt. 26:26-29; John 6:48-56
• In the gifts of the Spirit including the Spirit of Prophecy. Eph 4:8; Rev 12:!7; Rev. 19:10; 1 Cor. 1:5-7, 12:1-28
• In caring for the body, the temple of the Spirit of God, by proper cleanliness, diet and health practises. Prov 23:20-23; 1 Cor. 3:16-17; Deut. 14:3-20

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