What Seventh-day Adventist Belief

1. In a personal God. Hebrews 1:1-3
2. In Jesus Christ, as the Divine Son of God, Creator and our Savior. John 1:1-3, 14; Hebrews 7:25
3. In the Holy Spirit, the Divine Comforter. John 15:26
4. The Bible is the inspired Word of God. II Timothy 3:16
5. In the new birth, through the acceptance of the gospel. John 3:1-7, John 1:12, 13
6. 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; Matthew 24:30
7. That man by nature is mortal. Job 4:17; I Timothy 6:15, 16
8. That immortality is the gift of God and is received only through Christ. Romans 6:23; I John 5:11, 12
9. That the dead are unconscious. Ecclesiastes 9:5; John 11:14
10. That there will be a literal resurrection of the dead. I Thessalonians 4:16, 17
11. That the wicked will not burn eternally, but will be burned up. Malachi 4:1, 3
12. That righteousness comes by faith. Romans 4:3-5
13. That the law of ten commandments is the standard of righteousness, by divine authority and therefore all Christians should want to keep it holy. Genesis 2:2, 3; Luke 23:52, 24:1
14. In the support of the Gospel through tithes and offerings. Malachi 3:8-11
15. In baptism by immersion. Mark 1:9, 10
16. In the ordinances of humility and the Lord’s Supper. John 13:4-17; I Corinthian 11:23-26
17. In the gifts of the Spirit including the spirit of prophecy. Ephesians 4:8-11; Revelation 12:17, 19:10
18. In discarding unhealthful practices such as the use of intoxicants, tobacco, unclean meats, etc. Proverbs 23:29-32; I Corinthians 3:16, 17; Duet 14:20; Isaiah 66:15, 17
19. That followers of Jesus should manifest true Christian modesty in dress and deportment and should shun all questionable amusements. I Timothy 2:9, 10; Matthew 24:37-44; James 1:27
20. That every church member is under sacred command from Jesus to use his talents in personal soul-winning work in helping to give the gospel to all. Matthew 25:14-29, 28:18-20