Seventh-day Adventists Believe . . .

That the Bible is the Inspired Word of God.   2 Tim. 3:16, 17

In a personal God.   Heb. 1:1-3

In Jesus Christ, as the divine Son of God and as our Savior.  John 1:1-3,14;  Heb. 7:25

In the Holy Spirit, the divine Comforter.  John 15:26

In regeneration and the new birth, through the acceptance of the gospel. John 3:1-7;2 Cor. 5:17

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 it is now the time of judgment. Rev. 14:6-12

That man by nature is mortal. Job 4:17; 1 Tim. 6:15, 16

That immortality and eternal life are the gift of God and are received only through Christ.  Rom. 6:23

That the dead are in an unconscious state.  Eccl. 9:5; John 11:11-14

That there will be a resurrection of the dead. 1 Thess. 4:16, 17

That the wicked will not burn eternally, but will be burned up. Mal. 4:1-3

That righteousness comes by faith, not by works. Rom. 4:3-5; Eph. 2:8-9

That salvation comes as a gift of God and is not received through any merit of the sinner’s. Eph. 2:8

That the law of the Ten Commandments is the standard of righteousness by which all will be judged and which all Christians are commanded to obey. James 2:10-12; Ex.  20:3-17

That the original seventh-day Sabbath has never been changed by divine authority and therefore all Christians are under obligation to keep it holy. Gen. 2:2, 3; Luke 23:54-56

In support of the gospel through tithes and offerings. Lev. 27:30; Mal. 3:8-11; Matt.23:23

In Baptism by immersion. Mark 1:9, 10; Rom. 6:3-5

In the ordinances of humility and the Lord’s Supper. John. 13:4-17; 1 Cor. 11:23-26

In the gifts of the Spirit including the Spirit of prophecy. Eph. 4:8-11; Rev. 12:17; Rev. 19:10.