An interesting list of basic beliefs

[PaleHorse]

The following list comes from Steve Wohlberg's (an SDA pastor and theologian) website, located here.

This comes from a page entitled "We Believe..." and I think it speaks accurately of the general SDA attitude:

1. The Bible (Old and New Testaments) is fully inspired by God, and is profitable for doctrine, reproof, correction, and instruction in righteousness (2 Tim. 3:16)

2. God created our world in six literal, 24-hour days, and rested on the seventh day (Gen. 1; 2:1-3; Exodus 20:11).

3. Satan (a fallen angel), led Eve into sin (Gen. 3:1-6; Isaiah 14:12-14; Rev. 12:9)

4. Jesus Christ is the Messiah of Israel and the Savior of the world (1 John 4:14)

5. Jesus Christ has revealed to the entire human family God's loving character (John 3:16; 14:9)

6. Jesus Christ is fully God and fully Man (John 1:1-3, 14; 1 Tim. 2:5)

7. Jesus was born of a virgin and died on the cross for the sins "of the whole world" (Matthew 1:23; 1 Cor. 15:3; 1 John 2:2)

8. On the third day (Sunday morning), Jesus rose from the dead, as predicted in advance by the Scriptures (Luke 24; 1 Cor. 15:3,4)

9. God is not prejudiced against any race, color, or nation (Acts 17:26; Rom. 2:11; Rev. 7:9)

10. Eternal life is a free gift through Jesus Christ (Rom. 6:23)

11. God's love brings a sinner to repentance (Rom. 2:4)

12. God calls all to repent and believe in Jesus Christ (Acts 20:21)

13. We must be born again by the power of the Holy Spirit (John 3:6,7)

14. Believers in Jesus should be baptized by immersion (Mat. 3:16,17; Mark 16:15; Acts 2:38,41)

15. We should follow God's Word above man's traditions (Mat. 4:4; Col. 2:8)

16. We should treat everyone with love and respect (Eph. 4:25, 5:1, 9)

17. We should keep ourselves "unspotted from the world" (James 1:27)

18. We are living in "the time of the end" (Daniel 12:4,10)

19. By His grace and motivated by love, God's end-time people will keep the Ten Commandments and the faith of Jesus Christ (John 14:15; Rev. 14:12)
20. Christians should endure tribulation "to the end" (Mat. 24:13; Acts 14:22)

21. The Antichrist of prophecy is "already in the world" (1 John 2:18; 4:3)

22. The major Protestant Reformers were correct about the Antichrist.

23. Jesus Christ is the only Mediator between God and fallen humanity (1 Timothy 2:5)

24. Jesus will not return secretly, but openly and visibly for all to see (Mat. 24:26,27,30,31)

[font=times new roman, times, serif]25. There will be "a resurrection of the dead, both the just and the unjust" (Acts 24:15; John 5:28,29)

[/font]26. Jesus Christ is "the seed of Abraham" (Galatians 3:16)

27. True believers in Jesus Christ - Jews and Gentiles - become part of Abraham's seed, "the Israel of God" (Gal. 3:28,29; 6:14-16)

28. Our final home is the New Jerusalem (Hebrews 12:22-24; Rev. 21:1-4, 10-27)

29. All the lost will end up in "the lake of fire, which is the second death" (Revelation 20:14,15)

30. God will make a new heaven and a new earth for His people to live in, where righteousness dwells (2 Peter 3:9-14)

31. The truth of the Bible is bigger than any church or denomination.

[font=times new roman, times, serif]32. The Bible is our final authority. [/font]

 

[Aaya]

That is all true I agree.

 

[Eve4000]

all true

Do we have the 27 fundimental beliefs on here?

 

[Shizzle]

agreed mostly

 

[PaleHorse]

all true

Do we have the 27 fundimental beliefs on here?

Yes, the 28 (there is a new one as of the last GC meeting) fundamental beliefs are one of the pinned threads at the top of the forum.

 

[SassySDA]

Amen!

 

[Airdude]

This is an awsome list. It sums up our faith very nicely.

 

[PaleHorse]

This is an awsome list. It sums up our faith very nicely.

I thougth so too, it's just that I hadn't seen it listed in this way before. But yeah, it sure sums things up nicely I think.

 

[SassySDA]

I thougth so too, it's just that I hadn't seen it listed in this way before. But yeah, it sure sums things up nicely I think.

I meant to tell you earlier, I LOVE your avatar!

 

[PaleHorse]

I meant to tell you earlier, I LOVE your avatar!

Thank you, Sassy! It cost me a lot of blessings!

 

[Starr SDA Living Word]

God Bless and Happy Sabbath.

 

[happywiththelord]

this is a very nice thread!

 

[TrustAndObey]

I concur!

 

[statrei]

Rather interesting. What they imply is much more important than what they say.

 

[amiel]

Could you expand statrei?

 

[statrei]

Could you expand statrei?

The founding fathers of our church were very wise when they decided not to adopt a Creed, though they could have accepted the Nicene Creed. Once you try to encapsulate your beliefs beyond what Gen. 1:1, 2 says you run the risk of validating error. Take the one about that says that Satan led Eve into sin. That is wrong on two fronts. First, it contradicts what the Bible teaches and it is logical antagonistic to the Gospel story. When you are led the implication is that you followed, and you did so willingly. This belief leaves the impression, which many today hold, that Eve knew what she was doing and followed the serpent into sin. This is not what the Bible teaches. The Bible is clear that Eve was deceived. By definition, this means that even though she knew what she was doing she had been made to believe that it was not what it really was. Let me illustrate. Let us suppose that I give you a stolen Rolex watch and tell you that your father asked me to give it to you. When you accept it you are accepting a gift from your father that was delivered by his friend. That is what you know. As far as the law is concerned you have received stolen property. At this point the issue is not what the facts are but what you are guilty of. You are certainly not guilty of receiving stolen goods even though you did receive the stolen goods. Most Christians miss that analysis of the Fall. But, it is the fact that Eve did not rebel against the Creator that provided the legal basis for the Plan of Salvation. If Eve had been led into sin then there could have been no Plan of Salvation for man in the same way as there can be no Plan of Salvation for Satan or the angels he led into sin.

 

[NeverADullMoment]

God had already told Eve NOT to eat from the tree, and she did when the serpeant made it seem very appealing. There's no mention in the bible that she was thinking about disobeying God before that. The appeal of being like a god was too strong for her, and that is not something God told her about.

Nope, she was definitely led into sinning, just like all of us would be today if we were in her shoes.

 

[statrei]

God had already told Eve NOT to eat from the tree, and she did when the serpeant made it seem very appealing. There's no mention in the bible that she was thinking about disobeying God before that. The appeal of being like a god was too strong for her, and that is not something God told her about.

Nope, she was definitely led into sinning, just like all of us would be today if we were in her shoes.

This is what I mean. The Bible clearly indicates that God NEVER told Eve not to eat of the tree. In fact, there is a very good reason why He did not. But, here you suggest that Moses was wrong when he made it clear that the command not to eat was given BEFORE Eve had even been created.

 

[NeverADullMoment]

Genesis 2:16 - And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every treeof the garden thou mayest freely eat:

Genesis 2:17 - But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.

 

[statrei]

Genesis 2:16 - And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every treeof the garden thou mayest freely eat:

Genesis 2:17 - But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.

You need to go further into the chapter. Eve was not created until v. 21, 22. This is not insignificant.