This was originally posted by Palehorse but wanted to add it for this forum:
PaleHorse
An interesting list of basic beliefs
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)
25. There will be "a resurrection of the dead, both the just and the unjust" (Acts 24:15; John 5:28,29)
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]
PaleHorse
An interesting list of basic beliefs
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)
25. There will be "a resurrection of the dead, both the just and the unjust" (Acts 24:15; John 5:28,29)
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]
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