What Seventh-day Adventists Believe
    We do not have a formal "creed," because we do not want to "freeze truth in its tracks" and stop searching our Bibles for new truth - or for a clearer understanding of "old truth".
    But we Adventists have developed a Statement of Fundamental Beliefs which sets forth our current understanding of basic Bible truth. In this section, we will summarize how we understand the major teachings included in our statement of beliefs. We won't give a full presentation of each subject, but the summaries that follow will cover the major points of each one.

The Trinity
How Everything Began
The Bible
Salvation
Sabbath and the Family
The Church
Baptism and the Lord's Supper
Spiritual Gifts
Christian Lifestyle
The Sanctuary
What Happens When We Die
The Second Advent of Christ
 

The Trinity
    We believe that God is the creator and King of the universe. Three distinct persons make up the Godhead: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Althoughthe word Trinity, which Christians use to describe this three-person God, is not in the Bible, the fact that God indeed consists of three persons is clearly taught there.
    The three persons of the Godhead share certain common characteristics that set them apart from all other beings in the universe. God is immortal, all-powerful, all-knowing, unchangeable, and able to be everywhere at once. He is the source of all love, life, and power. And though He constantly supervises His entire vast creation, He is a personal God who wants to be the close Friend of each person on earth.
    Perfect unity exists in the Trinity. Their goals, plans, and opinions are identical. They never disagree. Their very thoughts are open to each other. Though the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are three separate persons, they think, act, and feel as one. They actually are one God in three persons.
    Perfect equality also exists in the Trinity. All three of its members are fully God. No one member is less divine than the others. The Father did not create the Son or the Holy Spirit - all three have existed together from eternity and have no beginning. The Holy Spirit is not simply God's power - a divine force. He is a fully equal member of the Godhead.
    God is infinitely patient, fair, and truthful. But the quality with which His name is most synonymous is love.
 
 
Deuteronomy 6:4 John 14:16,17 1 John 3:20
Genesis 1:26;   3:22 2 Corinthians 13:14 Jeremiah 32:17
Matthew 3:16,17 1 Timothy 6:15,16 Malachi 3:6
Matthew 28:19 Psalms 139:7-12 John 1:1-3
 
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