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The Seventh-day Adventist Ministerial Association's Seventh-day Adventists Believe (2005), explains that the opening chapters of Genesis describe a limited creation: 'The "heavens" of Genesis 1 and 2 probably refer to our sun and its system of planets. Indeed, the earth, instead of being Christ's first creation, was most likely His last one.
The official teachings of the Seventh-day Adventist denomination are expressed in its 28 Fundamental Beliefs. [ 17 ] [ 41 ] This statement of beliefs was originally adopted by the General Conference in 1980, with an additional belief (number 11) being added in 2005. [ 42 ]
It is intimately related to the history of the Seventh-day Adventist Church and was described by the church's prophet and pioneer Ellen G. White as one of the pillars of Adventist belief. [ 19 ] [ 20 ] It is a major component of the broader Adventist understanding of the " heavenly sanctuary ", and the two are sometimes spoken of interchangeably.
The 28 fundamental beliefs are the core beliefs of Seventh-day Adventist theology. Adventists are opposed to the formulation of creeds , so the 28 fundamental beliefs are considered descriptors , not prescriptors ; that is, that they describe the official position of the church but are not criteria for membership.
It is intimately related to the history of the Seventh-day Adventist Church and was described by one of the church's pioneers Ellen G. White as one of the pillars of Adventist belief. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is a major component of the broader Adventist understanding of the " heavenly sanctuary ", and the two are sometimes spoken of interchangeably.
The Mission Statement of the church declares: The mission of the Seventh-day Adventist Church is to proclaim to all peoples the everlasting gospel of God’s love in the context of the three angels' messages of Revelation 14:6–12, and as revealed in the life, death, resurrection, and Godly ministry of Jesus Christ (Isaiah 9:6,7), leading them to accept Jesus as personal Saviour and Lord and ...
Adventists have taught that a persecuting "Sunday law" will be enacted at some stage in the future, as part of the final events of earth's history before Jesus returns, as stated in significant publications such as Questions on Doctrine (1957), [88] Seventh-day Adventists Believe… (1988), [89] and Ellen White's classic The Great Controversy. [90]
Seventh-Day Adventism has been attacked for allegedly holding semi-pelagian soteriological views; for example, Roger E. Olson said: "Mormons and Seventh-day Adventists have tended to promote Semi Pelagian views of salvation, although the latter have been moving more toward orthodox Protestant Christianity in the second half of the twentieth ...