Our Beliefs
Seventh-day Adventists are Christians who seek to follow Jesus, understand the Bible, and live with hope.
We believe God cares about the whole person: our worship, relationships, health, work, family, time, talents, and service to others. Our beliefs are not meant to be a wall that keeps people out. They are a window into the God who loves, saves, restores, and invites all people to know Him. Our ultimate goal is to help people understand the Bible and find “freedom, healing, and hope in Jesus”.
The church is a family of believers called to worship, serve, unite, baptise, and remember Christ through Communion.
Faith shapes our gifts, character, Sabbath rest, stewardship, health, relationships, and family life.
Jesus ministers for us, will return, raise the dead, end sin, and restore the earth.
God and the Bible
1. The Holy Scriptures
We believe the Bible is God’s written Word. Through the Old and New Testaments, God reveals who He is, what He has done, and how we can receive salvation. The Bible is trustworthy because it was given through the work of the Holy Spirit, who guided human writers to communicate God’s message.
This matters because Christian faith is not built mainly on tradition, opinion, or culture, but on God’s revealed truth. Through Scripture, we learn the story of creation, sin, redemption, Jesus Christ, and God’s promise to restore all things.
2. The Trinity
We believe there is one God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. God is not three gods, but one God in three eternal Persons. This means God is relational, loving, and active in saving humanity.
This belief is seen in Scripture when the Father sends the Son, the Son reveals the Father, and the Holy Spirit brings God’s presence into our lives. Adventists worship the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit as the one true God.
3. The Father
We believe God the Father is the Creator, Sustainer, and Sovereign of all things. He is holy and just, yet also merciful, gracious, patient, and full of faithful love.
Jesus shows us what the Father is like. When we see Jesus welcoming sinners, healing the broken, and giving His life for the world, we see the heart of the Father revealed.
4. The Son
We believe Jesus Christ is fully God and fully human. Through Him all things were created, and through Him God’s character is most clearly revealed. Jesus lived a sinless life, died for our sins, rose from the dead, and now ministers for us.
This is the centre of Adventist faith. We are saved not by our goodness, but by Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection. He is our Saviour, Lord, High Priest, and coming King.
5. The Holy Spirit
We believe the Holy Spirit is fully God and personally active in our lives. The Spirit comforts, guides, convicts, teaches, transforms, and gives strength to follow Jesus.
We need the Holy Spirit because faith is not merely information. It is a living relationship with God. The Spirit helps us understand Scripture, turn from sin, grow in love, and serve others.
Our Human Story
6. Creation
We believe the Bible is God’s written Word. Through the Old and New Testaments, God reveals who He is, what He has done, and how we can receive salvation. The Bible is trustworthy because it was given through the work of the Holy Spirit, who guided human writers to communicate God’s message.
This matters because Christian faith is not built mainly on tradition, opinion, or culture, but on God’s revealed truth. Through Scripture, we learn the story of creation, sin, redemption, Jesus Christ, and God’s promise to restore all things.
7. The Nature of Humanity
We believe there is one God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. God is not three gods, but one God in three eternal Persons. This means God is relational, loving, and active in saving humanity.
This belief is seen in Scripture when the Father sends the Son, the Son reveals the Father, and the Holy Spirit brings God’s presence into our lives. Adventists worship the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit as the one true God.
8. The Great Controversy
We believe God the Father is the Creator, Sustainer, and Sovereign of all things. He is holy and just, yet also merciful, gracious, patient, and full of faithful love.
Jesus shows us what the Father is like. When we see Jesus welcoming sinners, healing the broken, and giving His life for the world, we see the heart of the Father revealed.
Jesus and Salvation
9. The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Christ
We believe Jesus’ perfect life, sacrificial death, and resurrection provide the only way of salvation. On the cross, Jesus carried our sin and revealed God’s self-giving love.
His resurrection means death has been defeated. Those who trust in Christ receive forgiveness, new life, and the promise of eternal life. Salvation is God’s gift of grace, received by faith.
10. The Experience of Salvation
We believe salvation begins with God’s love and mercy. The Holy Spirit awakens us to our need, leads us to repentance, and helps us trust Jesus as Saviour and Lord.
Salvation is more than being forgiven. In Christ, we are accepted by God, given a new heart, and invited into a new life. We do not obey in order to earn salvation; we obey because God has already loved and saved us.
11. Growing in Christ
We believe Jesus gives victory over evil and freedom from fear, guilt, and destructive powers. Through His death and resurrection, Christ has already won the decisive victory.
Growing in Christ means walking with Him daily through prayer, Bible study, worship, service, and trust. The Christian life is not lived by human strength alone, but by the power of the Holy Spirit.
The Church and Belonging
12. The Church
We believe the church is the community of believers who confess Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour. The church exists for worship, fellowship, Bible teaching, Communion, service, and mission.
The church is not a building or a religious club. It is a spiritual family where people grow in grace, serve with love, and share the good news of Jesus with the world.
13. The Remnant and Its Mission
We believe God has always called people to remain faithful to Him. In the last days, Scripture describes a people who keep God’s commandments and hold to the faith of Jesus.
This belief is not about spiritual pride. It is about mission. Adventists believe they are called to point people back to Jesus, Scripture, worship of the Creator, and readiness for Christ’s return.
14. Unity in the Body of Christ
We believe the church is one body with many members. In Christ, differences of race, culture, nationality, social status, age, and gender must not divide us.
Unity does not mean everyone is identical. It means Jesus is greater than the things that separate people. The church should be a place where all are valued, loved, and called to serve.
15. Baptism
We believe baptism is a public confession of faith in Jesus Christ. By baptism, a person identifies with Jesus’ death, burial, and resurrection and begins a new life in Him.
Adventists practise baptism by immersion because it best represents the biblical picture of dying to the old life and rising to a new life in Christ. Baptism is also a joyful welcome into the family of faith.
16. The Lord's Supper
We believe the Lord’s Supper, or Communion, helps us remember Jesus’ sacrifice and receive His grace with gratitude. The bread and cup point us to His body and blood given for us.
Adventists also practise foot washing before Communion, following Jesus’ example in John 13. It reminds us that Christian greatness is found in humility, forgiveness, and loving service.
Spirit-gifted Life and Daily Discipleship
17. Spiritual Gifts and Ministries
We believe the Holy Spirit gives spiritual gifts to all believers. These gifts are not for personal pride, but for loving service, building up the church, and blessing humanity.
Every member has a role in God’s mission. Some teach, some encourage, some lead, some serve quietly, but all are called to use what God has given for His glory and the good of others.
18. The Gift of Prophecy
We believe prophecy is one of the spiritual gifts described in Scripture. Adventists believe this gift was expressed in the ministry of Ellen G. White, whose writings have brought comfort, guidance, correction, and encouragement to the church.
Her writings do not replace the Bible. The Bible remains the highest authority for faith and practice. The prophetic gift points people back to Scripture, to Jesus, and to faithful Christian living.
19. The Law of God
We believe God’s law expresses His character of love and His will for human life. The Ten Commandments show us how to love God and love our neighbours.
God’s law does not save us; Jesus saves us. But when we are saved by grace, God writes His law on our hearts and teaches us to live in love, honesty, purity, worship, and compassion.
20. The Sabbath
We believe the seventh-day Sabbath is God’s gift of rest, worship, and renewal. It began at creation and is affirmed in the Ten Commandments.
The Sabbath is not merely a rule. It is a weekly reminder that God is our Creator and Redeemer. It invites us to stop, worship, rest, serve, and remember that our worth is found in God, not in endless work.
21. Stewardship
We believe everything we have belongs to God: our time, abilities, opportunities, possessions, money, and the earth itself. We are managers, not owners.
Stewardship means living gratefully and responsibly. Through faithful service, generosity, tithes, and offerings, believers support God’s mission and care for others.
22. Christian Behavior
We believe God calls His people to live in a way that reflects the character of Jesus. This includes what we think, say, watch, eat, do, and how we treat others.
Christian behaviour is not about earning God’s favour. It is about allowing the Holy Spirit to shape a life of purity, health, joy, kindness, and integrity.
23. Marriage and the Family
We believe marriage and family are gifts from God. Marriage was established in Eden and affirmed by Jesus as a lifelong union of loving companionship and faithfulness.
Families are meant to be places of love, respect, nurture, forgiveness, and spiritual growth. Whether single, married, young, old, widowed, or divorced, every person is valued by God and welcomed into the church family.
Hope, Judgement & Resurrection
24. Christ’s Ministry in the Heavenly Sanctuary
We believe Jesus now ministers for us in the heavenly sanctuary. His sacrifice on the cross was complete and once for all, and His ministry applies the benefits of that sacrifice to believers.
This belief gives assurance. Jesus is not distant. He represents us, intercedes for us, and prepares the final restoration of all things. Judgment, rightly understood, reveals God’s justice, mercy, and faithfulness.
25. The Second Coming of Christ
We believe Jesus will come again personally, visibly, and gloriously. His return is the blessed hope of the church and the climax of the gospel.
Adventists do not see the future as hopeless. We look forward to the day when Christ will raise the righteous dead, gather His people, end injustice, and complete His work of salvation.
26. Death and Resurrection
We believe death is an unconscious sleep until the resurrection. The Bible teaches that immortality belongs to God, and eternal life is His gift to the redeemed.
This belief brings comfort. Those who die in Christ are not forgotten. When Jesus returns, He will raise them to life, and God’s people will be reunited in His presence.
27. The Millennium and the End of Sin
We believe the millennium is the thousand-year reign of Christ with His redeemed in heaven after His return. During this time, God’s people will see more clearly the justice and mercy of His judgments. At the end of this period, sin, Satan, and evil will be finally destroyed. God will not allow suffering to continue forever. His plan is to end evil completely and permanently.
28. The New Earth
We believe God will create a new earth where righteousness dwells. Suffering, death, grief, and sin will be gone forever.
This is the final hope of the Bible. God will dwell with His people, love will fill creation, and all things will declare that God is love. The story ends not with escape from the world, but with God restoring His creation.