Seventh-Day Adventist (idea)

The Seventh-Day Adventists are a Protestant Christian church, which (as is visible from the name) puts particular emphasis on the seventh-day Sabbath and the soon-coming Second Advent. The SDA church had ten million members worldwide as of 1998.

Historically, the Adventist church derives from the Millerite movements of the 1840s. The denomination was officially organized May 21, 1863. (more history later)

Seventh-Day Adventist Beliefs:

"Seventh-Day Adventists accept the Bible as their only creed and hold certain fundamental beliefs to be the teaching of the Holy Scriptures. These beliefs, as set forth here, constitute the church's understanding and expression of the teaching of Scripture. Revision of these statements may be expected at a General Conference session when the church is led by the Holy Spirit to a fuller understanding of Bible truth or finds better language in which to express the teachings of God's Holy Word."
--Fundamental Beliefs of Seventh-Day Adventists

"The Doctrine of God"

• The Word of God
• The Godhead
• God the Father
• God the Son
• God the Holy Spirit

"The Doctrine of Man"

• The Creation
• The Nature of Man

"The Doctrine of Salvation"

• The Great Controversy
• The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Christ
• The Experience of Salvation

"The Doctrine of the Church"

• The Church
• The Remnant and Its Mission
• Unity in the Body of Christ
• Baptism
• The Lord's Supper
• Spiritual Gifts and Ministries
• The Gift of Prophecy

"The Doctrine of the Christian Life"

• The Law of God
• The Sabbath
• Stewardship
• Christian Behavior
• Marriage and the Family

"The Doctrine of Last Things"

• Christ's Ministry in the Heavenly Sanctuary
• The Second Coming of Christ
• Death and Resurrection
• The Millennium and the End of Sin
• The New Earth