Adventists currently hold 28 fundamental beliefs (pdf download) that can be organized into six categories (as shown below) —the doctrines of God, man, salvation, the church, the Christian life, and last day events.
In each teaching, God is the architect, who in wisdom, grace, and infinite love, is restoring a relationship with humanity that will last for eternity.
OUR BELIEFS IN BRIEF
- 1. Holy Scriptures
- 2. Trinity
- 3. Father
- 4. Son
- 5. Holy Spirit
- 6. Creation
- 7. Nature of humanity
- 8. The Great Controversy
- 9. The Life, Death and Resurrection of Christ
- 10. The Experience of Salvation
- 11. Growing in Christ
- 12. The Church
- 13. The Remnant and its Mission
- 14. Unity in the Body of Christ
- 15. Baptism
- 16. The Lord’s supper
- 17. Spiritual Gifts and Ministries
- 18. The Gift of Prophecy
- 19. The Law of God
- 20. The Sabbath
- 21. Stewardship
- 22. Christian Behavior
- 23. Marriage and the Family
- 24. Christ’s ministry in the Heavenly Sanctuary
- 25. The Second Coming of Christ
- 26. Death and Resurrection
- 27. The Millennium and the End of Sin
- 28. The New Earth