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What we believe

A faith rooted in Scripture, lived in community.

Nine short statements that capture the heart of what we believe, followed by the historic 28 Fundamental Beliefs we share with the wider Seventh-day Adventist Church.

The short version

Nine things at the heart of it

  • The Trinity

    There is one God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit, a unity of three co-eternal Persons. The Father is Creator and Sustainer; the Son became incarnate in Jesus; the Holy Spirit draws people to God and distributes spiritual gifts.

  • Christ our Hope

    In Christ’s perfect life, suffering, death and resurrection, God provided the only means of atonement for human sin. Those who accept this through faith receive eternal life.

  • Christ’s return

    The second coming of Christ is the blessed hope of the church. His return will be literal, personal, visible and universal. The righteous dead will rise, join the righteous living and go with him.

  • The church

    A community of believers who confess Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour, gathering for worship, fellowship, biblical instruction, communion, neighbourly service and global gospel proclamation.

  • The Holy Scriptures

    The Old and New Testaments are the written Word of God, given by divine inspiration. They are God’s infallible revelation of his will.

  • Baptism

    Baptism by immersion is a symbol of our union with Christ, the forgiveness of our sins and our reception of the Holy Spirit.

  • The Ten Commandments

    The great principles of God’s law, exemplified in the life of Christ. Salvation is by grace and not of works, but its fruit is obedience to the commandments.

  • The Sabbath

    The seventh day of the week, Saturday, is observed as a day of rest, worship and ministry, in harmony with the teaching and practice of Jesus, from sunset Friday to sunset Saturday.

  • The new earth

    On the new earth, where righteousness dwells, God will provide a glorious home for the redeemed. He will dwell with his people, and suffering and death will be no more.

The longer version

The 28 Fundamental Beliefs

Our beliefs sit within the wider family of Seventh-day Adventist Christians worldwide. Read each one in full on the Adventist Church’s official site.

The doctrine of God

  • Holy Scriptures
  • Trinity
  • Father
  • Son
  • Holy Spirit

The doctrine of humanity

  • Creation
  • Nature of man
  • Great controversy

The doctrine of salvation

  • Life, death and resurrection of Christ
  • Experience of salvation
  • Growing in Christ

The doctrine of the church

  • Church
  • Remnant and its mission
  • Unity in the body of Christ
  • Baptism
  • Lord’s supper
  • Spiritual gifts and ministries
  • Gift of prophecy

The doctrine of Christian living

  • Law of God
  • Sabbath
  • Stewardship
  • Christian behaviour
  • Marriage and the family

The doctrine of last things

  • Christ’s ministry in the heavenly sanctuary
  • Second coming of Christ
  • Death and resurrection
  • Millennium and the end of sin
  • New earth

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