We hold these Truths dearly:

1) Whole Bible: “All scripture is given by inspiration” 2 Tim. 3:16,17.

2) Father, Son, and Holy Ghost—Three Persons. Matt. 28:19, 20.

3) Christ was Creator—With the Father in the beginning. Heb. 1:1,2; Eph. 3:9; Col. 1:14-16; John 1:1-3, 10, 14.

4) Creation took place in six 24-hour days. Gen. 1. (Note verse 16.)

5) Devil—Satan is a real being, not just evil inherited. Brought sin. Rev. 12:7-9; Ezk. 28; Isa. 14:12-17.

6) Angels—created beings. Heb. 2:7.

7) Sin is the transgression of God’s Law. 1 John 3:4; Rom. 4:15; 3:20.

8) The wages of sin is death. Rom. 6:23; Ezk. 18:4; Gen. 2:16, 17.

9) Christ lived a sinless life and died for sinners. 1 Cor. 15:3.

10) Man is mortal. Job. 4:17; 1 Tim. 6:16.

11) The dead are dead. 1 Cor. 15: 12-26, 51-56; Eccl. 9:5,6.

12) Resurrection. 1 Thes. 4:16-18; Rev. 20:6; 1 Cor. 15:21-23.

13) Judgment. Eccl. 12:13, 14; 2 Cor. 5:10; James 2:10-12.

14) Christ’s Second Coming. John 14:1-3; Acts 1:9-11; 1 Thes. 4:16-18.

15) Signs of Christ’s Coming. Matt. 24; 2 Tim. 3:1-5; Luke 21:25-28.

16) Prophecy. Amos 3:7; Deut. 29:29; 2 Pet. 1:19-21.

17) Heaven. Rev. 12:7; Mark 16:19; Ex. 20:11.

18) Millennium—1000 years between first and second resurrection. Rev. 20.

19) Sin and sinners will be destroyed. Rev. 20:7-9, 14; 2 Pet. 2:4-6.

20) Earth Made New—Home of Redeemed. Rev. 21; Matt. 5:5

21) The Sanctuary is in Heaven. Ex. 25; Heb. 7, 8, 9 (chapters).

22) Saved by grace. Rom. 6:14; Eph. 2:8, 9.

23) Grace—Old and New Testament. Gen. 6:8; Titus 2:11-13; Rom. 5:20.

24) Justification by faith. Rom. 5:1; Rom. 3:31; James 2:17-20.

25) Law is still binding—standard in the Judgment. Rom. 3:31; Matt. 5:17-19; James 2:10-12.

26) Sabbath is the Seal of God and His Law. Ezk. 20:12,20; Rev. 13; Deut. 6:6-8.

27) Change of the Sabbath is the Mark of the Beast. Dan. 7:25; Rev. 13, 14.

28) Seven Last Plagues. Rev. 15, 16.

29) Tithing. Mal. 3:6-12; 1 Cor. 9:13, 14; Matt. 23:23.

30) Foreign Missions. Matt. 28:19, 20; 24:14.

31) Christian Education. Matt. 6:33; 2 Tim. 3:14-17.

32) Religious Liberty. Matt. 22:21.

33) Ordinance of Humility. John 13:12-17.

34) Lord’s Supper. 1 Cor. 11:23-30.

35) Repentance—Conversion. Acts 3:19; John 3:1-21.

36) Baptism. Rom. 6:3, 4; Matt. 28:19, 20; Acts 2:38; Mark 16:15, 16.

37) Church Organization Loyal to Christ. Col. 1:18; Eph. 4:11-16; 5:27; Rev. 12.

38) Sanctification. John 17:17; 1 Pet. 1

39) Baptism by the Holy Spirit. Acts 1:1-8, 45-47

40) Gifts of the Spirit—Prophesy, Healing, Tongues, ect. 1 Cor. 12.

41) Soul Winners. Prov. 11:30; John 1:35-51; Matt. 25:14-46.

42) Prayer. Luke 21:26; James 5; Mark 11:24; 1 John 5:14, 15

43) Devine Healing. James 5.

44) Health Reform. 1 Cor. 6:19-20; 10:31; Lev. 11; Num. 11.

45) Avoid Questionable Places and Amusements. Phil. 4:8; 1 Thes. 5:22.

46) Dress Reform. 1 Tim. 2:9, 10; 1 Pet 3:3.

47) Spirit of Prophecy is a Gift to the Church. Rev. 12:17; 19:10; 1 Cor. 1.

48) Giving the Last Warning. Rev. 14.

49) Prophetic Movement. Rev. 14:6-15; 12:17; 22:14.

50) The New Covenant in the Heart. Jer. 31:31; Heb. 8:8-10.

There is but One God who consists of Three Persons in a Devine Mystery reflected in the mystic union of husband and wife. God had no beginning and will have no end and is the Creator of all things.

God created a perfect world and a perfect universe in which all things were in harmony through love freely offered. Love cannot be offered unless there is the possibility it can be withheld. This harmony was marred when the highly exalted archangel Lucifer coveted the yet higher position of Godhood and became Satan.

Thus sin entered the universe through pride and selfish grasping. God gave our first parents a perfect world, withholding only one tree. Satan tempted Adam and Eve that by eating of this tree they could become like God. They fell for the temptation and sin entered our world.

To save us from destruction, Christ—God the Son—took on our fallen, sinful nature and through dependence on God the Father He met each sin we may meet and overcame. The sinless Son of God then offered Himself as a sacrifice for our sins.

Having met sin in the flesh and having overcome, Jesus is able to offer this power to us. To deny that Christ took on our sinful nature after the Fall is to deny that He met and overcame the same sins we must meet and overcome and hence He would have no power to offer us in overcoming sin. It is the Antichrist who teaches Jesus took on Adam’s nature before the Fall.

The Bible is the Inspired Word of God given for our instruction and guidance.

Since it was written for our guidance, it follows that we are expected to heed the things written therein. Thus, we are to keep the Ten Commandments. This includes setting aside our worldly pursuits at sunset on Friday and spending the next 24 hours in communion with our Lord as commanded by the Sabbath commandment and as was done by Jesus and the Apostles.

With sin came death. Death is the opposite of life. The idea that we continue to live after we die was the Devil’s first lie (Gen. 3:4,5). If it were true that we go to Heaven when we die, would we not congratulate one another and tell the grieving family that we’re so glad to hear their loved one died? There are no happy funerals.

The Bible speaks of death as a sleep. Christ will awaken the righteous dead at His Second Coming while the unrighteous will continue to sleep for a thousand years then they, too, shall be resurrected—but to face the Judgment.

The Universe of unfallen beings needed to know what sin would do. Therefore,

God has permitted our fallen world to develop that they—and we—might understand the consequences of breaking God’s Law. The result has been a world of woe and sorrow.

At this time the records of all who sleep in their graves are being examined. God already knows who is saved and who is lost, but the rest of the Universe must be satisfied that those deemed righteous will not bring the sorrow and misery of sin to them.

God will not always suffer this experiment with sin. The Second Coming of Christ is at hand. This will not be a secret marked by the mysterious disappearance of some good church-going folk. The Bible tells us that “every eye shall see Him” and that it will be “as the lightning that shineth from the east even to the west.” The wicked living will be slain by the brightness of His coming and the righteous dead will be raised to life everlasting. We will then be caught up and taken to Heaven where, for the next thousand years, we shall all have a chance to examine the books to learn for ourselves why some people have been saved while others were lost. At the end of this time we and our Lord shall return to this Earth and the unrighteous shall receive the Judgment. The wicked will not burn for the ceaseless ages of Eternity, writhing in pain and agony unimaginable.

Rather, the Bible tells us they will become ashes and will be no more. When the Bible speaks of “forever” it means “without interruption”. Afterward this Earth will be re-created in its original glory and the righteous will live forever—without interruption.

For our present life, God wishes us good health and asks that we care for our bodies as temple of the Holy Ghost. This includes the avoidance of alcohol, tobacco, and caffeine. A Christian should at a minimum follow the dietary instructions in Leviticus 11 avoiding the eating of unclean meats such as pork—but this is only a minimum and in these last days all flesh food should be avoided.

The Lord has always given His people the guidance of His Holy Spirit. Mostly this is the sudden remembrance of passages of Scripture we have read, or a sense that something needs to be done. But occasionally—at our Lord’s discression—certain
individuals receive such clear and detailed messages and in such number that they have the gift of prophecy. Ellen G. White was such an individual and her writings are a guide we value highly.