The Seventh - day Adventist church

Introduction
The Seventh - day Adventist church is a Protestant Christian
denomination which is distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the
seventh day of the week in Christian and Jewish calendars, as the Sabbath,
and its emphasis on the imminent Second Coming (advent) of Jesus Christ.

History
• When was it founded?
The Seventh-day Adventist Church had its roots in the Millerite movement of
the 1830s to the 1840s, during the period of the Second Great Awakening,
and was officially founded in 1863.
• Where did it originate?
Over the ensuing decades the church expanded from its original base
in New England to become an international organization.
• Why was it formed?
Seventh-Day Adventists started in the 1800s as a denomination.
During a time of religious revival in the northeastern United States, many
religious movements began, including early Seventh Day Adventists.

The Founders
• ELLEN G. WHITE
Ellen Gould White (November 26, 1827 – July 16, 1915) was an author and an
American Christian pioneer.
Along with other Sabbatarian Adventist leaders such as Joseph Bates and
her husband James White, she was instrumental within a small group of early
Adventists who formed what became known as the Seventh-day Adventist
Church.
• JAMES SPRINGER WHITE
James Springer White (August 4, 1821 – August 6, 1881) also known as Elder
White, was a co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church and husband
of Ellen G. White.
In 1849 he started the first Sabbatarian Adventist periodical entitled "The
Present Truth”.
• J. N. ANDREWS
John Nevins Andrews (July 22, 1829 – October 21, 1883) was a Seventh-day
Adventist minister, the first official Seventh-day Adventist missionary, writer,
editor, and scholar.
• JOSEPH BATES
Joseph Bates (July 8, 1792 – March 19, 1872) was an
American seaman and revivalist minister.
He was a co-founder and developer of Sabbatarian Adventism, a
strain of religious thinking that evolved into the Seventh-day
Adventist Church.
Bates is also credited with convincing James White and Ellen G.
White of the validity of the seventh-day Sabbath.

Beliefs, Doctrines, Teachings, Practices

• Seventh-Day Adventists follow a doctrine called the 28
Fundamental Beliefs.
The document that Seventh Day Adventists ascribe to is the 28
Fundamental Beliefs, which discuss the teachings of “Holy
Scriptures.”
They are categorized as doctrines of God, man, salvation, church,
Christian life and end day events.

The 28 Fundamental Beliefs:

1. The Holy Scriptures 13. The Remnant and Its
2. The Trinity Mission
3. The Father 14. Unity in the Body of Christ
4. The Son 15. Baptism
5. The Holy Spirit 16. The Lord's Supper
6. Creation 17. Spiritual Gifts and Ministries
7. The Nature of Humanity 18. The Gift of Prophecy
8. The Great Controversy 19. The Law of God
9. The Life, Death, and 20. The Sabbath
Resurrection of Christ 21. Stewardship
10. The Experience of 22. Christian Behavior
Salvation 23. Marriage and the Family
11. Growing in Christ 24. Christ's Ministry in the
12. The Church Heavenly Sanctuary
25. The Second Coming of 27. The Millennium and the
Christ End of Sin
26. Death and Resurrection 28. The New Earth

• Their Sabbath is on Saturday.

Seventh Day Adventists believe that the Sabbath begins at the
end of the sixth day, which is considered Friday and lasts one
day, which is Saturday.
The Sabbath “protects man’s friendship with God and provides
time essential for the development of that relationship.”
On the Sabbath, there can be no secular labor, including any
household tasks.
Members are asked to “greet the Sabbath with the tranquility of
mind.”
Other rules for the Sabbath include avoiding weddings and
funerals; however, the church does allow for seeking emergency
healthcare on the Sabbath.
Families are encouraged to fellowship together over a meal.

• Adventists believe in what’s called Heavenly Sanctuary.

They believe that there is a sanctuary in heaven set up by God.
There, Christ ministers on our behalf.

• Adventists believe Jesus is coming back.

Seventh Day Adventists hold to the belief that Jesus is returning.
They believe it will be “visible and worldwide,” according to their
doctrine and at t that time, the righteous dead will be resurrected
and taken to heaven.
The church calls the Second Coming the “blessed hope of the
church” and the “grand climax of the gospel.” Advent, itself,
means “coming.”
• Adventists might have better longevity than others.
Many Adventists ascribe to a vegetarian or plant-based diet. They
take this direction from scripture, which says God gave nuts,
grains, and herbs as nourishment.
The doctrine reads: “Such health is a gift from a loving God who
wants us to live life in its abundance.”
Because of this diet, many experts have said Seventh Day
Adventists can live an average of 10 years longer than most
Americans.

• They don’t believe hell is infinite torture.

They believe that hell is not an eternity of suffering and torture.
They believe God is just but also merciful and it’s not in the nature
of God to torture the unrighteous for eternity. Instead, sinners and
unbelievers will ultimately die for eternity.
In this belief, the Old Testament and New Testament say that the
final end for nonbelievers is total extinction.