1.THE WORD OF GOD I believe that God inspired through the Holy Spirit every writer of the Bible. Everthing written in the Word of God is true, and can help me live a happy and healthy life.
2.THE GODHEAD I believe that the God who loves me is One God manifested in three persons—the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Each works hard to teach me how to live a better more meaningful life.
3.GOD THE FATHER I believe that God the Father is the power that keeps me—and every other creature in the universe—alive. He is kind and forgiving, and will never leave me.
4.GOD THE SON I believe that Jesus, God the Son, created this world and everything good in it. Two thousand years ago, He came to this earth as a baby, grew up, and lived a sinless life. He then died on the cross so that I could someday live forever with Him in heaven.
5.GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT. I believe that God the Holy Spirit speaks to me through that still, small voice. I hear in my thoughts whenever I feel afraid, sad, or lonely. He tells me that everything will be all right. The Holy Spirit also tries to teach me right from wrong by making me feel guilty when I sin and joyful each time. I choose to obey God’s laws of love.
6.CREATION I believe that Jesus created everything in six days and then rested on the seventh day. When He finished making the trees, animals, ocean, mountain, and people, Jesus looked around at all that He had done and said joyfully, “This very good!”.
7.THE NATURE OF MAN I believe that Jesus made people in the image of God. Each enjoys the freedom to think and act any way they choose. Even though sin and bad choices have brought pain and suffering to many, we’re still children of God. With the help of the Holy Spirit, we can care for each other just as God cares for each one of us.
8.THE GREAT CONTROVERCY I believe that Satan is a real being who wants to destroy us all. He works hard each day to bring sin into our lives. God wants us to live each day with joy, happiness, and love. God and Satan are fighting for control over our lives and our futures. To help us overcome sin, Jesus sends the Holy Spirit and loving angels to guide and protect us.
9.LIFE, DEATH, AND RESURRECTION OF JESUS. I believe that Jesus lived a perfect life in order to show us that it’s possible to overcome sin. He died on the cross so I won’t have to lose my heavenly home because of my sins. Then, God the Fathers raised Jesus from the dead to show how He’ll someday raise me from the dead if I die before Jesus returns.
10.THE EXPERIENCE OF SALVATION I believe that when I allow Jesus into my heart, He helps me change from a sinner to a child of God, ready to live forever in heaven. He teaches me how to be like Him as I read my Bible and follow the loving guidance of the Holy Spirit. Because of Jesus, I can fell confident that I’m forgiven and that there’s a home waiting for me in heaven.
11.GROWING IN JESUS I believe that when someone invites Jesus into their heart, changes start to happen. What they read, watch on television or on Internet, eat, and listen to, and the places they go, even the words they say, will change. The pages of the Bible will become like a textbook for living, and they will talk to Jesus throughout each day. These changes keep happening, day after day, until Jesus comes.
12.THE CHURCH. I believe that my church is a place where people who love Jesus can praise Him together with joy and anticipation. It’s like attending a fun family reunion each week. Jesus loves His church and listens to every word spoken and every song sung.
13.THE REMNANT AND ITS MISSION I believe that before Jesus comes the second time, some people in my church will choose sin over salvation. Those who stay faithful to Jesus and to what the voice of the Holy Spirit tells them to do are called the remnant, and they will work extra hard to bring THE LOVE OF GOD to the world. Though the remnant may be small in number, they will accomplish great things for God so that Jesus can return.
14.UNITY IN THE BODY OF CHRIST. I believe that any church whose members worship God should welcome people from any nation, who speak any language, and whose skin is any color. We’re all equal in God’s sight. How we look and how we sound makes no difference. We’re all children of the same heavenly Father.
15.BAPTISM I believe that when I’m baptized, I’m telling everyone that I love God and want to live my life in service to Him. Baptism is like being buried as a sinner and then rising up to live a new life for Jesus.
16.THE LORD’S SUPPER. I believe that when Jesus ate His last meal with His disciples right before He was crucified, He tought us something wonderful. He said that the grape juice(wine without alcohol) represented His spilled blood and that the bread represented His broken body. When I partake of “The Lord’s Supper” at church, it helps me remember the sacrifice Jesus made for me on the cross.
17.SPRITUAL GIFTS AND MINISTRIES. I believe that God has given us special talents that we can use to serve Him. We each enjoy different skills such as music, preaching, teaching, art, giving Bilble Studies, visiting the sick, or making people feel welcome when they visit our church. Each spiritual gift is important to Cod’s work.
18.THE GIFT OF PROPHECY. I believe that the people in God’s church have needed help knowing how to live and what to look forward to in the future. So God invited a woman named ELLEN G. WHITE to be His prophet and provide guidance, instruction, and correction for His people. Her writing also help us understand the important lessons found in the Bible.
19.THE LAW OF GOD. I believe that God’s Ten Commandments contain the best rules for living. Each is designed to protect me from sin and help me love God and others better. Each represents how much God loves me and how He wants me to live a happy, healthy life. Obeying the Ten Commendments is like saying “I love You” to God and others.
20.THE SABBATH. I believe that God created the seventh-day(Saturday) to be a holy day. He commands me to rest, worship Him, and do special work for Him on that day as a way of showing Him—and others—that I believe He is the Creator of all good things. God’s holy Sabbath begins at sundown on Friday and ends at sundown on Saturday.
21.STEWARSHIP. I believe that everything belongs to God: the trees, the flower, the animals—even me. God has asked me to take care of what He created and to protect all things from harm—even me. So I will cherish God’s creatures and creation. To show Him how proud I am to be His steward, I’ll faithfully return a tithe (10 percent) of my time, talent, and money. I want God to bless this world and everything in it—even me.
22.CHRISTIAN BEHAVIOR. I believe that anyone who loves Jesus should talk, act, eat, work, and play differently from those who love Satan. Everything I do should show others that Jesus lives in my heart and that I’m doing my best to live by His rules of love.
23.MARRIAGE AND THE FAMILY. I believe that in order for us to understand the joy of living in heaven, God invites us to create families here on this earth. Our heavenly Father wants us earthly homes to be safe places where we learn about His love and forgiveness. When we love our brothers and sisters, parents and grandparents, uncles and aunts, we’re experiencing a beautiful example of what it will be like to live in heaven with everyone who has chosen to love and obey God. 24.JESUS’MINISTRY IN THE HEAVENLY SANCTUARY I believe that God instructed Moses and the children of Israel to build a temple in the wilderness to explain what Jesus is doing right now in heaven. In the wilderness the priests offered to God animal sacrifices for the forgiveness of sins and pronounced judgment on those who chose to do evil. That’s what Jesus is doing right now in heaven. He is our heavenly priest who forgives us, cleanses sin from our hearts, and finally welcomes us home to heaven.
25.THE SECOND COMING OF JESUS I believe that one day soon Jesus is going to return to this earth and invite everyone who has chosen to love and obey Him to heaven. When He comes, those who hates Him will be destroyed. But everyone else, even the faithful who have died in the past, will leave this dark world and spend eternity with Jesus.
26.DEATH AND RESURRECTION. I believe that Jesus can raise people from the dead. He did it before, raising Lazarus and the widow’s son, and He will do it again when He comes the second time. So even though some of my family members are asleep in their graves, I’ll see them again because of the power of God over death.
27.THE MILLENIUM AND THE END OF SIN. I believe that someday sin and sinners will be gone forever. Even those who died hating God will fully understand the lies that Satan told them, and will agree that God’s judgment is just. Without God’s presence to shield them from harm, Satan and every sinner will be completely destroyed by fire.
28.THE NEW EARTH. I believe that after Satan and sinners are destroyed, my heavenly Father will create a brand-new world for us to enjoy. There will be no death, no tears, no pain, no suffering. All, will be peace and love. Best of all, I will enjoy this wonderful world forever together with my family and all who love God.
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