A Word About the Fundamental Beliefs of Seventh-day Adventists v v To the Readers of This Book vii vii THE DOCTRINE OF GOD 1. The Word of God 11 2. The Godhead 23 3. God the Father 35 4. God the Son 43 5. God the Holy Spirit 69 THE DOCTRINE OF HUMANITY 6. Creation 79 7. The Nature of Humanity 91 THE DOCTRINE OF SALVATION 8. The Great Controversy 113 9. The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Christ 121 10. The Experience of Salvation 135 11. Growing in Christ 151 THE DOCTRINE OF THE CHURCH 12. The Church 165 13. The Remnant and Its Mission 185 14. Unity in the Body of Christ 205 15. Baptism 217 16. The Lord’s Supper 231 17. Spiritual Gifts and Ministries 243 18. The Gift of Prophecy 253 THE DOCTRINE OF THE CHRISTIAN LIFE 19. The Law of God 269 20. The Sabbath 287 21. Stewardship 307 22. Christian Behavior 317 23. Marriage and the Family 333 THE DOCTRINE OF LAST THINGS 24. Christ’s Ministry in the Heavenly Sanctuary 351 25. The Second Coming of Christ 373 26. Death and Resurrection 391 27. The Millennium and the End of Sin 407 28. The New Earth 421

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