The Seventh-day Adventist Church has published a series of documents on various issues relevant to life in modern society. Click below to review anything from a study paper on the AIDS epidemic to a document discussing the ecumenical movement.
Resolution on the Holy Bible
As delegates to the 2015 General Conference Session in San Antonio, Texas, we reaffirm our commitment to the authority of the Bible as the infallible revelation of God and His will. In them, God revea…
Same-Sex Unions
Over the past several decades the Seventh-day Adventist Church has felt it necessary to clearly state in various ways its position in regards to marriage, the family, and human sexuality. These subjec…
Resolution on the Spirit of Prophecy
We, the delegates to the 2010 General Conference Session in Atlanta, Georgia, acknowledge with gratitude the continuing contribution to the Seventh-day Adventist Church found in the writings and minis…
Safeguarding Mission in Changing Social Environments
Seventh-day Adventists are engaged in a mission to communicate to all peoples the everlasting gospel of God’s love, leading them to accept Jesus as personal Savior and Lord, to unite with His remnant…
Conserving Membership Gains
RECOMMENDED To approve the following appeal to the world Church regarding membership retention and the reclaiming of former members; and further To encourage widespread circulation of this appe…
Communication Strategy Commission – Report
VOTED, 1. To accept the Communication Strategy Commission Report as a study document; 2. To request the divisions to place the document under review and report to the General Conference with recommend…
Church-State Relations
Preamble God is love. His rule of this universe is based on the willing obedience of His creation evoked by His magnificent benevolence.((“God desires from all His creatures the service of love – serv…
Strategic Issues for the Seventh-day Adventist Church
VOTED, To approve and refer to each division and the attached union the document, Strategic Issues for the Seventh-day Adventist Church, as follows: Strategic Issues for the Seventh-day Adventist Chur…
Female Genital Mutilation
Introduction As part of their mission to the entire world, Seventh-day Adventists have a firm commitment to provide health care that preserves and restores human wholeness. By wholeness we mean the ha…
Human Gene Therapy
Introduction Recent advances in medicine and genetic technology make it possible to treat human disease by altering the genes in cells of the sufferer. Though the methods of the emerging field of gene…
Ethical Foundations for the General Conference and Its Employees
Our Mission The Seventh-day Adventist Church mission is to proclaim to all peoples the everlasting gospel, in the context of the three angels’ messages of Revelation 14:6-12, leading them to acc…
Christian Principles for Genetic Interventions
Introduction Most of the new developments in genetics are the result of increased knowledge concerning the fundamental structure of genes, not only in humans but throughout all the realms of life…
Considerations on Assisted Human Reproduction
Developments in medical technology have led to a number of interventions designed to assist human procreation. Procedures such as artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization, surrogacy, embryo tra…
Sabbath Observance
Purpose and Perspective The main objective of this document on Sabbath observance is to provide counsel or guidelines to church members desiring a richer, more meaningful experience in Sabbath keeping…
Methods of Bible Study
Bible Study: Presuppositions, Principles, and Methods This statement was approved and voted by the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists Executive Committee at the Annual Council Session in Rio…
Ecumenical Movement
The General Conference Executive Committee has never voted an official statement regarding the Seventh-day Adventist relationship to the ecumenical movement as such. A book has been written dealing at…
Church Manual
The Church Manual describes the governance, operations and functions of local churches. Download the complete Church Manual Why does the Seventh-day Adventist Church have a Church Manual? God is a God of order as evidenced in His works of creation and redemption. Consequently, order belongs to the essence of His church. Order is achieved through…