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Written by Administrator
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Tuesday, 02 March 2010 00:55 |
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Seventh-day Adventists accept the Bible as their only creed and hold certain fundamental beliefs to be the teaching of the Holy Scriptures. These beliefs, as set forth here, constitute the church's understanding and expression of the teaching of Scripture. Revision of these statements may be expected at a General Conference session when the church is led by the Holy Spirit to a fuller understanding of Bible truth or finds better language in which to express the teachings of God's Holy Word.
1. Holy Scriptures:
The Holy Scriptures, Old and New Testaments, are the written Word of God, given by divine inspiration through holy men of God who spoke and wrote as they were moved by the Holy Spirit. In this Word, God has committed to man the knowledge necessary for salvation. The Holy Scriptures are the infallible revelation of His will. They are the standard of character, the test of experience, the authoritative revealer of doctrines, and the trustworthy record of God's acts in history. (2 Peter 1:20, 21; 2 Tim. 3:16, 17; Ps. 119:105; Prov. 30:5, 6; Isa. 8:20; John 17:17; 1 Thess. 2:13; Heb. 4:12.)
2. Trinity:
There is one God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, a unity of three co-eternal Persons. God is immortal, all-powerful, all-knowing, above all, and ever present. He is infinite and beyond human comprehension, yet known through His self-revelation. He is forever worthy of worship, adoration, and service by the whole creation. (Deut. 6:4; Matt. 28:19; 2 Cor. 13:14; Eph. 4:4-6; 1 Peter 1:2; 1 Tim. 1:17; Rev. 14:7.)
3. Father:
God the eternal Father is the Creator, Source, Sustainer, and Sovereign of all creation. He is just and holy, merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness. The qualities and powers exhibited in the Son and the Holy Spirit are also revelations of the Father. (Gen. 1:1; Rev. 4:11; 1 Cor. 15:28; John 3:16; 1 John 4:8; 1 Tim. 1:17; Ex. 34:6, 7; John 14:9.)
4. Son:
God the eternal Son became incarnate in Jesus Christ. Through Him all things were created, the character of God is revealed, the salvation of humanity is accomplished, and the world is judged. Forever truly God, He became also truly man, Jesus the Christ. He was conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. He lived and experienced temptation as a human being, but perfectly exemplified the righteousness and love of God. By His miracles He manifested God's power and was attested as God's promised Messiah. He suffered and died voluntarily on the cross for our sins and in our place, was raised from the dead, and ascended to minister in the heavenly sanctuary in our behalf. He will come again in glory for the final deliverance of His people and the restoration of all things. (John 1:1-3, 14; Col. 1:15-19; John 10:30; 14:9; Rom. 6:23; 2 Cor. 5:17-19; John 5:22; Luke 1:35; Phil. 2:5-11; Heb. 2:9-18; 1 Cor. 15:3, 4; Heb. 8:1, 2; John 14:1-3.)
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Written by Mr Wu Chook Ying
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Tuesday, 02 March 2010 01:26 |
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Our History
Formative Years
On February 16, 1909, C M Lee left Singapore for British North Borneo to sell Christ Our Saviour. Several people became interested in the truth as Brother Lee shared his faith. His parents-in-law, Chan Thiam Hee and his wife, sailed from Singapore to follow up on the interests. As a result, there were small groups of Sabbath keepers in Sandakan, the then capital of British North Borneo, and Jesselton (present Kota Kinabalu).
In December 1912, during the foreign workers’ meeting of the Malaysian Mission held at Sumber Wekas, a small hill station about 65 km south of Surabaya, Java, Roy P Montgomery, who had worked in Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, was appointed the first Director of the British North Borneo Mission (BNBM). His wife, as it was not uncommon in those early years, served as secretary-treasurer of the Mission. The Montgomerys left Singapore for Sandakan in mid 1913 to set up the Mission office there. Assisted by Chan Thiam Hee, R P Montgomery went to work right away. In his first annual report, Montgomery told the story of the opening of the opening of BNBM: “We arrived in North Borneo in June 1913 and immediately began preaching the gospel, finding first openings among the Chinese. On January 1 (1914), we baptized seven of the nationality. One of these had formerly been a heathen fisherman, worshiping his ancestors and idols. Now he is telling the gospel to his fellow fishermen.”
On July 4, 1915, F A Detamore left Singapore for Sandakan. The eight days voyage was a tedious trip and the boat service was very poor. After this visit, he reported that there were 35 Adventist members scattered in Labuan, Jesselton and Sandakan. The greater part of the the Adventist work was in Sandakan. Here was a school with about 20 pupils and it was almost self-supporting.
R C Porter, president of the Asiatic Division Conference, also made a trip to BNBM at the same time with F A Detamore and R P Montgomery. The purpose was to look for a suitable property in Sandakan. Subsequently, in 1916, a six-acre land with a two-storeyed house was purchased at about $5,000.00 gold.
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