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Seventh-day Adventists believe that our salvation is dependent upon our hearts being influenced by the Holy Spirit to recognize our sinful state, repent of our sins, and by faith in Jesus Christ Who was sinless and God in human form accept the forgiveness God freely gives through Christ. We believe salvation to be a gift of God's grace and that it is only through Christ Jesus that our hearts are changed and we are "born again." "Through Christ we are justified, adopted as God's sons and daughters, and delivered from the lordship of sin. Through the Spirit we are born again and sanctified; the Spirit renews our minds, writes God's law of love in our hearts, and we are given the power to live a holy life. Abiding in Him we become partakers of the divine nature and have the assurance of salvation now and in the judgment." http://www.adventist.org/beliefs/fundame...

Biblical Verification

There are several specific Scriptures that provide the biblical basis for this, the Tenth Fundamental Belief of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Clicking on the link will take you to the specific verses online.

2 Corinthians 5:17-21 http://www.studylight.org/desk/?query=2c...

John 3:16 http://www.studylight.org/desk/?l=en&que...

Galatians 1:4 http://www.studylight.org/desk/?l=en&que...

Galatians 4:4-7 http://www.studylight.org/desk/?query=ga...

Titus 3:3-7 http://www.studylight.org/desk/?query=ti...

John 16:8 http://www.studylight.org/desk/?l=en&que...

Galatians 3:13, 14 http://www.studylight.org/desk/?query=ga...

1 Peter 2:21, 22 http://www.studylight.org/desk/?query=1p...

Romans 10:17 http://www.studylight.org/desk/?l=en&que...

Luke 17:5 http://www.studylight.org/desk/?l=en&que...

Mark 9:23, 24 http://www.studylight.org/desk/?query=mr...

Ephesians 2:5-10 http://www.studylight.org/desk/?query=ep...

Romans 3:21-26 http://www.studylight.org/desk/?query=ro...

Colossians 1:13, 14 http://www.studylight.org/desk/?query=co...

Romans 8:14-17 http://www.studylight.org/desk/?query=ro...

Galatians 3:26 http://www.studylight.org/desk/?l=en&que...

John 3:3-8 http://www.studylight.org/desk/?query=jo...

1 Peter 1:23 http://www.studylight.org/desk/?l=en&que...

Romans 12:2 http://www.studylight.org/desk/?l=en&que...

Hebrews 8:7-12 http://www.studylight.org/desk/?query=he...

Ezekiel 36:25-27 http://www.studylight.org/desk/?query=ez...

2 Peter 1:3, 4 http://www.studylight.org/desk/?query=2p...

Romans 8:1-4 http://www.studylight.org/desk/?query=ro...

Romans 5:6-10 http://www.studylight.org/desk/?query=ro...

Comparison with Other Denominations

Here are the resource links for several denominations that give the complete statement of their belief about Salvation. In some cases, I could not find a specific statement that correlated with this particular belief statement. Anyone who knows these denominations' beliefs concerning Salvation, please share the information with us!

Baptist http://www.sbc.net/bfm/bfm2000.asp#iv

Church of God http://www.wcg.org/lit/aboutus/beliefs/d...

Episcopal - No specific statement

Lutheran http://www.lcms.org/pages/internal.asp?N...

Methodist http://www.umc.org/interior.asp?mid=1808

Presbyterian http://www.pcusa.org/101/101-sin.htm

Catholic - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13407a.h...

Messianic Judaism - http://www.familybible.org/FAQ/WhatIsMJ....

Jehovah's Witnesses http://www.watchtower.org/library/jt/ind...

Mormon http://www.mormon.org/learn/0,8672,882-1...

Judaism - http://www.jewfaq.org/salvatn.htm