Creation

Genesis 2:1–3 contains the first biblical text on the seventh-day Sabbath, which is also the first whole day of human history, as it comes chronologically at the end of the whole event of creation when humans are created. This is therefore a foundational text for the historical and theological un...

Matthias Dorn and Rolf Pöhler present a collection of essays dealing with today’s relevance of the belief in creation. The purpose of the book is to present the beauty of the biblical theology of creation and to unfold its intellectual and spiritual values (p. 16). The individual essays do not pr...

There are some people who are dual citizens and have passports from two different countries. Australia, Canada, Switzerland, and the United States are among the countries that allow this. Having two passports does not mean they are traitors to one country or less loyal to the other. Similarly, so...

The Seventh-day Adventist understanding of end-time events involves the reality that the earth will burn at the end of time. Unfortunately, assumptions that God will renew the earth anyway often translates into neglecting the environment. This inaccurate understanding overlooks the clear descriptions of God’s care for the earth and human ecological responsibility in the original creation, the new earth, and all laws for the present. Eschatological passages include a picture of earth restored and rejuvenated, rather than annihilated and recreated from nothing. Even the images of fire burning at the end of time do not imply that the earth will be totally consumed. Eschatology presupposes and necessitates ecological care in the present, rather than opposing it.

Many Seventh-day Adventists tell the story of the change of the Sabbath to Sunday by simply citing the famous decree of Constantine in AD 321. This book makes it clear that one needs to pay careful attention to this early history of the transition from Sabbath sacredness to Sunday sacredness beca...

Seventh-day Adventists have referred in our name to two critical events in which we believe, both involving the entire planet: one that has happened, and one that will happen in the future. We have expressed our understanding of these two events in our fundamental beliefs—doctrines that we believ...

“What is Creation theory?” “Can I believe in a worldwide flood?” What about the dinosaurs?” “Can a Christian be a good scientist?” These are some of the twenty chapter headings of this book, written by nineteen Adventist creation scientists and one educator. All the contributors believe, on the b...

At the Annual Council in 2001 the General Conference Executive Committee organized a series of conferences on faith and science during the years 2002-2004. The first conference in 2002 was an international conference in Ogden, Utah. More than 80 scientists, theologians and church administrators f...

Before answering the question of whether it is reasonable to believe in a recent, six-day creation, it is important to define its key elements: “reasonable” and “recent, six-day creation.” Definitions While science has been associated with “reason” and thus is expected to be reasonable, creationi...

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The Seventh-day Adventist understanding of origins is rooted in a particular view of Scripture as an accurate record of the past and, consequently, as a guide to the future and salvation. But, since the Bible does not elaborate in scientific detail about our earth and the life that exists on it, ...