What We Believe

I believe that victory over sin is possible. I believe that the power of God, through the work of the Holy Spirit, can produce in me the same victorious life that Christ lived. And I believe that there will be a people (the 144,000) to whom God will be able to say, “he that is […]

Sin involves choice. This is clear. There can be no sin without choice (or the will) being involved. But sin also involves a deception or a delusion where the sinner believes or perceives something wrong and therefore acts according to that wrong belief or perception. The question is, which comes first? How does it work?  […]

Jesus describes the heart (not the blood-pumping muscle, but a part of or capacity of the mind) and its function in the sermon on the mount when He says, “Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves […]

You and I were created to evaluate information. We were created to accept what we believe is truth and internalize it and live by it. We were also created to reject what we believe is error. But to accept or reject information, we must have a standard (some prior information) that we use to compare […]

I believe that God reveals to us what we need to know about sinful nature in scripture. Sinful nature’s origin, transmission, and character are described in the Bible:  “How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! For thou […]

I believe that “Sickness of the mind prevails everywhere. Nine tenths of the diseases from which men suffer have their foundation here.” (5T 443). I believe that “The condition of the mind affects the health to a far greater degree than many realize. Many of the diseases from which men suffer are the result of […]

I do believe there is a problem in how we understand and apply the term, “laws of health.” A wide-spread acronym used to describe what people call the “laws of health” is NEWSTART (Nutrition, Exercise, Water, Sunshine, Temperance, Air, Rest, Trust in God). This acronym is derived from the following passage in MH 127.2, “Pure […]

I believe that God is the only creator. I believe that everything that exists came from God. (I don’t believe that sin, error, evil, etc. come from God. I believe that information comes from God in the correct order [which is truth], but I believe that Satan and others with sinful nature can and will […]

All chemicals function according to the laws that govern their function. Chemicals are dependent upon and can react to outside conditions and forces but can never act for themselves. Chemicals can absorb, store, and transmit energy and information. Chemicals cannot: choose, decide, feel, be conscious, think, have morals, destroy themselves, like or not like something, […]

I believe that there is never an effect without a cause (Prov. 26:2). I believe that if the effect is an active, physiologic process, then when the cause is removed, the effect (the active process) will cease. I understand this to apply to most diseases.  If the cause is the cutting action of a knife, […]