World Church Executives Move Statements, Manual Revisions
Creation, deaconess’ ordination hot issues.
By Mark Kellner

Elder Jan Paulsen

World leaders of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, in a special Executive Council meeting June 23, voted to advance several statements on hot-button issues including the church’s belief in the biblical account of creation, and its commitment to religious liberty. The leaders also approved two dozen proposed changes to the Seventh-day Adventist Church Manual, due to come to a vote at the church’s 59th General Conference Session, opening here on June 24…

Equally galvanizing was the fourth of six statements to be issued by the Executive Committee. Titled “Creation: The Bible’s Worldview,” the statement reaffirmed Adventists’ belief in “the biblical view of origins in contrast to an evolutionary explanation,” according to the draft text.

The statement said Adventists “believe that the biblical events recorded in Genesis [chapters] 1-11, including the special creation of human beings, are historical and recent, that the seven days of creation were literal[,] 24-hour days forming a literal week, and that the Flood was global in nature.” (Read more)

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