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Released by:   Ray Dabrowski                 
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June 30, 1995

ADVENTIST STATEMENT CALLS FOR RESPECT OF
THE HOLY SCRIPTURES AS THE MESSAGE OF GOD

Utrecht-The Netherlands... In a statement released at the 56th world
Session of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, the Church states that the
Bible is the Word of God transmitted through human writers.  The
statement was released by the Office of the President, Robert S.
Folkenberg, after being adopted by the Administrative Committee of the
General Conference.

The statement, entitled,  The Holy Scriptures,  reads as follows:

The Holy Scriptures lie at the foundation of the Seventh-day Adventist
understanding of purpose, message, and mission. We respect the Bible as
the message of God transmitted through human writers. Although the
format of the Scriptures manifests itself in human language,
background, and historical setting, its content consists of divine
messages conveyed to humanity as a whole, and especially to believers
in God. Above the diversity reflected in human language stands the
unifying truth that ties together the whole into the Word of God.

The Scriptures provide authentic, reliable reports of the Creator God
and His activities in bringing into existence the world as well as its
inhabitants. They provide knowledge of origins, give meaning to life,
and disclose the ultimate destiny of humanity.

Above all, the Scriptures bear testimony to Jesus Christ who is the
ultimate revelation, God among us. Both Old and New Testaments bear
witness to Him. For these reasons the Holy Scriptures stand as the
infallible revelation of God's will, the norm for Christian values and
life, the measure of all things within human experience, and the sole
reliable guide to salvation in Christ.
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