Fair questions · Straight answers
Questions & Criticisms of Seventh-day Adventism
Jesus Christ is the center of our faith — our Savior, High Priest, and coming King. Salvation is His gift, received by grace through faith, not earned through church membership, Sabbath keeping, or any other work (Ephesians 2:8–10). We study Adventist teachings because we seek to understand Scripture and follow Him, not because a denomination takes His place.
We take questions about Seventh-day Adventism seriously and answer them directly from Scripture, with historical evidence where needed. We hold our convictions with confidence and humility: explain the reasons, identify what remains disputed, and invite you to examine the evidence. Christ, not winning an argument, is the point of the study.
Questions people are asking
Are Adventists saved by faith in Jesus or by their works?
Does Sabbath keeping earn salvation? What about Colossians 2?
Did Adventists get 1844 wrong?
Can I have assurance in Christ if there is an investigative judgment?
Do Adventists put Ellen White above the Bible?
Is Seventh-day Adventism a cult?
Why connect Sunday worship with the mark if Revelation does not name Sunday?
Salvation, grace & church identity
Is salvation tied to a denomination or to keeping the law?
1844 & the investigative judgment
Was 1844 a failed prediction, and is the judgment teaching biblical?
Ellen White & biblical authority
Is Ellen White placed above Scripture, and how should her claims be tested?
Sunday worship & prophetic identifications
Are other Christians condemned, and how strong are the historical arguments?
Conviction with humility
We hold these convictions sincerely, and we hold them with humility. Questions about teachings and concerns about harmful behavior are not the same thing, and no doctrinal explanation excuses manipulation, abuse, or silencing honest questions. We examine claims without judging a person's heart or salvation — that judgment belongs to God alone.
Read how we study and evaluate evidence