...I. Modern Buddhism is a resilient religion that differs much from modern Seventh-Day Adventists; but, there are some similarities between the two religions. II. History of Buddhism A. Buddhism originated in northern India in the 5th century B.C.E 1. . Buddhism is an offshoot of Hinduism and is a ‘Dharmic’ religion. a. The (Buddhism) tradition traces its origin to Siddhartha Gautama (or Gotama), who is typically referred to as the Buddha (literally the "Awakened" or "Enlightened One"). i. Siddhartha observed the suffering in the world and set out to find an antidote. ii. Through meditation and analysis, he attained an enlightened state of being that marked the end of attachments (and therefore suffering), and ultimately, upon his death, release from the cycle of rebirth (samsara). b. The Buddhist canon consists of a vast corpus of texts that cover philosophical, devotional, and monastic matters. 2. There are currently three major branches of the tradition — the Theravada ("Doctrine of the Elders"), the Mahayana ("Great Vehicle), and the Vajrayana ("Diamond Vehicle," often simply called "Tibetan Buddhism") B. Concept of deity(s) and Practices 1. Instead of deities, Devas or celestial beings are accepted as those suffering in the samsara. 2. Buddhists practice Threefold Training: Morality, Concentration...
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...World Religion Report Seventh-Day Adventist Church Axia of University of Phoenix Seventh-Day Adventist falls under the denomination of Christianity. They are a faith community rooted in the beliefs described in the Holy Scriptures. They believe that Jesus is one of the three persons; The Father, The Son, and Holy Spirit called the Trinity who makes up one God. The Holy Bible describes Jesus as the Father and the Holy Spirit as each being committed to our growth as Christians and to our salvation as their children. The salvation was made possible by Jesus being born as a human baby. He lived perfectly according to God’s perfect will, died innocently for all sins, and was placed in a tomb where he then rose from the dead in three days. When I sat down to interview my source, whom asked not to be mention by name, I asked her, what is the core or main beliefs of a SDA worshipper; she replied, “they (SDA) have a set of core beliefs we live by; we believe that the Seventh Day Sabbath or Jewish Sabbath was never changed and therefore we continue to observe the Sabbath on Saturday instead of Sunday. It is observed from sundown Friday night until sundown on Saturday night. They believe just as most other Christians that Jesus will soon return and their mission in the meanwhile is to get the people prepared for this day. The SDA believe that they have the right to “Religious Freedom based on the idea of the church that those who worship Jesus on Saturdays will be...
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...Sample questionnaire INSTRUCTIONS: Please indicate the correct response with a tick in the space provided Sample Questionnaire 1) What type of food do you normally consume? -vegetables only -fish and vegetables -anything apart from pork 2) Why is pork forbidden/taboo? * -biblical reasons -health reasons -traditions -other, please specify 3) Are there any circumstances where the dietary regulations may be discarded? -only medical reasons -family/personal reasons -No 4) What do you believe will happen to the people who eat pork? -They will go to hell -They will become sick easily -Nothing it’stheir personal choice 5) What is a typical example of an attire that a female will wear to a social event? -Jeans skirt with T-shirt -Anything as long as it is seen as modest -Revealing Garments 6) How does the dress code for the S.D.A affect your everyday life? -It helps us to be role models -It sets us apart from the secular society -It does not affect me 7) Do you believe that the dress code is too restrictive? -Yes -No 8) How do you believe society view S.D.A? -They are denied opportunities they are capable of doing -They see them as being positive examples -They see them as normal citizens 9) Under the guidance of your church have you ever engaged in any form of community service? -Several Occasions -Rarely -Never 10) How do you view...
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...Adventism HUM/130 10/30/2011 Eric Stauffer Introduction Although there are several branches of Christian movements, the Adventists movement is about spreading the gospel worldwide. Adventism is the belief of the Second Coming of Christ. The movement was started by William Miller. It began in the 19th century. Adventists are a faith community rooted in the beliefs described by the Holy Scriptures because their beliefs are firm and structured. Miller accumulated several followers called Millerites. Today the largest church within the Christian movement is the Seventh-Day Adventist Church. The Concept of the Adventist Movement In 1843, a farmer from upstate New York began to read the bible. He interpreted the book of Revelations and noticed that the more that he read it appeared to him that the events described were events that will happen in the near future. His name was William Miller and he saw these events as a warning from God. His belief was that the Second Coming of Christ was about to occur. With that theory, he christened it the Advent. Miller believed that the book of Revelations had not yet come to past. The sections of the Bible that he concentrated on were Chapters 12 through 21. From that time on, he began making predictions of when Jesus Christ would return (Ellen G. White Estates, Inc., 1999). Some make the claim that Miller is the most famous false prophet in history. He believed that when Jesus Christ returned the earth would be engulfed...
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...be translated, printed, or photocopied by any Seventh-day Adventist entity without securing further permission. Republished documents must include the credit line: “Youth Department, General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, used by permission. © 2001 General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists 12501 Old Columbia Pike Silver Spring, MD 20904, USA Contents Introduction...................................5 Introduction Chapter 1 Salvation and Service for All Ages ............................9 Chapter 2 OUTCOMES.....................................13 OUTCOMES Chapter 3 Discipleship Chapter 4 Leadership Chapter 5 Mission Chapter 6 Evangelism Strategies.................21 Strategies Strategies Strategies...................31 Strategies.........................37 Strategies Strategies..................41 Strategies “With such an army of workers as our youth, rightly trained, might furnish, how soon the message of a crucified, risen, and soon-coming Savior might be carried to the whole world!” (Education, p. 271). 4 Introduction It’s probably Ellen White’s best-known statement about young people--and an unforgettable image for anyone who works with youth. An army of dedicated Christian young people, deployed around the world to bring the message of Jesus’ soon return to everyone. It’s the vision that shapes our work as Adventist youth leaders. We have never fully realized...
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...been possible without theassistance and cooperation of a number of people. Consequently, I would like to thank themembers of the Seventh~Day Adventist Denomination, Port Antonio for their massive supportand valuable time spent on answering the questionnaires given.To members of my family has been a constant source of encouragement and assistance. Ithank my parents for relieving me from household duties while I was engaged in this study. Mycousins were a great source of help in distributing questionnaires and collating data.Finally, a special thank you to my Religious Education teacher, Father Gooden, who asguided me every step of the way through this exercise. You're Reading a Free Preview Page 3 is not shown in this preview. DOWNLOAD The Seventh~Day Adventist Church is a Protestant Christiandenominationdistinguishedby its observance of Saturday,the originalseventh dayof theJudeo-Christianweek, astheSabbath,and by its emphasis on the imminentsecond coming (Advent)of Jesus Christ. Thedenomination grew out of theMilleritemovement in theUnited Statesduring the middle part of the 19th century and was formally established in 1863. Among its founders wasEllen G. White, whose extensive writings are still held in high regard by the church today.Much of the theology of the Seventh~Day Adventist Church corresponds to ProtestantChristian teachings such as theTrinityand theinfallibility of Scripture.Distinctive teachingsinclude theunconscious state of the deadand the doctrine...
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...hospitals have developed and implemented a successful business and clinical strategies that allow them to balance their finances and patient care” (Larson, 2002). Pastor John A. Burden, a Seventh-day Adventist, founded Loma Linda University Medical Center on May 29, 1905 (“A Brief History Loma Linda University Health,” 2014). For more than one hundred years, Loma Linda University has dedicated itself to the teaching and ministry of Jesus Christ through service, research, healthcare, learning, and spiritual life. It was Pastor Burden’s wish to not only start a medical center, but train young Seventh-day Adventists to eventually become missionaries (“A Brief History Loma Linda University Health,” 2014). Today Loma Linda University School of Medicine is dedicated to training students by emphasizing the patient’s needs, and capitalizing on preventative care in efforts to slow down future disease. Their philosophy is to provide a Christian-like atmosphere, while providing students with a learning environment that offers excellent teachers and training facilities. Loma Linda University has chosen as its motto, “To Make Man Whole.” It seeks to restore man to wholeness, that he may more fully enjoy relationships with his fellowman and communion with God. Aside from becoming a teaching facility, Loma Linda University has a variety of outreach programs designed to give back to the community locally and globally. PossAbilities is an example of one of their local outreach programs...
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...SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST Church Manual SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST Church Manual ❖ REVISED 201 0 18 TH EDITION Published by the Secretariat General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists Copyright © 2010 by the Secretariat, General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists Unless otherwise noted, Bible texts are from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1979, 1980, 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Texts credited to KJV are from the King James Version. Printed in U.S.A. 15 14 13 12 11 5 4 3 2 1 ISBN ISBN 978-0-8280-2569-0 978-0-8280-2570-6 hardcover paperback Printed and distributed by the Review and Herald® Publishing Association Hagerstown, Maryland 21740 Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 Why a Church Manual? ........................................................................17 Authority and Function of the Church Manual ..................................18 Making Changes ..............................................................................19 Where to Get Advice ......................................................................20 Terms Used in the Church Manual ....................................................20 Church..........................................................................................20 Conference, Mission, Section, Delegation, Field, Union of Churches ....20 Pastor and Minister ........................................................................20 Abbreviations ......................................
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...religious truth has been a channel through which I try to achieve a better purpose in life. Through learning, teaching and joining the Seventh Day Adventist church and the vegetarianism communities, I gain a moral sense, a peacefulness of mind and a healthier life style. In 2007, when I arrived to the United States of America, my life was without purpose or goals. I had to face the loneliness and the sorrow, because I left part of my family, friends and the one that I love. Once I arrived, Hector my new co-worker and friend, was the one that introduced me to a world with religion. On Christmas Eve of 2008, he gave me my very first Bible. When he placed the Bible in my hands, he said: “This is just a book, filled with paper and letters for some people, but as you begin to believe it will be soon become a treasure.” He wrote for me a sentence, that to this day I still have it in my head. “This is the light that will guide you to happiness, you just need to believe”. A single individual in society especially in this country, welcomes people from all over the world, but with the same dreams and beliefs that pursuit happiness. These were the factors that led me to join the religious community. The Seven Day Adventist Church is one of many protestant Christian denomination, but distinguished by its observance of Saturday instead of Sunday, the original seven day of the Judeo-Christian week, as the Sabbath,...
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...Club Schedule Program Schedule Other Activities WHAT IS THE PATHFINDER CLUB? The Pathfinder Club is a church-centered spiritual-recreational-activity based program which provides an outlet for the spirit of adventure and exploration that is found in every junior youth. This includes carefully tailored activities in outdoor living, nature exploration, crafts, hobbies, or vocations beyond the possibilities in an average Adventist Junior Youth Society. It is filled with action, adventure, challenge, group activities, and provides opportunities for the development of new activities and skills that produce personal growth, team or community spirit and a sense of loyalty and respect for God, His creation, and His Church. With this given setting, spiritual emphasis is well received, and the Pathfinder Club has well demonstrated its soul winning influence. In many local churches Pathfinder Clubs have replaced the traditional Adventist Junior Youth society, and where there is a church school the Pathfinder Club should supplement the work of the Adventist Junior Youth Society. Pathfinders in ActionA sampling of activities in the Pathfinder Club includes camporees, fairs, craft study, nature exploration, Bible Study, witnessing projects, field trips, and many other interesting adventures. Youth from ages 10-15 (and older) are eligible to become members of the Pathfinder Club through a special induction ceremony. The triangular emblem has been adopted internationally even though...
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...Seventh-day Adventist CHURCH MANUAL Revised 2005 17th Edition Published by the Secretariat General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists Copyright © 2005 by the Secretariat, General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists Unless otherwise indicated, all Bible texts are from the King James Version. Scripture quotations marked NASB are from the New American Standard Bible, copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. Texts credited to NEB are from The New English Bible. © The Delegates of the Oxford University Press and the Syndics of the Cambridge University Press 1961, 1970. Reprinted by permission. Texts credited to NIV are from the Holy Bible, New International Version. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Bible Publishers. Bible texts credited to RSV are from the Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright © 1946, 1952, 1971, by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. Used by permission. Texts credited to RV are from The Holy Bible, Revised Version, Oxford University Press, 1911. Printed in U.S.A. 09 08 07 06 5 4 3 2 1 ISBN 0-8280-1947-9 ISBN 0-8280-1948-7 hardcover paperback Printed and distributed by the Review and Herald® Publishing Association Hagerstown, Maryland 21740 Table of Contents Introduction .........................................................
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...Basic Beliefs of the Seventh - day Adventist Denominations? Table of Content: Acknowledgement ………………………………………………………………………………………….1 Statement of Aim ……………………………………………………………………………………………2 Introduction …………………………………………………………………………………………………….3 Data Collection Format…………………………………………………………………………………….4 Summary Findings…………………………………………………………………………………………….5 Analysis and Interpretation……………………………………………………………………………….6 Statement of Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………………7 Bibliography…………………………………………………………………………………………………………8 Appendix…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….9 Acknowledgement: Firstly I would like to express my gratitude to our heavenly father Almighty God, for providing me with knowledge, strength, understanding and the apprehension which guided me in the successful completion of my School Based Assessment (S.B.A). Secondly I would like to express my gratitude to my parents for providing me with necessary finance and incite which aided me in my successful completion of my S.B.A. Lastly, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to my teacher Mrs. Cordelia Requena for her knowledge and expertise which assisted me in the completion of my SBA. Statement of Aims: This research seeks to find out the following: 1. Where the Seventh – Day Adventist denomination originated from? 2. What are some Basic Beliefs of the Seventh day Adventist denomination? 3. What are some of the practices of the Seventh day Adventists? Introduction There...
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...expressing, and responding to the social realities around them." (Lederach, 1995) By answering the questions of the Heritage Assessment Tool, one can assess the different health standards and beliefs. The contents of this paper will compare health traditions of Indian, Muslim, and Jamaican heritage. This writer’s family can be described as very conservative because of the Indian culture and being devout Seventh Day Adventists. Adventists advocate a healthy lifestyle, are usually strict vegetarians. Adventists generally comply with medical treatment and do not approve of faith healing. (Grundmann & Truemper, 2004) Maintaining health is done by choosing to eat only healthy cereals for breakfast, fresh fruits, and vegetables. In addition to this, Indian dishes are mainly served at home. This family prefers to eat only two kinds of meat: chicken and fish, which would be cooked with spices so that it may be served with rice. The family strictly demands that the children avoid eating any meats that are considered unclean according to the Bible. Since this family is Seventh Day Adventist, Friday nights are special because all outside family members gather together to sings songs, read devotionals, pray for one another’s wellbeing, and give acknowledgment to the Lord for what He has done. Rather than sleeping in on Saturday mornings like...
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...from a Catholic family. Since I remember, Sunday has always being the day dedicated specifically to God. We attend mass almost every Sunday. For this religious experience paper, I decided to attend a Seventh-day Adventist Church. I chose to explore this denomination because I was curious to know why they observe Saturdays instead of Sundays as Catholics do. Adventists hold some similar beliefs as many Catholics such as the Trinity, Christ’s divinity, the virgin birth, a physical resurrection of the dead, and Christ’s Second Coming (Brom). However, they believe that the Catholic Church is the Whore of Babylon, the Pope is the Antichrist; in the last days, Sunday worship will be “the mark of the beast”; and that the soul sleeps between death and resurrection (Brom). Ideas Gained through this Experience At the moment I entered their temple, I started noticing differences. I felt everyone was looking at me, as if they knew that was my first time attending their church. Some of the differences I discovered between the Seventh-day Adventist and the Catholic Church are the following: the Adventist Church does not have any images of God, Jesus, Saints or Virgin Mary; all women wear dresses or long skirts, no one had jeans or pants, they do not wear jewelry either; Adventists start their service at 9am and finish at around 2pm, while Catholic masses only last one hour; their pastor wears a regular suit; Adventists take their Bible to church since the pastor would reference it during...
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... MKT/431 April 20, 2015 Robert Etter, Jr. Ethics and Product Consumption “Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ” – This is the corporate motto of the Adventist Health System. The largest not for profit Protestant healthcare system in the United States. It operates 45 hospitals with 83,000 licensed beds in 10 states. I have had the pleasure of working for the organization for the past five years. The organization is one that I believe has grasped the concept of upholding the six pillars of marketing code of ethics. Through its use of social media, print media and radio advertisement, they have stayed true to the company motto and reached out to be a force in the community. Whether it be community service, corporate donations of time and talent or its firm belief in the healing of the mind, body and spirit, Adventist Health Systems works toward keeping the pillars standing tall in their organization Honesty Defined as being honest in conduct, integrity, reliability and loyalty. Honesty is a pillar that has been upheld by Adventist Health Systems since its inception in 1886. Founded by the Seventh Day Adventists, the organization began as a sanitarium that helped those that were ill. The treatments that were prescribed were based on honest, reliable forms of medicine. The Adventist were not, at that time, sold on the pharmaceutical methods of treating patients. They were more in line with the belief that diet played an important role on the care of sickness...
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