Fundamental Beliefs of Seventh-day Adventists

Justification
Reconciliation becomes effective only when
forgiveness is accepted. The prodigal son was
reconciled with his father when he accepted his
father's love and forgiveness. "Those who accept
by faith that God has reconciled the world to
Himself in Christ and who submit to Him will
receive from God the invaluable gift of justification
with its immediate fruit of peace with God.
(Romans 5:1). No longer the object of God's wrath,
justified believers have become the objects of
God's favor. With full access to the throne of God
through Christ, they receive the power of the Holy
Spirit to break down all the barriers or dividing
walls of hostility between men, symbolized by the
hostility which exists between Jew and Gentile.
(See Ephesians 2:14-16.)"[15]
The Futility of Salvation by Works
God's ministry of reconciliation reveals the
futility of human endeavors to obtain salvation
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