Fundamental Beliefs of Seventh-day Adventists

The Law and Gospel Before Sinai
When Adam and Eve sinned, they learned what
guilt, fear, and need are (Gen. 3:10). God
responded to their need not by nullifying the law
that condemned them; but instead, by offering
them the gospel that would restore them into
fellowship and obedience to Him.
This gospel consisted of a promise of
redemption through a Saviour, the seed of the
woman, who would come someday and triumph
over evil (Gen. 3:15). The system of sacrifices that
God enjoined upon them taught them an important
truth about the atonement: that forgiveness could
be obtained only through the shedding of blood--
through the death of the Saviour. Believing that the
animal sacrifice symbolized the Saviour's atoning
death in their behalf, they obtained forgiveness of
sin.[19] They were saved by grace.
This gospel promise was the center of God's
everlasting covenant of grace offered to humanity
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