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One of the 28
Fundamental Beliefs of the
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Seventh Day Adventist
Church is The Great Controversy.
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All humanity is now
involved is a great controversy
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between Christ and Satan
regarding the character of God,
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His law and His
Sovereignty over the universe.
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This conflict originated
in heaven when a created being
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endowed with freedom of
choice and self adoration
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became Satan, God's adversary.
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He introduced the spirit
of rebellion into this world
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when he led Adam
and Eve into sin.
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This human sin resulted in the
distortion of the image of God
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and humanity, the disordering
of the created world and it's
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eventual devastation at the
time of the world wide flood.
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Observed by the whole creation,
this world became the arena
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of the universal conflict
out of which the God of love
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will be vindicated, to
assist His people Christ sends
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the Holy Spirit and the loyal
angels to guide, to protect,
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and sustain them in
the way of salvation.
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