Adventist Churches

The sabbatarian worship of the Seventh-day Adventist churches follows in the free church tradition of worship and, aside from its distinctive Sabbath observance, is similar to that of many other evangelical churches. The church is likewise undergoing efforts at renewal that has grown out of the work of several Adventist professors in the 1970s and 1980s. Like other evangelicals, Adventists view the Bible as the propositional source for their understanding of a theology of worship. The first great scriptural truth in Genesis 1, which presents God as Creator and human beings as creatures, has far-reaching implications for both the notion and the expression of worship. Adventists hold that their view of the intimate connection between Creation, the Sabbath, and worship is consistent with the opening passages of Scripture. Rather than being tied exclusively to Israelite custom, this connection contains real history and has experiential implications for preserving the universal Creator-…