The Future of Adventism

It is imperative now that we consider with prayer and meditation what the future has in store for the Adventist Church. Will we continue to preach that the coming of Christ is near at hand? Will we hold fast to the Sabbath truth, to health reform, to freedom of conscience, to the blessed fundamental doctrine and experience of justification by faith? The Bible answer to all such inquiries is that right to the end the true children of God will “keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.” Revelation 14:12.FSG 438.1

What will be the attitude of the leaders and members in the Adventist Church toward the Spirit of prophecy messages in the years to come? Will we look on them as a historic relic and lay them aside as out of date and belonging to a past generation, the same as some religious leaders have done with the writings of Wycliffe, Luther, and other Reformers? Our answer to that question today and in the immediate future will decide the fate of present-day Adventism. If we disregard, forget, or make secondary the light given us, we will fail; if we continue to hold it in high esteem, we will prosper. The choice is with us, and must be made.FSG 438.2