Introduction Seventh-day Adventism is a relatively small Christian denomination created in the United States in the mid 19th century. The religion’s history begins with William Miller who predicted that the second coming of Jesus would occur on October 22, 1844 (Cloud, 2013). The awaiting of Jesus’ second coming is the basis of the religion, and the movement itself is called Adventism, hence the religion’s name (Catholic Answers, 2014). Another integral aspect of the religion is the celebration of the Sabbath on Saturday as opposed to Sunday, which is the typical day on which the Sabbath is celebrated (Manning, 2011). Much of the religion’s core beliefs are rooted in the writings of Ellen G. White, who was a major contributor to the foundation of the church in the mid 19th century (Patheos, 2014). Being a Christian religion, the church also derives much of its beliefs from the bible (Religion Facts, 2014). Sacred Writing The main sacred text of Seventh-day Adventism is the bible, which is a fundamental aspect to the religion. Followers …show more content…
148). On that account, Adventists believe that prayer is not bound by any strict church laws and is very personal. Their understanding of prayer is that it is essential to live a sacred life and that it is important to live everyday praising God for saving us from sin (Ministerial Association of Seventh-day Adventists, 1988). The General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists (2010) suggests that prayer and bible study lead to holiness and that “Prayer is a two-way conversation in which we listen to and talk to God” (The General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, 2010, p. 137). So, prayer is a very direct, spiritual and individualistic experience with God